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Absence Of Limbs – Bump, 4:07, video
Layered imagery accompanies music by Cicada’s Andriana Pateris. A
long awaited return to filmmaking from DJ Bump.
Bump Stadelman, 410-243-3653, bump@defectiverecords.com
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Blutrausch – Bloodlust - Thorsten Fleisch, 4:15,
16mm
Reminiscent of Stan Brakhage’s classic experimental film, Mothlight
(in which pieces of moth were affixed to clear film leader), Bloodlust
is an attempt to constitute a human/machine dialogue. It shows the filmmaker’s
blood as seen/heard with the eyes/ears of the machine, which in actuality
is a film projector with optical sound. The filmmaker affixed his own
blood onto transparent film leader by cutting into the flesh and then
pressing the film leader onto the wound, and by dripping fresh and clotted
blood from a syringe onto the film leader.
Thorsten Fleisch, Gebrueder Wright Str. 13, 53125 Bonn, Germany, ++49-228-252960,
totz@gmx.de
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Canine - Amie Robinson, 3:05, video
Dreams and nightmares involving dogs and teeth.
Amie Robinson, ar3r@hotmail.com, 919-942-9025
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Clip (4000f.) - Robert Todd, 3:10, 16mm
A sequence of 10 images presented in 10 groups of 400 alternating
frames. The primary image of a bird is gradually disfigured by the successive
introduction of competing imagery, yet the overall field seems to have
it’s own life.
Robert Todd, 57 Cornwall Street #3, Boston, MA 02130, 617-824-8867, robert_todd@emerson.edu,
www.roberttoddfilms.com
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Deadpan - Rick Raxlen, 6:00, 16mm (shown on video)
Using pop imagery, scratch animation, stock-character animation, and abstract
ink washes, etc, the filmmaker attempts to evoke those troubled nights
around the family dinner table when Dad would bring home tongue for dinner.
Rick Raxlen, 1716 Lee Ave., Victoria BC, 250-598-1937, no-room@islandnet.com,
www.raxlen.8m.com
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Fightloop - Daniel Martinico, 2:00, video
A scene from an old Jacques Tourneur film, featuring Robert Mitchum, is
cut-up and re-sampled, creating a whole new action sequence. This is one
of three new pieces from Daniel Martinico (Out To Lunch, MCF ’98)
– be sure to check out the other two: Wavelength and Mountain.
Daniel Martinico, UCSD Visual Arts Facility, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla,
CA 92093-0084, martinico@ucsd.edu
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In Her Room - Francis Thberge, 1:38, Quicktime (shown
on video)
"Visual and musical exploration on the subject of dreams & Nightmares.
A person is captive in a room… this room is in fact her own mind,
her own dreams & nightmares… "
Francis Thberge, 2177 Dezery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H1W 2S3, www.thisisnotdesign.com,
francis@thisisnotdesign.com, p:1-514-521-9387, f:1-450-478-4118
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Jon's Point, LA - Jack Beck & Nick Scherzinger,
3:30, video
Shot one summer night from a high lookout point above Laurel Canyon, the
subject matter of Jon’s Point is simply and wholly Los Angeles, in
all its glory. "A group of rowdy teens joined me and questioned what
I was shooting, and why I was shaking my camera so much. I couldn’t
then supply a sufficient explanation. I’ve later been asked if the
imagery is a visual representation of the Hollywood lifestyle. Sure, earthquakes
and all."
Jack Beck, 41 Cornell St. #6, Rochester, NY 14607, 716-241-3158, aquilineprods@aol.com
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The Last, The Rest - Johanna Dery, 4:30, 16mm
A tale of the tragic and flightless, as wingless birds and mystery disks
move through a variety of frame-by-frame techniques including animation
and optical printing, as well as the use of live-action photography.
Johanna Dery, PO Box 2328, Providence, RI 02906, 401-453-6811, johannadery@hotmail.com
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Logarithm - Clancy Dennehy, 3:00, video
Camera movements and jungle beats make dead sea logs dance. Music by Aphex
Twin.
Clancy Dennehy, 1715 Woodland Dr., Vancouver, B.C. V5N 3N8, clancyden@look.ca,
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The Peritoneal Surfaces Are Smooth and Glistening -
Walker Allen, 11:00, 16mm & Super8 (shown on video)
The filmmaker describes it as "A largely incoherent experimental
mish-mash. You could say it’s about cats. But I wouldn’t".
