The Films Within Fighting Gravity
still photo of film Utopia Parkway directed by Joanna Priestley
USA, Animation, 1997, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:05:00

Utopia Parkway was inspired by the box sculptures by Joseph Cornell, who lived in the same house on Utopia Parkway in Queens, New York, nearly all of his life.... more info
still photo of film Surface Dive directed by Joanna Priestley
USA, Animation, 2000, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:07:30

“Surface Dive is a visually striking abstract film inspired by a diving trip in a freshwater lake in the Yucatan. Made from three layers of artwork (each animated separately and shot on a multi-level animation stand) more than 600 sculptures, 200 glass pieces and 2200 drawings combine to fashion a work of dazzling detail and complexity.” -Bill Foster, NW Film Center... more info
still photo of film Andaluz directed by Joanna Priestley
USA, Animation, 2004, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:06:00

A tourist’s love letter to Andalusia.... more info
still photo of film Dew Line directed by Joanna Priestley
USA, Animation, 2005, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:05:00

Abstract choreography, based in botanical forms.... more info
still photo of film Rubber Stamp Film,The directed by Joanna Priestley
USA, Animation, 1983, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:07:00

“An imaginative, witty and energetic film. The images are all made from new and old rubber stamps which combine, entangle and collide at a rapid and joyous pace. A hundred little stories are told as the images zip by to a collaged soundtrack of voices and musical fragments, Pure delight!” --Melinda Ward, Walker Art Center... more info
still photo of film The Dancing Bulrushes directed by Joanna Priestley
USA, Animation, 1985, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:05:00

The Dancing Bulrushes is based on an Ojibwa tale about coyote, the great trickster. Priestley and Subotnick animated the film by moving sand on a sheet of glass, directly under the camera.... more info

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