Manhattan Mermaid
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Experiments in Shorts
66 min. Sunday, August 8, 2010 Highland Inn Ballroom Lounge 5:30 pm Manhattan Mermaid Directed by: Tristan Von Christann - 7 min. - USA An inspirational piece about a species we can only rarely see, being so blinded by thoughts and the slowness of our senses. The Face on Mars Directed by: laura herman - 3 min. - USA Entering the moment of departure when a person enters a fugue state. Reading descriptions of individuals suffering from amnesia or fugue states, there always seemed to be a decisive moment where the person chose to leave their life behind -- letting go of every shred of self. Mugs Directed by: Ronnie Cramer - 4 min. - USA One hundred of your favorite celebrity mug shots morph from one to the next. The minimalist. trance-like soundtrack adds to the hypnotic effect. Circus Submitted by: Lindsay Greer - 3 min - USA "When i was a little girl, my mother took me to the circus." S T R E T C H Directed by: Arturo Cubacub - 4 min. - USA This short subject piece is a sensual representation of an internal transformation process catalyzed by the separation from one's identity. The Conversation with Dr. Mouse Directed by: Sook Hyun Kim - 10m - South Korea To have conversation with Mr. Mouse, daily life has to be selected and excluded. To disclose dirty and nasty things in society that is full of germs through twisted amateurish imagination. To reveal humane symptoms, like romantic evilness, contempt and fear, as pessimistic weakness and thoughts on death. These aim at Mr. Mouse in the form of excluded body movements, deconstructed sentences, irony and witticism. As I attained a victory from them, I decided to be a guardian of toilet myself. Orpheus & Eurydice Directed by: Morgan Dusatko - 7 min. - USA Orpheus searches the underworld for her lost love in this modern day telling of the classic Greek myth. Kapsis Directed by: Yen-Ting Cho - 7 min. - USA A piece for flute, electro-acoustic music, and video art. It portrays the mesmerizing Nahua myth of a young girl who becomes a starfish. The animation will be part of a contemporary opera. star, dust Directed by: Karen Hanson - 2 min. - Canada We are stardust. Almost all the atoms that make up our bodies were once forged in stars that exploded in supernovae. Charades Directed by: Ann Steuernagel - 7 min. - USA The creation of “Charades” was compelled by California’s passage of Proposition 8 which eliminated same-sex couples' right to marry. This found footage piece is a celebration of boy/girl identity and lesbian sexuality. Workout Video (part 1) Directed by: Georg Koszulinski - 5 min. - USA Part one of an experimental trilogy of workout videos. This video is intended for beginners. This is not a Pipe Bomb Directed by: Georg Koszulinski - 4 min. - USA When is a pipe something far more threatening, like a pipe bomb? Ghost Directed by: Georg Koszulinski - 3 min. - USA When celluloid and light collide and take on human form, man is no longer made of flesh and blood, but of machine and light.  |
