Portland filmmaker and Peripheral Produce ring-leader Matt McCormick makes films that combine found and original sounds and images to fashion abstract and witty observations of contemporary culture. In his recent documentary Towlines, which features an original soundtrack by James Mercer, Matt explores the role of the tugboat in modern society, while in American Nutria he examines the plight of an imported species and chastises capitalism’s tendency to create its own disasters. The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal makes the observation that the process of destroying one art form unwittingly creates another, while The Vyrotonin Decision, created with scraps of 16mm television clips from the early 70’s, reflects on some the advertising world’s more embarrassing moments. Matt’s work has screened in film festivals, galleries, and d.i.y. art spaces around the globe, and his film The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal was named as one of the ‘Top 10 Films of 2002’ by both The Village Voice and Art Forum magazine. Matt has also worked and collaborated with several artists and musicians, including The Shins, Miranda July, The Postal Service, Avalon Kalin, and Calvin Johnson.

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	Sincerely, Joe P. Bear directed by Matt McCormick USA, Experimental, 1999, 16mm, 00:00:00 A movie about a heart-broken polar bear who is dealing with rejection.... more info
	Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal, The directed by Matt McCormick USA, Experimental, 2001, 16mm, Color, 00:16:00 A keen observation about how the destruction of one art form unwittingly creates another. ... more info
	Grounded directed by Matt McCormick USA, Experimental, 2004, 16mm on video, 00:05:00 a portrait of heavy industry and urban wildlife.... more info
	Towlines directed by Matt McCormick USA, Experimental, 2004, 16mm on video, 00:22:00 An experimental documentary about tugboats (or perhaps a children’s movie made for adults). Features original music by James Mercer of The Shins... more info
	Vyrotonin Decision, The directed by Matt McCormick USA, Experimental, 1999, 16mm, 00:00:00 An experiment in decision making using collage, cut-up and hole punch.... more info
	Going to the Ocean directed by Matt McCormick USA, Experimental, 2001, 16mm, 00:08:00 an abstract meditation on the uses of water. night vision video and found kodachromeimprovised soundtrack: trains/static/melodeon.... more info
	American Nutria directed by Matt McCormick USA, Experimental, 2003, Video, 00:11:00 Nutria are a large, odd looking rodent from Argentina, that 60 years after their introduction to North America, appear to be on track to eating the entire continent. Narrated by Calvin Johnson, original music... more info
	Past and Pending directed by Matt McCormick USA, Music, 2003, music video, 00:05:00 A music video for The Shins.... more info

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DVD Includes: Towlines (2004), Grounded (2004), American Nutria (2003), Past and Pending (2003), The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal (2001), Going to the Ocean (2001), The Vyrotonin Decision (1999) and Sincerely, Joe P. Bear (1999).


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