Independent Exposure
Halloweird 2007
Catalog No. MC-691
Shorts Compilation,
Various
2007, 70 mins
DVD,
Region: 0 (All)
TV System: NTSC
Label: Blackchair Collection
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Our ever-popular annual assorted collection of hallowed, weird, creepy, gross, and strange short films made by international moving image artists. Halloweird reveals themes of disillusionment, anguish, and deception and includes King Kong, Androids and Trogolodytes and a film about a woman who eats herself! This program is sure to entertain fans of the weird and bizarre alike.
All films in a printable format
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L'Instant Avant
directed by Alvaro Zendejas
Mexico,
Horror / Bizarre,
2006,
35mm,
Color,
Dolby SR,
00:02:39
Two individuals savour the instant before the inevitable climax.... more info
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King Kong and the End of the World
directed by Federico Solmi
USA,
Science Fiction,
2006,
00:04:30
King Kong, besieged and trapped by the urban New York landscape, loses control and destroys even what he loves (the Gagosian Gallery) until he is shot and killed. ... more info
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Android 207
directed by Paul Whittington
Canada,
Animation,
2006,
digital video,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:10:00
A stop-motion animated film about an Android trapped inside of a large maze. The maze is vast and filled with many surprises. A complex labyrinth consisting of traps, deceptions, and puzzles. Even 207, a soph... more info
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Drug of Choice
directed by Saman Keshavarz
USA,
Experimental,
2006,
digital video,
Color,
00:11:43
Drug of Choice -- an experimental narrative that follows a young man named Johnathan (Matt Lengerich), struggling to live with himself. After a recent break-up with his girlfriend Mackenzie (Megan Harrington)... more info
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Climax
directed by Anthony Rousseau
France,
Experimental,
2006,
HD video,
B&W,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:01:00
Une construction filmique dont la ligne directrice est la traduction d'angoisses et de peurs infantiles…
A filmic construction guided by the translation of the anguishes and infantile fears…
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From Here on it Got Rough
directed by louviere + vanessa
USA,
Experimental,
2006,
HD video,
B&W,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:04:00
A music video/short film shot on 8mm. Commissioned by the Norwegian musician/composer KAADA for the release of his 2006 album: Music for Moviebikers. The cinematic music was the inspiration for the film wh... more info
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Whisper
directed by Mike Bragg
USA,
Experimental,
2006,
Color,
Dolby Digital,
00:04:37
Filmed within an actual abandoned house, Whisper examines memories of pain and loss as evidenced by clues scattered throughout the house. Every room within the space attempts to tell the secrets that have bee... more info
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Why I Ate Myself
directed by Kelly Pendergrast
New Zealand,
Comedy / Satire,
2006,
HD video,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:10:29
Lucy tells the story of how she has come to be eating jelly made from an unusual food source in this live action/stop-motion animation film. Defining food incidents from her past unfold in a series of surreal... more info
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Pinch
directed by Jody Kramer
Canada,
Animation,
2006,
digital video,
Color,
Dolby A,
00:04:30
A woman and a small but dangerous monster play out their co-dependent relationship in this hand-drawn animation. Using cartoon humour and horror, this nervous little film explores the emotional turmoil of a ... more info
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Thread
directed by Mike Bragg
USA,
Experimental,
2006,
Color,
Dolby Digital,
00:03:15
Thread is an experimental short visual poem that follows a fleeting memory into the depths of the unconscious and back. From a sip of water to the memory of the rain on a windshield, thread follows a simple a... more info
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Morning Lemon
directed by Daan Spruijt
Netherlands,
Animation,
2006,
35mm,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:08:29
An oversea phone call, a supposition and a totally wrong assumption, leads in this animation film to the inevitable. But what is there to expect, words are totally personal, and therefore actually not suitabl... more info
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Troglodyte
directed by Desiree Holman
USA,
Art / Artist,
2005,
digital video,
Color,
Dolby Digital,
00:07:10
Desiree Holman’s “Troglodyte” is a short experimental art video. In a comic and ridiculous gesture, the video attempts to investigate human emotion and behavior by having its’ actors pretend to be chimpanzee... more info
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