GERRY

A minute by minute analysis of Gus Van Sant film Gerry 2002 Blending film criticism with creative nonfiction each book in the Timecodes series focuses on one film exploring it minute by minute beginning with minute one and ending with the final minute before the closing credits In the canon of director Gus Van Sant s films Gerry 2002 stands out as a singular work a boldly experimental film that nonetheless is accessible darkly humorous and profound Gerry Minute by Minute is a non traditional critical study of this film a bold impressionistic series of vignettes that circle around questions which are highly specific to Gerry itself but which are also universal what is it about certain works of art films books paintings music that attach themselves to us so that we carry them with us on our journey through life What does it mean to walk with these works inside us as if they are a part of us The book s structure unfolds chronologically along with the film with one moment from each of the film s 100 minutes serving as the basis for the chapters Each of the 100 vignette chapters takes on topics ranging from the particulars of the film itself including the inventive use of camera movement and sound the productive nature of collaboration the dri