| The Films Within SIMA TV Film Festival Edition | |||
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Right Road Lost
directed by Victoria Gamburg USA, Documentary, 2001, 16mm, Color, Optical Stereo, 00:11:50 All Phil Rios wanted to be was an artist. His life, however, took another direction. The story of Phil Rios, a Vietnam and Gulf War veteran, and his attempt to cope with the memory of an unspeakable US military operation conducted in the Kuwaiti desert during the first Gulf War. Right Road Lost begins with a dreamlike image—the figure of Phil Rios descending a dark, heavily wooded hillside. In voiceover, we hear him reciting from Dante’s Inferno: “Midway on our life’s journey, I found myself in dark woods, the right road lost. To tell about those woods is hard—so tangled and rough and savage…” Phil Rios was born in Sacramento, California into a Mexican-American family of eleven childre... more info | ||
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Dance Machine
directed by John Benson and Ward Evans USA, Comedy / Satire, 2002, DV, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:05:40 A man pursues his dream of becoming the ultimate dance machine.... more info | ||
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Icarus of Pittsburgh
directed by Kirk Hostetter and Evan Mather USA, Documentary, 2002, DV, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:10:00 Archie McNally is known as the greatest Pittsburgh Steelers fan ever because of his daring exploits during the 1979 AFC Championship game when - using a suit of his own construction - he attempted to fly to heaven to visit his dead father.... more info | ||
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Profiles In Science
directed by Wes Kim USA, Documentary, 2002, Super-8, computer animation, Color, 00:05:00 A satirical look at the work of Dr. Albert Chung, an unsung pioneer in the field of time-lapse photography.... more info | ||
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Dreaming Awake
directed by John R. Killacky USA, Experimental, 2003, DV, 00:05:30 Experimental short video which is a prayer of reconciliation juxtaposing dancers with disabilities with the narrator seated in his wheelchair.... more info | ||
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Portrait of Lloyd
directed by Lisa Shannon USA, Documentary, 1998, 16mm, B&W, Optical Monaural, 00:05:00 A day-in-the-life documentary of an isolated old man.... more info | ||