Deadpan
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Deadpan is a 1997 short film by artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen, known for its minimalist style and conceptual exploration of repetition and physical impact.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Deadpan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3066180 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Deadpan Context triple: [Steve McQueen, notableWork, Deadpan]
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Dum Dum Dugan
Dum Dum Dugan is a gruff, mustachioed World War II-era soldier and close ally of Nick Fury in Marvel Comics, renowned for his combat skills and leadership within elite military units.
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B.
Buckwild
Buckwild is an American hip-hop producer and member of the Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.), known for his influential work with artists like The Notorious B.I.G., O.C., and Big L.
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C.
Butch
Butch is the nickname of Butch van Breda Kolff, an American basketball coach and former player known for his tenure in college and professional basketball.
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D.
Laffing Sal
Laffing Sal is a historic, animatronic laughing woman figure from early 20th-century amusement parks, now preserved as a popular attraction at San Francisco’s Musée Mécanique.
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E.
Deadman
Deadman is a key supporting character in the video game "Death Stranding," a Bridges organization member who assists protagonist Sam Porter Bridges with scientific and technical expertise related to Bridge Babies and the Death Stranding phenomenon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Deadpan Target entity description: Deadpan is a 1997 short film by artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen, known for its minimalist style and conceptual exploration of repetition and physical impact.
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A.
Dum Dum Dugan
Dum Dum Dugan is a gruff, mustachioed World War II-era soldier and close ally of Nick Fury in Marvel Comics, renowned for his combat skills and leadership within elite military units.
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B.
Buckwild
Buckwild is an American hip-hop producer and member of the Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.), known for his influential work with artists like The Notorious B.I.G., O.C., and Big L.
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C.
Butch
Butch is the nickname of Butch van Breda Kolff, an American basketball coach and former player known for his tenure in college and professional basketball.
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D.
Laffing Sal
Laffing Sal is a historic, animatronic laughing woman figure from early 20th-century amusement parks, now preserved as a popular attraction at San Francisco’s Musée Mécanique.
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E.
Deadman
Deadman is a key supporting character in the video game "Death Stranding," a Bridges organization member who assists protagonist Sam Porter Bridges with scientific and technical expertise related to Bridge Babies and the Death Stranding phenomenon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art film
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short film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Turner Prize exhibition work (as part of McQueen’s Turner Prize-winning practice) ⓘ |
| basedOn | Buster Keaton’s stunt in the film Steamboat Bill, Jr. ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Steve McQueen ⓘ |
| depicts |
body in relation to architecture
ⓘ
risk and control ⓘ |
| director | Steve McQueen ⓘ |
| exhibitionVenue |
galleries
ⓘ
museums ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | a man standing still as a house facade falls around him ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique |
multiple camera angles
ⓘ
repetition of the same action ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art film
ⓘ
experimental film ⓘ short film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember | Steve McQueen ⓘ |
| hasReception | critically acclaimed in contemporary art discourse ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inCollectionOf |
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
Tate ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buster Keaton
ⓘ
silent film comedy ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cinematic illusion
ⓘ
perception of danger ⓘ physical impact ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| medium | 16mm film ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure |
loop-like repetition
ⓘ
non-narrative ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Steve McQueen ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Steve McQueen’s early film and video works ⓘ |
| productionCompany | art gallery and museum production contexts ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| runtime | about 4 minutes ⓘ |
| style |
conceptual
ⓘ
minimalist ⓘ |
| theme |
re-enactment of cinematic history
ⓘ
tension between reality and representation ⓘ |
| visualMotif | falling building facade ⓘ |
| workExampleOf | gallery-based moving image installation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Deadpan Description of subject: Deadpan is a 1997 short film by artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen, known for its minimalist style and conceptual exploration of repetition and physical impact.
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