Friday, April 22, 2005 @ 9:30 PM

Shorts Program #2: Experimental Shorts


He’s Got the Power

Hilda Rasula
2:34, video, Toronto

A neo-femme found footage collage.


Cats and Pants

Jennifer Matotek
1:00, video, Hamilton

Simply cats and pants, one still image after the other, a literal interpretation.


Cremassticparkinator III

John Allen Gibal
6:00, video, Pittsburgh

Examining the synchronicities shared between the film Cremaster III, Jurassic Park III, and Terminator III, one must wonder what Matthew Barney’s influences are.


La Ardilla

Jim Finn
3:00, video, Chicago

About love and rodents, from the La Lotería series of soundtrack videos


What I’m Looking For

Shelly Silver
15:00, video, New York City

An adventure at the intersection between public space and the Internet, still and moving images, desire and the act of looking.


Amore

Julie Soragose
1:00, 16mm, Vancouver, BC

A hand-processed regular 8mm film reveals identity, anxiety, and the importance of learning to love oneself.


Altitude Zero

Lauren Cook
5:00, 16mm, Iowa City

By dissecting and reconstructing the filmic corpus (Amelia Earhart, a hot-leg contest, and gorgeous screen babes), Altitude Zero is a palimpsest of cinematic representation.


Spinart and Monoprint

Eric Ostrowski
2:34, 16mm, Seattle

Paint and ink squirted on strips of film as it ran through a Spinart, creating an array of vibrant patterns.


Buffalo Lifts

Christina Battle
3:00, 16mm, San Francisco

A herd of buffalo desperately tries to hold on as they cross the film frame.


For The Record

Carolyn Faber
7:30, 16mm, Chicago

For the Record is made from a discarded roll of security camera film from a grocery store. The camera photographed the customer and their check simultaneously.


Umm

Hilda Rasula
2:01, video, Toronto

A found footage a cappella arietta for female choir.


Twenty-Six

Randall Wakerlin
1:00, video, Portland

One year of my life in 36.6 seconds.


Good Morning Children

Jess McLean
2:00, video Pittsburgh

An eye-popping bombardment into the frenetic world of breakfast cereal packaging.


Magic Hostess

Rob Tyler
3:51, video, Portland

An insightful look into one of the most powerful and commanding kitchen appliances ever designed: the electric can opener.


Spam Letter + Google Search = Video Entertainment

Andre Silva City
3:00, video, Iowa City

Each word of a spam letter is matched with one of hundreds of available online images that pertain, however obscurely to that word.


Large Gourd

Justin Cooper
6:00, video, Chicago

Large Gourd explores issues of control through the behavior of a depersonalized “subject” in direct opposition with broader cultural mores and the consequences that result form this conflict.


Mother-In-Law Descending a Staircase

Kent Lambert
1:00, video, Chicago

Something weird is coming towards you on the stairs.


Eventide

Cassandra C. Jones
5:08, video, Ojai, CA

A compilation of 1,391 individual found photographs of the sunset from around the world.