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Microcinema International kicks off its 2007 Independent Exposure season with a deliciously eclectic mix of short films and videos from North America and Europe. Bowing to the emergence of YouTube as a source of emerging art, Drug Spider by Apeman gets its silver screen debut after being one of the most watched videos on the internet this year. IE 2007 also see the return of Lev and his sardonic angst in Tales of Existence II.
2007 may be the year of the documentary as we saw a spike in doc submissions. Bullet Proof Vest by US filmmaker May Lin Au Yong takes us into a neighborhood where children wish to wear flack jackets - it is not in the third world - it is across the bay from San Francisco.
Independent Exposure would not be complete without featuring experimental and intellectually challenging works from international artists - and of course some comic relief to keep us all entertained. Where else can you get the history of the Iraq war through hand gestures and of course there's the question of that moose-cock.
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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... 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 an... 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... 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.... 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 technolo... more info
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Global Giraffe
directed by Suryummy
USA,
Ambient / 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,
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... 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 ar... 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 u... 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... 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 prob... more info
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