Matt McCormick
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Portland Oregon USA |
Contact Type: Label Manager |
| Affiliation: Peripheral Produce | |
| web: http://www.rodeofilmco.com | |
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Bio:
Matt McCormick is a Portland based filmmaker who has been making experimental short films and videos for almost ten years. Matt's films combine found and original sounds and images to fashion abstract and witty observations of contemporary culture, and while they differ greatly in form and structure, they maintain a consistent reactionary sense to place and environment. His film "The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal", an experimental documentary, is a keen observation of how the process of destroying one art unwittingly creates another, while "The Vyrotonin Decision" is a found footage disaster spoof created with scraps of 16mm television clips from the early 70's. "Sincerely, Joe P Bear"- a sad love-letter from a heartbroken polar bear, combines found footage with an original score and voice over, while the abstract "Going to the Ocean" contextualizes both image and sound with layers of static and noise. Matt's films have received high praise and several awards from various film festivals, including "best-of" awards at festivals such as The San Francisco International, The New York Underground, The Chicago Underground, Ann Arbor, and several others. His work has also screened at such venues as the Sundance Film Festival, South X Southwest, Rotterdam International Film Festival, The Hirshorn Art Museum, The Lincoln Center, and numerous other locations. In addition to making and screening his own films, Matt operates an independent screening and distribution project known as Peripheral Produce, which offers roving, site specific experimental film screening events, and the international distribution of over forty artist's work on video tape. He is also the founder and director of the Portland Documentary and Experimental Film Festival, an annual exposition of film and video stuck between the margins of the art world and mainstream cinema. Prints of Matt's films are available for rental through Canyon Cinema and videos can be purchased through Peripheral Produce. American Nutria - 2003 Going to the Ocean - 2001 The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal - 2001 Destiny - 2000 Sincerely, Joe P. Bear - 1999 The Vyrotonin Decision - 1999 Segment... - 1997 Stain - 1995 Filmography/Awards Info: This Contact appears in this database if Microcinema International has screened a film directed by the Contact, a film directed by the contact is featured in a DVD distributed by the Blackchair Collection Shop, or featured an organization or activity linked with the Contact. This database is used for commercial as well as informational, non-commercial purposes. It is a historical archive of Microcinema International's activities. Inclusion in this database and archive in no way implies a continuing formal relationship or affiliation with Microcinema International or the Blackchair Label nor an endorsement of its activities by the Contact. Contact details are not displayed in order to protect privacy. If you wish to contact this artist please see their website as listed above or write Microcinema International and we will be happy to forward your e-mail.
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