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Eyeblink

Name: Eyeblink
Director: Yoko Ono
Released: 1966
Duration: 1 min

Representation Score

6.3/10

Good

1966

Director

Yoko Ono

Runtime

1 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Eyeblink is a minimalist study of time and biology that eschews traditional character arcs and dialogue. By using high-speed cinematography to expand a single blink, it disrupts standard temporal expectations of cinema. The film functions as a critique of narrative hierarchies. While it lacks a multi-layered approach to character-driven stories, its conceptual approach challenges the conventional relationship between the viewer and the medium. Ultimately, the work serves as a deconstructive piece of avant-garde art. It replaces traditional plot with a purely sensory, phenomenological engagement centered on a single biological act.

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Category Breakdown

Does Eyeblink have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film's extreme minimalism prevents any direct depiction of sexual orientation. It maintains a neutral stance, neither reinforcing assumptions about straight relationships nor providing a framework for diverse representation.

How does Eyeblink portray gender?

Good

The film centers the female gaze by making the female form the primary subject. This subverts 1960s cinematic norms by reclaiming the female form for abstract, biological exploration.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Eyeblink?

Fair

The presence of a Japanese female artist leading an avant-garde work challenges the Western-centric focus of the 1960s. However, the lack of a broader cast limits deeper representation.

How does Eyeblink represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The work rejects Western storytelling standards in favor of radical subjectivity. It embraces post-modernist values by prioritizing individual perception over structured, collective morality.

Does Eyeblink include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any characters or portrayals related to physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

Subverts the traditional male gaze by centering the female gaze and body.
Challenges Western-centric cinematic hegemony through its Japanese authorship.
Rejects conventional storytelling to promote radical, non-linear subjectivity.

Limited or Absent

Lacks the narrative framework to actively represent LGBTQ+ identities.
Provides no social context or cast to expand racial and ethnic diversity.
Does not include any portrayals related to physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

A 16 mm film, featuring Yoko Ono's own eye slowly blinking, shot by Peter Moore with a high-speed camera at 2,000 frames per second, which is projected at normal speed, 24 frames per second, thus creating a slow-motion effect.

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