The Odds of Recovery

The Odds of Recovery

Asked if she is 'married, single or divorced' by a hospital receptionist, Su Friedrich's reply of 'domestic partner' reflects her position on many levels. Beset by a litany of health problems she finds herself at odds with the medical establishment and at risk of damaging her home life. Using the things she has at hand - her filmmaking skills being one of them, her garden another - she pieces together a poetic response to the monotony of hospitals, textbooks and forms. Firmly situated in the tradition of feminist film-making this is, despite Friedrich's justified anger, a funny, tender and ultimately soothing piece.

Anna Dunwoodie

The Head of a Pin

A spider's slow entrapment of a fly suggests larger concerns.