In actuality, it’s an impressive display of audio & visual editing,
and yes, there are cats in it. If only we could pass out headphones to
everyone in the audience so that you could truly experience the stereo
audio the way it’s meant to be heard.
Walker Allen, 925 W. Clay St., Richmond, VA 23220, 804-643-0196, e1472@erols.com
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Somewhere I Was Born - Tony Gault, 8:00, Super8 &
16mm (shown on 16mm)
A comic study of religion and evolution, the film documents the filmmaker’s
brush with mortality after being diagnosed with cancer. The film was shot
almost entirely on Super 8 film and then blown up to 16mm.
Tony Gault, 1311 East Bates Ave., Englewood, CO 80110, 303-789-4114
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The Strip Mall Trilogy - Roger Beebe, 9:00, Super8
(shown on video)
The Strip Mall Trilogy attempts to liberate form & color from
the idiotic consumerist landscape of postmodern America. The film was
shot on Super8 film and, with the exception of a few sequences in Part
2, was edited entirely in camera. A new one from Roger Beebe (What
Boys Want – Way Cool Use Of A Lite-Brite Award, MCF 2000).
Roger Beebe, 4008 Turlington Hall, Gainsville, FL 32611-7310, 352-271-4265,
rogerbb@ufl.edu
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Symphony Of A Great Actor - Michael Gersten, 3:00,
video
A discovery of the symphonic elements found in fine acting. The work of
master thespian, Keanu Reeves, is deconstructed and reconstructed into
a musical and visual symphony.
Michael Gersten, 1710 NW 23rd St., Gainesville, FL 32605, 352-271-6100,
mkg@ufl.edu
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Transmigration - Jeremy Parr, 3:05, video
A meditation on the movement from one life to the next, when a very large
bug is eaten alive by many tiny ants.
Jeremy Parr, 6705 Glenwood Way, El Cerrito, CA 94536, 415-722-2379, jermicah@aol.com
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A Code Of Courage - Kevin Walsh, 2:30, video
Found footage, a peeping tom, spinning breast fans, stop-motion animation
monsters, a menacing lunchbox, and bubbles all come together in this experimental
short.
Kevin Walsh, 410-552-9193, passage@md.prestige.net
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The Box - Stefan Gronsky, 4:30, CGI
(shown on video)
A curious blob finds a box that fell from the sky.
Stefan Gronsky, 7343 Waldo Lane, El Cerrito, CA 94530, 510-528-8452, stfn@mac.com
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A Christmas Trilogy (in four parts) - Nikhil Adnani, 8:30, Macromedia
Flash (shown on video)
Despite his circumstances and obstacles, every
year Rudolph returns to save Christmas in his own special way.
Nikhil Adnani, nikhil@groovechamber.com, www.groovechamber.com
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The Crab Boy - Aaron Thedford, 6:30, 16mm (shown on video)
A regular boy goes to a freak show and meets a boy who has claws for hands.
Somewhat influenced by Art Clokey’s Davey & Goliath clay-animation
TV show, The Crab Boy teaches a moral lesson about accepting those who
are different.
Aaron Thedford, 2605 West Royal Lane #2609, Irving, TX 75063, 972-831-9595,
greenwalrus@hotmail.com
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Extreme Man and Insane Boy - Webster Colcord, 6:00,
35mm (shown of video)
MCF ’99 included a 7-film mini-retrospective of Webster Colcord’s
animation. We’re pleased to present the latest psychotronic masterpiece
from the man who does skeletons the best. Extreme Man and Insane Boy is
about a dogmatic vigilante wanna-be and his insane sidekick facing off
against the villainous Screaming Skull.
Webster Colcord, wcolcord@aol.com, 1115 S. Claremont, San Mateo, CA 94402,
650-571-9580
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High Tide - Lori Samsel, 3:45, 16mm (shown on video)
A lemming is stuck on a cliff as the rapidly rising tide drowns the earth
and meets the sky.
Lori Samsel, 260 Gates #4B, Brooklyn, NY 11206, samselthedamsel@aol.com
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Horse-Play - Lena Podesta, 2:00, 16mm
A little girl’s drawings come to life to misbehave
and take over her space.
Lena Podesta, 4301 Avocado B, LA, CA 90027, 323-661-5730, lenapod@hotmail.com
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I Was a Strip Club Virgin - Rachel Max, 2:40, computer
animation (shown on video)
Animator Rachel Max (Rocky IV, An Animation –
MCF’99) tells the true story of her first journey into a strip club
for a bachelorette party.
