All Films

A Life's Work

2011 • 18 min

In the fifteen years since leaving the job he hated, D.J. Blanton has thrown himself into his practice as a blacksmith, building thousands of pieces in his home shop. A Life’s Work considers the intersection of art and life—the curiosities we are born with and the legacies we leave behind.

Genderf*kation: A Gender Emancipation

2011 • 52 min

'Genderf*kation: A Gender Emancipation' is the story of six individuals and their journey through the social, religious and political landscapes of a society that struggles to understand or allows for gender variations. This documentary includes provocative interviews with professionals and outreach members who are active in this community to help shed light on a very unfamiliar subject. This film breaks through the gender stereo-types and historical gender ideologies to liberate our bodies, minds and spirits from our own social Gender Dysphoria. Although 'Genderf*kation: A Gender Emancipation' is based in Minnesota, the subject mat

Broken Bodies

2011 • 3 min • United States of America

Aimee Le's body and suffering-centered work for FS47, Theory and Practice of Editing

Wheels

2011 • 3 min

“Wheels” is a film about relative motion as described by Descartes: if 2 objects are moving in the same direction and speed they seem to be still between each other. Inspired by Duchampian tradition, Pedro and João filmed a short chronicle of curved means of transportation in the tropics. Overlaying directly on the negative (camera editing) the feat of paradoxically freezing a moving bicycle wheel, a car wheel and anamorphic depiction of tire, João and Pedro constate that for that to happen everything else must be perceived as a gyroscope.

Dad's Having a Baby

2011 • 60 min

Tom and Scott each came from traditional families. Now gay men, they met and fell in love. Scott became known worldwide as the pregnant man when he gave birth to his first biological son in 2010. This film follows him and his husband Tom along with their two adopted sons over Thanksgiving, as they face the trials of living in bible belt America.

الجنس والمدينة

2011 • 6 min • Canada

A film by Zahid Jiwa.

Brewster, MA

2011 • 11 min

“Frolicking on the beach in early June, before the start of the summer season.” - Ernie Gehr

Pathetic Magic

2011 • 5 min

Experimental animated film by Karen Yasinsky with music by Thank You

The Last Day of the Honeymoon

2011 • 30 min • Lithuania

A young couple is coming back after their honeymoon. On the way home they find themselves in many unexpected situations that are possible to get out of only if you love each other a lot. It is a short film about love. Have you ever seen such one? Sure exactly one like this?

The Visitation

2011 • 3 min • Canada

"A statue of the Madonna from a shrine in the house where I grew up takes on an uncanny appearance as if in response to an incantation (an oft-recited prayer from my childhood)." - Louise Bourque

year of the rabbit

2011 • 3 min • United States of America

A lunar ritual observed in rain and fog.

Lights Out

2011 • 1 min • France

In the city at night, the light spawns its way into the shadow territory.

Eleanor

2011 • 2 min • France

For Eleanor, the joy of living among other people is out of reach because of her extreme introversion, she shuts herself away in a depressive routine, with her cat as her only support, until the latter, hopeless for her, decides to leave home...

Argyle

2011 • 45 min

When aspiring filmmaker Charlie receives a one-time offer from a controversial, once-prominent documentary filmmaker, he reluctantly agrees to return to the small town where he was raised to investigate the origins of a notorious serial killer who also grew up there. Once home, he must contend with agitated townsfolk, pressure from his crew, and the awkwardness of reconnecting with the townies who never left.

Friends

2011 • 5 min • Japan

Junko Wada's performance captures the spirit of birds in flight.

Petroleo

2011 • 1 min • France

A man shipwrecked on a desert island desperately waits for help to come. An important discovery will change his situation... for the worse.

Doctor Who in America

2011 • 44 min

With all of the universe to explore, what keeps bringing the Doctor back to America? We uncover the Doctor's special relationship with the US, from Daleks on the streets of New York to robot gunslingers in the Wild West. The special includes behind-the-scenes reports from the Doctor's visits to the US and looks back at the references to the 50 States in Doctor Who.

Sex, Drugs, and Student Loans

2011 • 15 min

This documentary exposes just how much it really costs to enter the Ivy League gates. In the past decade, the cost of higher education has skyrocketed. The financial burden being placed on the new generation of scholars has forced students to make difficult decisions to pay the bills. Accrue enormous financial debt, don’t attend university, or enter the underground world of sex, drugs, and student loans. This documentary chronicles the lives of three female university students who decided to enter the illicit world of drug dealing and sex work in order to pay for their education.

The Beginning

2011 • 2 min

Single channel installation created to be exhibited in a loop before the Punctum & Back physical performance. Installed in the space it operates as the shadow of a gallery spectator entering the wall, in front of which the performance will occur.

Militants

2011 • 52 min • Tunisia

October 2011, nine months after the Tunisian Revolution of January 14, Tunisian women are running for the elections of the Constituent Assembly, some are from political parties, some are complete novices, some are activists of the early hours who joined parties to be part of the lists in the running and others are running as independents. They are in campaign, they criss-cross the Tunisian cities and villages, do meetings, door-to-door, enter the cafes "men", stick themselves their posters and distribute their leaflets. Who are they, what path has brought them to the political arena, what are their motivations and their weapons to lead such an unprecedented battle?

On The Good Earth

2011 • 5 min

A film by Basim Magdy. Super 8, Double Super 8 and iPhone video transferred to HD.

Au commencement

2011 • 6 min

Two gay sperms were never meant to fertilize an egg. But what if Life decides otherwise?

Pirate Island

2011 • 45 min

Haven, graveyard, legend and lore. History was made and lies buried on Pirate Island – the coral ringed Isle Saint Marie off the coast of Madagascar that sheltered the world's most ruthless 18th century pirates. This real Treasure Island was home for pirates like Captain Kidd, who continue to capture our modern day imagination, and sailed from this very real place in history. This two-hour special voyages with underwater explorer Barry Clifford as he dives for treasure on sunken pirate ships and reveals secrets on land of hidden pirate tunnels, forbidden graveyards and mysterious symbols. Interlaced with reenactments of the pirates’ lives and exploits in the busy shipping lanes of the Indian Ocean, Pirate Island offers a wealth of modern-day adventure.

Rubber's Kastom

2011 • 45 min • New Zealand

The film describes the processes involved in Lak funeral or mortuary rituals. The various stages of the rites are presented in combination with an overview of the political and social setting against which the rites are usually performed. As a background to the ritual processes described in the first half of the film, Rubber details his aspirations for his own ritual. He describes how he came to be one of the leading practitioners within the secret men's society and a man of political and social importance. The second half of the film shows the complete ritual process as it was performed "by Rubber for Rubber" in January 2005.