ART IN AMERICA — Slater Bradley by Max Henry

These (faux?) vérité videos have been smartly edited to around three minutes each. They last long enough to draw you in, then fade out before you lose interest. Their success lies in the tension they create between a sense of reality and artifice (something they share with the craftily edited fare of “reality-based” TV).  In “Charlatan,” Bradley examines our widespread acceptance of mass-media manipulation with a compelling combination of cynicism and sensitivity.