Rachel Max, 2457 39th Pl. NW, Washington, DC 20007, 202-338-9799, rach@rachelmax.com,
www.rachelmax.com
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Karma - Kevin Walsh & Kevin Hoppe, 2:10, video
Two peaceful music makers attempt to play a sitar song
at whatever the cost, to keep the surroundings quiet.
Kevin Walsh, 410-552-9193, passage@md.prestige.net
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Luke Boggia Lord of the Animation Presents The Gospel
According To Luke - Luke Boggia, 10:00, 16mm
Created as a filmic self portrait. Receive into your heart
and mind the love that is Luke Boggia, Lord of the Animation. Feel the
healing power of his love as it surrounds the planet earth and brings
the weak to their feet with a combination of live action and animation
so powerful that it can only be achieved through divine intervention.
Luke Boggia, 5408 B Sunshine Dr., Austin, TX 78756, lukeboggia@yahoo.com
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The Monkeyman Rules 1, 2 and 3 - James
Dean Conklin, 3x1:00, video
Meet the Monkeyman. He has rules to live by. Here are three
of them.
James Dean Conklin, 11 Pine View Rd., West Nyack, NY 10994,
646-279-3838
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The Probing Orb - Mark D'Amico, 6:00,
Super8 (shown on video)
A Cat & Dog team of investigative journalists examines
the life of an ironically misdirected "Humanitarian".
Mark D’Amico, 281 Rombout Ave., Beacon, NY 12508, 845-838-9573, damcmdamico@aol.com
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Silhouette - Ya-Nan Chou, 4:00, 16mm
Embroidery/fabric animator, Ya-Nan Chou returns (Pinpoint
– MCF’99, Split – Best Animated Film Award, MCF 2000).
"Take a mental trip through fashion magazines and imagine yourself
in endless Versace and Prada. How about designing your own style with
a simple piece of fabric? Come indulge yourself in this animated Vogue
magazine, take a look at the cover girl we found for this season. Dedicated
to all fashion-maniacs!"
Ya-Nan Chou, 5923 White Oak Ave., Encino, CA 91316, yachou@excite.com
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Snack - Ali Ashdown, 2:00, 8mm (shown on video)
One man discovers there is much more to his
midnight snack than he ever thought possible as he embarks on an unsettling
quest to conquer his snack.
Ali Ashdown, 17 Bauer St., Woodville 5011, South Australia, 0412-623-770,
aliashdown@hotmail.com
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Snip - Sarah Brown, 3:00, 16mm
A weaver's hands create a single cloth and each severed thread is the
end of another story.
Sarah Brown, 15313 Iris Ln., Dumfries, VA 22026, valeskabsb@aol.com, 703-680-4219
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Tour Tips: Lesson #14 – Beware The Day Off In New
Orleans - Danny Plotnick, 1:30, video
Ever wonder what it’s like to go on tour with your
film, band, poetry or art? Well it’s not all glad-handling, schmoozing,
free drink tickets and adoring audiences. Along the way there are some
dark, dank and humiliating moments. The Tour Tips series will address
some of these pitfalls to better prepare the travelling artiste for his
or her journey down the wrong side of the road. Lesson #14 follows Loud
Family drummer, Gil Ray, as he discovers the dark side of New Orleans’
culinary delights. New from Danny Plotnick (Steel Belted Romeos,
I’m Not Fascinating: The Movie – MCF’97, I Socky,
Swinger’s Serenade – Way Cool Randiest Film Award, MCF’99).
Danny Plotnick, PO Box 460472, SF, CA 94146,
415-452-9323, s8romeo@aol.com, www.hi-beam.net/mkr/dp/dp-bio.html
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Welcome To Purgatory - Jay Barba & Brian Farrelly,
5:30, video
Imagine all the deceased rock legends alive and well, and
all together in a junior high school sex ed class being taught by Sinatra.
Liebography Productions, Liebography@yahoo.com,
www.liebography.com, 718-274-2581,
25-63 31st St., Astoria, NY 11102
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Wonderman - James Dean Conklin, 2:10,
video
Meet Wonderman, a Superman-esque hero, only he’s more
concerned with trying to get his secret identity laid than with saving
Metropolis.
James Dean Conklin, 11 Pine View Rd., West Nyack, NY 10994, 646-279-3838
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