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Nimueh, 2023

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Identifier: vm_2023spring_hendrix_abigail.pdf

Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

The series contains Master's theses from 1943 to present. The theses consist of either a production book and a media component or solely a production book. The production books were originally submitted as physical bound copies, but were later submitted digitally. The physical production books are stored offsite and the digital production books are stored in the College's preservation repository.

The media components consist of U-matic tapes, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays and changed to digital submissions in 2020. There are also a handful of audiocassette tapes and one USB. The media components are stored onsite at the Archives.

Dates

  • 2023

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

System requirements: Windows Media Player, QuickTime, or RealPlayer

Conditions Governing Use

The thesis is restricted due to FERPA, permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis.

Extent

41 pages (41 pages)

1 video file (1 video file (15 minutes) : digital, MP4 file, sound, color)

Language of Materials

From the record group: English

From the record group: Chinese

From the record group: Spanish; Castilian

Overview

"Nimueh is a hybrid 16mm and digital experimental film that explores the local folklore and mythology surrounding the death of Hallie Latham Illingworth, whose body was found floating in Washington state's Lake Crescent in 1937 about four years after her death, partially preserved by the lake's frigid water. The only documentation of Hallie's life is in a slim, self-published, and sensational true crime novel titled The Lady of the Lake; dissatisfied with this reduction of Hallie's life, Nimueh uses archival material, local imagery, voiceover, and text to engage with the landscape of Lake Crescent and with Hallie's legacy, along with the folkloric tradition of "ladies of the lake." Nimueh explores the relationship between sex and violence as it pertains to Hallie's murder and violence against women in general against the backdrop of a remote natural landscape, at once beautiful and terrifying." -- Abstract

Physical Location

RG 010.01C Visual & Media Arts

Physical Description

41 pages + 1 video file (15 minutes) : digital, MP4 file, sound, color

General

Media Component ID: TH-DIG038

Repository Details

Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository

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