Untitled (M*A*S*H) (2018)
Leigh’s video work Untitled (M*A*S*H) (2018) imagines a fictive order of black nurses operating on the front of the Korean War, a conflict that began between the United States and North Korea in 1950 and never officially ceased. Like M*A*S*H—the long-running American TV show (1972–83) it parodies—the work directs attention to the overlooked life in the staging grounds. Showcasing the agonizing choices faced by those who staff the tented encampments of war, it perhaps also serves as a reminder that our neighborhoods remain a warfront too. Using only artist’s tools, Leigh asks: How do we transform ourselves and others?
Director:
Simone Leigh
Writers:
Simone Leigh, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts.
| Directing | Simone Leigh | Director |
| Production | JaSaun Buckner | Producer |
| Crew | Rashida Bumbray | Choreographer |
| Writing | Simone Leigh | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts | Screenplay |
| Crew | Harold Erkins | Other |
| Costume & Make-Up | Niki Hall | Wardrobe Designer |
| Art | Stuart Sobczynski | Art Direction |
| Camera | Che Roacher | Key Grip |
| Production | Zheng Zhu | Production Assistant |
| Camera | MC Paschke | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich | Additional Editing |
| Costume & Make-Up | Latisha Rankin | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Alex Felder | Grip |
| Production | Ashton Agbomwnou | Production Assistant |
| Production | Des | Production Assistant |
| Production | Linton Nunez | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Ruben Morales | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Stefani Saintonge | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Latisha Rankin | Hair Designer |
| Directing | Jackie J. Stone | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Francesca Mannoni | Production Design |
| Camera | Rob Smith | Best Boy Grip |
| Production | Benjamin Charon | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Bradford Young | Director of Photography |