Avant-garde filmmaker Diane Janowski celebrates simple acts of perception that reframe the world — her potential transforms the mundane into the magical. Janowski does it here in a film no one seems to have noticed, a little intense drama that not only sums up her idea but anticipates a whole era of filmmaking. Even as she discovers this magic, however, she pulls away from it, luring the viewer into this miraculous film. 

Canned Ham is an art film. Like any work of art, it has a point and it has no point. Specifically, Canned Ham is a visual collage of moving images reinterpreted from various websites on the internet. The images, combined with the song Ham Sandwich from the band “Apostrophe”, become a visual symphony.

Further description of this film would be useless. It is a film that must be seen to be understood.

PROGRAMMING DESCRIPTORS

FORMS: Short (Other), Narrative, Short (Fiction)
GENRES: Underground, Independent, Post Modern, Surreal, Urban, Alternative, Avant-garde, Deconstruction, Independent, Art
NARRATOR: Maude Ennick
MUSIC: "Ham Sandwich" by Apostrophe
EXACT RUNTIME: 00 hr : 05 min : 26 sec
DATE OF COMPLETION: November 2004
COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: U S A
COUNTRY OF FILMING: U S A