A dazzling experimental documentary about the notorious cineaste Tom Chomont. Tom narrates his recollections and transgressions against a dizzying array of found footage, [VID] Video, super-8 and photographs. At moments, he appears in front of the camera, alternately flamboyant or fragile. His revelations cover a broad scope from sadomasochistic de- sire through existential vulnerability to an incestuous relationship. With this extraordinary portrait, Hoolboom creates a different kind of biography film, one that eschews traditional mimetic realism in order to depict the reminiscences of a fading life lived in the throes of image culture.'Diane Burgess, Vancouver Festival'. An uncommon biography of Tom Chomont-a key figure in New York fringe culture, a notorious [VID] Video artist, ill with AIDS.The backdrop of the story: New York City...Hoolboom adopts an associative approach, taking dozens of film segments, from forgotten newsreels to the most well-known Hollywood moments-attempting through them to rebuild Chomont's bi