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March 29, 2020 / Susannah Breslin

THE OPERATION  - An infrared short film by Jacob Pander and Marne Lucas.   Best Experimental Film 1995 NY Underground Film Festival “Where technology and flesh collide.” WIRED MAGAZINE SYNOPSIS: In a cold tile operating room, a surgeon clad in a protective Ty-Vek suit, goggles and tight rubber gloves demonstrates her skill before a group of observers. They scrutinize the eerie coupling between the surgeon and patient, whose bodies merge like molten lava. Thermal coitus draws the viewer into an erotic experience that probes beneath the boundary of skin. (trt 12:50) (explicit) www.theoperationmovie.com CREDITS  Starring: Gina Velour and Otto Wrek  Directed by: Jacob Pander  Written by: Jacob Pander and Marne Lucas Executive Producer: Roman Guenther  Creative Producers: Marne Lucas and Arnold Pander Cinematographer: Steve Doughton  Art Direction: Marne Lucas  Sets and Props: Benjamin Hayden  Music: Michael Gerard  Sound Engineering: Brian Jones SCREENINGS/AWARDS 2013 Best of the Chicago Underground Film Festival- 20th Anniversary, curated by Jack Sargeant 2011 'Hotter Than July' NY Studio Gallery, curated by Savannah Spirit 2010 CPH:DOX International Documentary Film Festival - Presented  1998 Institute of Contemporary Art, London - Presented 1997 Honolulu Underground Film Festival - Best Experimental  Film 1997 23rd Annual NW Film and Video Festival - Judges Award 1996 Copenhagen Film and Video Workshop - 3rd Prize, plus grant 1995 Chicago Underground Film Festival – Best Experimental Film, 2nd Prize 1995 New York Underground Film Festival - Best Experimental Film

Over on my Forbes blog, I wrote about nine movies that offer the opposite of social distancing: intimacy. From hustling strippers to star-crossed lovers, it’s a list that provides a refreshing alternative to the six-foot rule. I hadn’t posted on my Forbes blog in a while, but I’ll be doing so more regularly moving forward. If circumstances change, the best strategy is sometimes a shotgun approach: Just aim and fire.

The Operation (1995)
Arguably the best explicit film ever made, “The Operation” is truly unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Essentially, it’s a porn movie shot with an infrared camera. The effect is haunting and otherworldly. Starring Otto Wrek and Gina Velour and directed by Jacob Pander, this is just about the most interesting thing you’ll see while isolated.

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SUSANNAH BRESLIN

What to Watch