Emak Bakia[n 1] (Basque for Leave me alone; full title: Emak Bakia (CInépoème) (Fichez-moi la paix)[1]) is a 1926 French surrealist short film directed by Man Ray. Termed as a cinépoème (cinematic poem) by its author,[2] it features many techniques Man Ray used in his still photography (for which he is better known), including Rayographs, double exposure, soft focus and ambiguous features.

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Duration: 19 minutes and 44 seconds.19:44

Emak Bakia (1926)

Emak Bakia shows elements of fluid mechanical motion in parts, rotating artifacts showing his ideas of everyday objects being extended and rendered useless. Kiki of Montparnasse (Alice Prin) is shown driving a car in a scene through a town. Towards the middle of the film Jacques Rigaut appears dressed in female clothing and make-up. Later in the film a caption appears: "La raison de cette extravagance" (the reason for this extravagance). The film then cuts to a car arriving and a passenger leaving with briefcase entering a building, opening the case revealing men's shirt collars which he proceeds to tear in half. The collars are then used as a focus for the film, rotating through double exposures.