A halluncinatory montage of images and sound is the stream of consciousness of a soul burdened by the judgment of others.

Director:   Kasumi  (their other films)
Producer:  SYNAPSE PRODUCTIONS	Genre:  Experimental
Country:  USA	Copyright Year:  2001
Original Format:  16 mm, DV	Color Type:  Color
Sound Type:  Optical Stereo	Length:  00:04:10
Original Language:  No Dialogue	Subtitle Language:  None
Label:   Blackchair Collection
Other Info: Special screenings and awards: ³Technical Aids² was awarded ³Best Moving Image² at the 2nd Cleveland Biennial Juried Exhibition for Photography, Video, and Digital Media. Her work was selected for this honor by Timothy Wride, Associate Curator of Photography and Digital Media at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. ³Technical Aids² was also recently licensed by Healthspace Cleveland for permanent installation in ³Stressyard² exhibit on the main floor of its new multi-million dollar facility. Ann Arbor Film Festival Best Experimental Film, IFP/Midwest Flyover Zone Short Film Festival Best Experimental Film, Athens International Film Festival Runner-up, Best Ohio Short, Cleveland International Film Festival Asian American Showcase, Gene Siskel Theatre, Chicago Young Iranian Cinema Ankara International film Festival Counterflow – San Francisco The New Festival, New York New York Gay and Lesbian Experimental Film Festival Best Short Film, Dover Film Festival Special Jury Award SeNef, Seoul, Korea
Music: Kasumi
Film Website:  http://www.synapseproductions.com

Upcoming Screenings
Venue/Organization	City	Country	Date

Screening History
Venue/Organization	City	Country	Date
Chillin Productions	San Francisco	USA	2005-04-16	Event Details
La Enana Maron	Madrid	Spain	2004-12-10	Event Details
Itau Cultural Center	Sau Paolo	Brazil	2003-12-11	Event Details
Houston Main Street Microcinema	Houston	USA	2003-11-14	Event Details
La Enana Maron	Madrid	Spain	2003-10-23	Event Details
La Enana Maron	Madrid	Spain	2003-10-19	Event Details
La Enana Maron	Madrid	Spain	2003-10-11	Event Details
Imperial Beach Film Festival	Imperial Beach	USA	2003-10-05	Event Details
La Enana Maron	Madrid	Spain	2003-10-03	Event Details
Mezzanine	San Francisco	USA	2003-06-03	Event Details
Blaffer Gallery	Houston	USA	2003-04-26	Event Details
Blaffer Gallery	Houston	USA	2003-04-25	Event Details
La Noche de Cortos	Sevilla	Spain	2003-03-25	Event Details
La Noche de Cortos	Sevilla	Spain	2003-03-18	Event Details
De Anza College	Cupertino	USA	2003-03-12	Event Details
La Noche de Cortos	Sevilla	Spain	2003-03-11	Event Details
La Noche de Cortos	Sevilla	Spain	2003-03-04	Event Details
Cinema Slam	Ann Arbor	USA	2003-01-14	Event Details
Edgeworks Film Festival	Corpus Christi	USA	2002-11-09	Event Details
Strange Brew Coffeehouse	Springfield	USA	2002-11-08	Event Details
Rio Theatre	Santa Cruz	USA	2002-11-03	Event Details
Texas A&M Universtiy Viz Lab	College Station	USA	2002-10-11	Event Details
Heaven Gallery	Chicago	USA	2002-09-21	Event Details
Firestation #3	Houston	USA	2002-08-30	Event Details
111 Minna Gallery	San Francisco	USA	2002-08-27	Event Details
Picture Start Film/Video Collaborative	Providence	USA	2002-08-21	Event Details
Mad River Microcinema	Billings	USA	2002-08-16	Event Details

Microcinema Interview/Article:

Compilations containing this film
	Independent Exposure Exhibition Experimental Greatest Hits (MC-794)	2008	Program available for theatrical exhibition
	Independent Exposure Exhibition La Enana Maron - Programa I (MC-391)	2004	Program available for theatrical exhibition
	Blackchair Collection DVD La Enana Marron Madrid 2003 (MC-170) Independent Exposure	2003	Not currently available through Microcinema International
	Blackchair Collection DVD Synesthetics: 9 Short Films by Kasumi (MC-144) Heavy-hitting, psychedelic images pulsate to rhythmic grooves...	2003	Not currently available through Microcinema International
	Independent Exposure Exhibition Experimentos Y Animaciones: Programa II (MC-132)	2003	Not currently available through Microcinema International
	Independent Exposure Exhibition Single Channel: Gallery Loop II (MC-119)	2003	Program available for theatrical exhibition
	Independent Exposure Exhibition Single Channel: Focus 2003 (MC-115)	2003	Program available for theatrical exhibition
	Independent Exposure Exhibition All Women's Edition-August 2002 v.2 (MC-89)	2002	Program available for theatrical exhibition
	Independent Exposure Exhibition Best of 2002 (Texas Version) (MC-86)	2002	Program available for theatrical exhibition
	Independent Exposure Exhibition Women's Edition August 2002 V1 (MC-83)	2002	Not currently available through Microcinema International