Bio:

Jason Wishnow has been called the "enfant terrible of digital film" (Yahoo Magazine) and one of the ten most influential digital filmmakers of 1999 (RES Magazine).

Wishnow's most recent project, OEDIPUS, an epic retelling of the Greek Myth starring vegetables, has played 60+ film festivals including Sundance, Seattle, Sao Paulo, and Hong Kong.

In 1996, Wishnow founded THE NEW VENUE (newvenue.com) as the first curated showcase of movies made specifically for the Internet. In 1997, Wishnow directed one of the first documentaries shot on mini-DV, TATOOINE OR BUST, about fans camping out to see STAR WARS. In 2000, Wishnow held the first film festival for the Palm Pilot, THE AGGRESSIVELY BORING FILM FESTIVAL.

A graduate of Stanford University, Wishnow has accepted invitations to speak at film festivals and new media events around the world, directed documentaries for UK's Channel 4, and been fired by Woody Allen's production office.

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Oedipus directed by Jason Wishnow USA, Animation, 2004, 35mm, Color, Dolby Digital, 00:08:30 The story of OEDIPUS, in 8 minutes, performed by fresh vegetables, in the tradition of BEN HUR. A sword and salad epic, featuring a Potato, a Tomato, Broccoli, Garlic, and Billy Dee Williams as the Bartend... more info

Compilations containing Oedipus
	Independent Exposure Exhibition Independent Exposure - Copia Edition 2005 (MC-365)	2005	Program available for theatrical exhibition

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Screening History
Oedipus
Venue/Organization	City	Country	Date
Oxbow School, The	Napa	USA	2005-05-07	Event Details
Copia	Napa	USA	2005-03-25	Event Details

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