Simon Tarr
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Bio:
Simon Tarr made his first movie at the age of eight. The strip of film was fashioned from sandwich bags taped together, with spaceships drawn on it. The projector was a shoebox with a lamp in it, the lens was a magnifying glass on the end of a toilet paper tube. The film premiered on the wall of his bedroom, where the film melted after a few seconds.
Since then, Simon Tarr's films have been screened on every continent (yes, even Antarctica) in hundreds of film festivals.
Filmography/Awards Info:
Rubicon -- 2003
Sundog Verga Matrix-- 2002
Extermely Bright Lights and the Sound of Explosions--2000
Burning Contour Matrix-- 1999
Crescent Time-- 2000
The Cold Sun-- 2000
Desert Tango-- 1997
Joe's Suspenders-- 1996
Vow-- 1996
Growing Up Luke-- 1996
Berserker Rage-- Compilation, 2000
Simon is on the board of directors of the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, and is the a recent guest editor of the Journal of Film and Video, (Harvesting the Surface: Handcrafted Film at the Turn of the Centuries)
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Burning Contour Matrix
directed by Simon Tarr
USA, Experimental,
1999,
jpegs,
Color,
Dolby Digital,
00:03:00
Burning Contour Matrix combines pure digital images traded over email with hand-painted film, animated together to make a powerful statement about information overload, and the all-encompassing anxiety bred b... more info
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Cold Sun, The
directed by Simon Tarr
USA, Science Fiction,
1999,
DV,
B&W,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:08:00
A nomad wanders across an apocalyptic desert world, facing an ancient megalith and its deadly shadow.... more info
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Crescent Time
directed by Simon Tarr
USA, Experimental,
1999,
DV,
Color,
Optical Monaural,
00:03:00
Monologue becomes dialogue as image, text, and voice intersect and fold back upon one another through this hypnotic night in the desert.... more info
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Desert Tango
directed by Simon Tarr
USA, Experimental,
1997,
16mm, Super-8, 35mm,
Color,
Dolby Digital,
00:07:00
Avoiding drought, starvation, and tractor-trailers, a gecko searches
for food and fulfillment in the desert. Survival is only the beginning
in this sexy and romantic fusion of cel and computer animation. ... more info
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Extremely Bright Lights and the Sound of Explosions
directed by Simon Tarr
USA, Experimental,
2000,
Super-8,
B&W,
Dolby Digital,
00:04:00
This film delves into the anxious relationships between people and
technology. Centering on entertainment spectacle, the film draws
parallels to popular portrayals of warfare. The artist draws a very
de... more info
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Growing Up Luke
directed by Simon Tarr
USA, Comedy / Satire,
1996,
video,
Color,
Dolby Digital,
00:04:00
Don't be fooled, children of the 70's. The most important decision any
of us ever made came in 1977 when destiny was thrust upon us all, when we were called to decide which Star Wars character we liked best... more info
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Joe's Suspenders
directed by Simon Tarr
USA, Documentary,
1996,
video,
Color,
Dolby Digital,
00:07:00
Joe Kokoruda was a model of courage, never flinching in the face of
terminal cancer. He only wanted to spend his last days tasting good
food, keeping his pants up, and playing a mean game of chess with h... more info
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Quark Star
directed by Simon Tarr
USA, Comedy / Satire,
2005,
01:20:00
Simon Tarr directs and stars in the digital science-fiction comedy epic “Quark Star.”
Billions of years in the future, the fate of humanity rests in the hands of one deep space explorer. One vulgar, obsess... more info
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Rubicon
directed by Simon Tarr
USA, Experimental,
2003,
DV and 16mm,
Dolby Digital,
01:22:00
In his much anticipated first feature-length motion picture, award
winning filmmaker Simon Tarr paints a stunning, sweeping technohistory of the human race from birth to obsolescence. Sacred geometry and om... more info
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Sundog Verga Matrix
directed by Simon Tarr
USA, Experimental,
2002,
DV, satellite,
Color,
Dolby Digital,
00:04:00
Misusing 3D glasses in cruel new ways, this film is the synthesis of
simulacrum and Solar Max. Viva Las Vegas!! The use of Berserk-O-Matic
Trance Spectacles (red/blue 3D glasses) greatly enhances the
te... more info
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Vow
directed by Simon Tarr
USA, Experimental,
1996,
video,
Color,
Dolby Digital,
00:02:00
You are cordially invited to attend a video game. Not an elegant epic
you may find on CD-ROM, but a simple, brutal slugfest as made popular
by the immortal Atari 2600. Pixel vs. pixel, slinging hot death ... more info
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