Passing On
Passing On
1998, English. Directed by Mike Hoolboom.
Passing On, a lyrical, typically confessional effort that encapsulates what's preceded it. Hoolboom's dance with death — a motif acknowledged in the medieval woodcut segues between segments — resonates in double-exposed shots of anonymous people simply crossing a square, some of them "real," others shown as faint, literal "ghosts" coexisting with those still in the temporal present. In voiceover Hoolboom talks about the "conspiracy of chromosomes" that make up the human being, but the phrase is ironic; for him, nothing is more real, or human, or felt, than what that conspiracy has created.
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- 0h 20m
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- English
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- 19 March 1998
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Passing On isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 March 1998. (Checked 4 November 2026.)
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If you liked Passing On, try Swan Song, Before Sunrise, The Life of Chuck.
Who directed Passing On?
Passing On (1998) was directed by Mike Hoolboom.