Ben Franklin Dreams of His Immortal Soul (1990)

Release Date: 1990-01-01
Runtime: 0h 22min
Director: Peter Rose

A three-channel video installation that was commissioned on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Franklin's death. The work presents a contemporary dreamscape of Franklin's thoughts on research, invention, politics, mischief, women, electricity, and language, and was installed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1991.