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Slocum Furlow Scene 7 - The Classroom
From Ted’s student film, “The Epiphany of Slocum Furlow.”
First scene Ted ever shot. He figured it would be amusing to
have the actors just open and close their mouths, and put in
dialog later. Puts one in mind of a dubbed foreign film,
very French New Wave.
“The Epiphany of Slocum Furlow,” a satire of college life
(full video).
A melancholy comedy about Loneliness At College and The
Meaning of Life, “The Epiphany of Slocum Furlow” is Ted
Nelson’s student film (1959) made at Swarthmore College. It
features the first film score of famed composer Peter
Schickele (also known as P.D.Q. Bach), another Swarthmore
graduate.
“Silicon Valley Story,” a Very Short Romantic Comedy by Ted
Nelson
A playful story about the microcircuitry of love, with Ted
Nelson as an absentminded genius, featuring Doug Engelbart
as Ted’s father and Stewart Brand as the villainous CEO.
Closing song “Information Flow” sung by Donna Spitzer and
the auteur.