| The Films Within April 2003 Edition | |||
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FILMS on the film
directed by Chieko Taira Japan, Experimental, 2001, 16mm,DV, Color, 00:01:00 Two different layers can be experienced at the same time in the same film.... more info | ||
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La Dernière Voix (The City Without Windows)
directed by Julien Fonfrede and Karim Hussain Canada, Narrative, 2002, 35mm, Color, Dolby SR, 00:12:43 One day, all the windows in the City disappeared...Then the rain started...No matter what people tried, nothing could stop the water.... more info | ||
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Sugar-Coated Girl
directed by Nyeland Newel USA, Music, 2002, dv, Color, 00:03:00 A latter-day love song set to a playful pastiche of appropriated imagery.... more info | ||
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I Like Birds
directed by Ramsel Ruiz USA, Narrative, 2001, After Effects DV, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:02:04 The true story of a man and his struggle for understanding in a hostile world. It is a chronicle of a man's duality as we follow the protagonist, played by Bruce High Quality, through his path from love to hate.... more info | ||
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Duality (balance)
directed by Stephan Larson USA, Animation, 2002, 3D computer animation, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:03:30 A cube serves as the root of a transformation between the organic (natural) and the geometric (synthetic). Sometimes subtle, sometimes obvious, the animation progresses from flowing patterns to concrete shapes.... more info | ||
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Chain Reaction
directed by Shavkat Karimov Uzbekistan, Comedy / Satire, 2002, 35mm, Color, Optical Stereo, 00:01:48 People are sitting on a bench in the airport. One of them is reading a book, and he begins to laugh – harder and harder. Those nearby stare in surprise but soon begin laughing along. Their laughter grows. Title: “CHAIN REACTION.” The man with the book leaves looking perplexed at the bench of laughing people.... more info | ||
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Roots
directed by Bärbel Neubauer Germany, Animation, 1996, 35mm, Color, 00:03:40 Metamorphoses of colour and form which are painted, drawn and stamped on blank film directly and which are corresponding to rhythm and music. The main symbols of the film are the sun and sun wheels. ... more info | ||
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Clam Up
directed by Robert Todd USA, Narrative, 2002, 16mm, Color, Optical Monaural, 00:03:10 One man’s search to discover the secret inner life of a clam leads to an astonishing conclusion. More: This simple narrative was made in response to the accelerating retreat from the ideals of compassion and universal sovereignty in contemporary civilizations. I place myself in the position of a searcher indifferent to the damage he does as he seeks to discover meaning using his own extremely crude tools and methods. ... more info | ||
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Colordog
directed by Steve Belfer USA, Animation, 2002, Hand-drawn/2D Animation, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:12:00 An abstract dog undergoes an incredible transformation while searching for the meaning of his existence.... more info | ||
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Falling In
directed by Tina Gonsalves Australia, Experimental, 2002, DV, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:03:42 Falling in is a piece about letting go. It all broke for me tonight - the illusion that we would get back together. I sit here so much wishing to be somewhere else - but having no idea where that else is. ... more info | ||
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Grand TANGO, Le
directed by Pieter Jan Smit Netherlands, Experimental, 2002, 35mm, Color, Dolby Digital, 00:12:00 An experimental film in one shot about the way music takes hold of the musician. The film shows an extreme close up of the musician's face while he is playing Le Grand Tango, a piece written by Astor Piazzolla for Mstislav Rostropovitch. The piece is ten minutes long, which just fits on the 305 meters of the 35mm filmcassette.... more info | ||