Trauma, Abuse, & Lingua Ignota | Video Essay

Content Warning: Sexual Assault, Domestic Abuse, Trauma. This is a video about two artists in conversation. It is about Nihilism in conflict with Sincerity. This video is outside of my normal wheelhouse, but I felt a pain in my stomach and I just had to make it. The art of the music Video-Essay is one I have always been invested in. But I have always seen the limitations of the sub-genre. This is my attempt to create something more expansive, while still subscribing to the format. I made this with a few friends, I am beyond grateful to all of them. Follow us on social media: Instagram: Twitter: Letterboxd: Sources: I’ve spent years participating in the discourse around these artists. Much of what I have described is my own first hand understanding. I have still tried to cite journalistic sources that reported on the events discussed. 1) IMPACT STATEMENT - Kristin Hayter - 2021 - 2) Trauma and Recovery - Judith Herman - 1992 3) Constantine’s Sword: The Church and the Jews - James Carroll - 2001 4) See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse - Jess Hill - 2019 0:00 - Prologue: 2018 5:04 - Chapter 1: You Won’t Get What You Want 14:14 - Chapter 2: Miryang 18:36 - Chapter 3: CALIGULA 29:55 - Chapter 4: Wicked Game 43:59 - Chapter 5: SINNER GET READY 55:54 - Chapter 6: EPISTOLARY GREIVING FOR JIMMY SWAGGART 1:04:44 - Chapter 7: Reception 1:09:45 - Chapter 8: Reprisal 1:19:54 - Conclusion #linguaignota #daughters #sinnergetready