| The Films Within 2007 Season Premiere | |||
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Hinterland Who's Who: Wood Spider
directed by Apeman Canada, Comedy / Satire, 2006, digital video, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:01:49 Spiders anthropomorphize into us.... more info | ||
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Tales of Mere Existence II (How I Feel at Parties)
directed by Lev Yilmaz USA, Comedy / Satire, 2006, DV, B&W, Magnetic Stereo, 00:02:00 An excerpt from Tales of Mere Existence II - The 7 Habits of Highly Negative People. "Tales Of Mere Existence" is not necessarily about interesting stories, It is what it's title indicates, anecdotes about the gloriously mundane. Everyday stories told not by the Devil on your right shoulder or the Angel on your left, but the voice in the middle of your head that doubts himself, questions everything, and sometimes doesn't let you get out of bed. An unseen narrator tells the stories in a monotone voice, while his doodled illustrations come together on the screen. The stories deal with issues such as Sex, identity, and social confusion and just about anything else you would have written... more info | ||
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Boom
directed by David Sullivan USA, Experimental, 2006, digital video, Color, 00:02:42 boom is a colorful and explosive examination of the distance between the instance of violence and its representation. This short experimental animation explores mediated explosions in cartoons, video games and the news. It is a depiction of how our adrenaline rush lust for action is exploited and fulfilled through acts of violence without consequence.... more info | ||
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Gestures
directed by L M Sabo USA, Political / Social, 2006, B&W, Magnetic Stereo, 00:01:18 In the fall of 2002 the United States began a march toward war with Iraq. After rapid military success, it became painfully apparent there was no plan to secure the peace. A chronology of the Iraq war is told in Gestures.... more info | ||
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Bullet Proof Vest
directed by May Lin Au Yong USA, Documentary, 2006, 16mm, B&W, Dolby A, 00:05:20 Nine-year old Jyeshria wants a bullet proof vest- and she's dead serious. Welcome to Richmond California where children neither walk to school, nor go to the park; not if they wish to live past the age of 18. Fed up with the gun violence decimating the city's young male population, in September 2006, residents took over the four most dangerous parks; camping in so-called 'Tent Cities' for 37 days in a desperate stand for peace. Most of these campaigners have lost loved ones; whether a son, a grandson, father, brother, uncle or cousin. June Carron came to Tent City a day after it started, and was there every single day until the campaign ended. She is fighting for the lives of her chi... more info | ||
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Fallen
directed by Ryan Jeffery USA, Experimental, 2006, 16mm, Color, Dolby A, 00:07:00 Fallen uses the iconic imagery found in mythology and religion to create a modern myth. Presenting itself as a tale of creation, the film illustrates the simultaneous appreciation and paranoia of the technological age. The interest in forms both organic and fabricated is mirrored by a fusion of the contemporary with the ancient. The antiquated form of the Machine is in stark contrast to the modern nature of its material. This contrast creates a displaced sense of time presenting the discovery of technology as a gift to humanity rather than a choice. The resulting encounter reflects the powerlessness the individual experiences as technology, society, and our environment continue to change. ... more info | ||
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Global Giraffe
directed by Suryummy USA, Visuals / VJ, 2006, digital video, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:03:53 Glowing mechanical Giraffes know what's good in life!... more info | ||
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Trace
directed by Chirstinn Whyte United Kingdom, New Media, 2005, digital video, Color, 00:01:00 as above.... more info | ||
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Dear Miss Mistress
directed by Claire Walka Germany, N/A, 2006, other video, Color, 00:04:20 D Dear Miss Mistress, Dear Dear Miss Distress … T turn me on and drag me underground… A Song dedicated to the Underground Train. A Video made of photographs and textanimations.... more info | ||
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Tales of Mere Existence II (My Successful Friends)
directed by Lev Yilmaz USA, Animation, 2006, DV, B&W, Magnetic Stereo, 00:02:20 An excerpt from Tales of Mere Existence II - The 7 Habits of Highly Negative People. "Tales Of Mere Existence" is not necessarily about interesting stories, It is what it's title indicates, anecdotes about the gloriously mundane. Everyday stories told not by the Devil on your right shoulder or the Angel on your left, but the voice in the middle of your head that doubts himself, questions everything, and sometimes doesn't let you get out of bed. An unseen narrator tells the stories in a monotone voice, while his doodled illustrations come together on the screen. The stories deal with issues such as Sex, identity, and social confusion and just about anything else you would have written... more info | ||
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Machine
directed by David Dusa France, Animation, 2006, Super 16, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:05:30 A man fills out forms behind his desk, a woman repairs a lamp, a street musician plays guitar and a police officer prepares for work. Meanwhile, life goes on outside. But is there really a life outside? Or are we all inside? Machine is an experiment in visual storytelling, evoking the struggle, to comprehend the larger world, while being trapped as a cog in a machine.... more info | ||
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A Painful Glimpse Into My Writing Process
directed by Chel White USA, Animation, 2005, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:01:30 Dark and humorous, this extremely short film is a stream-of-conscious look at the writing process, told with animated images straight from the subconscious… or somewhere. The narrative originates from an unpublished satirical essay by poet Scott Poole about his own writing process. It was the inspiration for filmmaker Chel White to build this one-minute film upon. Influenced in part by collage films of the 1960’s and early 70’s, this film jitters and pops with a hodgepodge of crazy images. Some are derived from digital still photographs of actor Don Alder and various prop elements relating to the narration. Others are bits and pieces of photo collage overlaid to further push the fre... more info | ||
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Useless Dog
directed by Ken Wardrop Ireland, Comedy / Satire, 2004, BetaSP, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:05:00 A farmer is experiencing problems with his sheepdog's work.... more info | ||
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Tales of Mere Existence II (The Times I Have Smoked Pot)
directed by Lev Yilmaz USA, Animation, 2006, DV, B&W, Magnetic Stereo, 00:02:00 An excerpt from Tales of Mere Existence II - The 7 Habits of Highly Negative People. "Tales Of Mere Existence" is not necessarily about interesting stories, It is what it's title indicates, anecdotes about the gloriously mundane. Everyday stories told not by the Devil on your right shoulder or the Angel on your left, but the voice in the middle of your head that doubts himself, questions everything, and sometimes doesn't let you get out of bed. An unseen narrator tells the stories in a monotone voice, while his doodled illustrations come together on the screen. The stories deal with issues such as Sex, identity, and social confusion and just about anything else you would have written... more info | ||
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Bob Log IIIs Electric Fence Story
directed by Sebastien Wolf and Tinka Stock Germany, Animation, 2004, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:02:50 Musician Bob Log III recounts a messy case of culture shock one night in the Black Forest.... more info | ||
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Moosecock
directed by Will Hartman USA, Comedy / Satire, 2005, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:06:52 Have you ever wondered what would happen if the words 'moose' and 'cock' were to suddenly come together to form a third word? First-time director Micah Crenowitz did, and what happened next is what this probing, penetrating film is all about.... more info | ||