All Films

Old September Biscuits

2008 • 11 min

OVER A DECADE NOW , I FOUND A STACK OF PRINTS...3 16MM PRINTS...FROM THIS DOCUMENTARY FILM...TITLED ...'OLD BLACK AND ALIVE'...THEY WERE ALL IN MANY DIFFERENT CONDITIONS...AND FROM THE LOOKS OF THE PRINTS , YOU CAN SEE THAT TOO...A LOT OF AGE AND DECAY...VINEGAR...THAT PINKISH / PURPLE...THAT SAYS DESEASE...'DEATH OF THE RIBBON'...BUT NOT THE DEATH OF FILM...WITH THIS FOUND FOOTAGE , I FOUND MORE THAN 13 MULTIPLE REELS OF FILM...I FOUND A LOST HOPE...A LOST WISH...AND AN APOLOGY..."THE BISCUITS'...RESORECT. WHAT IS NOW DUST AND BONES...AND WITH THE COLLABORATION OF PROCESS...THROUGH FILM MAKING...WE ARCHIVE THESE LIVES...AND GIVE THESE PERSONS A SITUATION ...TO PROJECT BACK TO US...SO WE MIGHT NOT FORGET SOME OF THE GREATER THINGS LIFE AND DEATH...HOPE ..LOSS...EMPTYNESS...SORRY...REGRET...AND FORGIVENESS...LUTHER

The Advocate Presents: Gay Marriage in California

2008 • 29 min

"The Advocate" was on hand to cover the highs and lows of the first few days of gay marriage in California.

Trans-Mission

2008 • 43 min

A film that portrays the Kafkaesque struggle of the protagonist, a female to male transsexual, as he tries to obtain identity documents that would allow him to normally function in Polish society.

sprkelles

2008 • 3 min

FUK YOUtube :P

Bruce McClure at Kill Your Timid Notion Festival - 1st Set

2008 • 26 min

This event was part of Arika’s Kill Your Timid Notion Tour in 2008, preserved as part of their archive.

PeePee

2008 • 2 min • Spain

Bubbly and soapy friend

Ashen Light ‎– The New Era Of Black Metal: Live In Moscow

2008 • 33 min

Live In Moscow (23.02.07, Club Relax)

Confessions of a Str8 Drag King

2008 • 60 min • Canada

“Confessions of a Str8 Drag King” is a one-hour documentary that explores the exotic world of femme identity and drag performance. “Confessions” chronicles the experience of “hetero-queer” straight girl Jessica Barrett as she develops her alter-egos, Lulu LeMoan and Lawrence Orlando. Under the tutelage of “drag daddy” Edward Malaprop and with the support of Stilettos and Strap-Ons Burlesque troupe Jessica learns to morph from hyper-feminine to ultra-masculine at the drop of a hat.

The Grimbones

2008 • 2 min • Poland

The Grimbones is a minimalist animation made with nails, a rubber band and a simple grid drawing. The text read out by a little girl is a description of the situation unfolding on the screen. The precise language of description is enhanced with philosophical arguments pertaining to the way the world functions.

Portland, Oregon 1931

2008 • 10 min • Japan

In 1931, the Japanese-Americans enjoyed a spring sports day, conforming to the custom of the mother country. J. Tanaka who was a hotel manager in Portland city recorded the event while chasing his daughter. For him, the every event of Japanese-American people was the important topic that he should have recorded. We can see a lost happy time in this film. However I felt any film might disappear to the history.

Observa la silla de terror

2008 • 1 min • Venezuela

Observe La Silla De Terror is a story taken on the Yuotube platform since October 30, 2008 that generates more than 10 million visits, downloads and impressions from the public. The video is based on the conversion of terror and laughter, it is a kind of game or joke to see a single sila in a house with a television as a soul in place under the repetition of the exorcist shown on the wall of his computer, this was the final dying of the medium. Note that you observe the force, the force of terror, the force of the exorcist, or the force that moves alone

Eldress Myrtidiotissa, The Ascetic Struggler of Klissoura (1886-1974)

2008 • 48 min • Greece

The life of St. Myrtidiotissa AKA St. Sophia of Kleisoura

Busted

2008 • 30 min

Shot in the Kuala Lumpur red light district, this documentary revolves around Natasha, a Muslim Mak Nyah (male to female transsexual) who refuses to live life as a man in Malaysia.

Chop Off

2008 • 6 min

"Chop Off exposes the dark, fearful recesses of the human psyche by filming the body modification of performance artist R.K. Literally risking "life and limb," R.K.'S body is his medium and amputation is his art. The very act of filming him often stimulates a cascading range of emotions, from disgust to fear to dread." - Tribeca Film Festival 2009

Spiders in Eden

2008 • 12 min

Inspired in part by the landscape films of Chris Welsby, the lyricism of Brakhage, and the religiosity of Jack Chambers, this film is imagined perspective on Eden, with a spider in place of the snake.

The Return of the Buffalo: Restoring the Great American Prairie

2008 • 52 min

The vast area of the American prairie tells the story of a 150 year experiment: the settlement of the American plains. The radical plan of a scientist couple from New York is to make the Great Plains public property, a common area, and reverse it to its original condition. A rise in tourism and efficient buffalo meat production will provide people of this region with security and a new future.

S.i.t.e.

2008 • 5 min • Belize, France, Mexico

Search For International Terrorist Entities

Daisies Roll Up Film

2008 • 6 min

16mm color and b&w film neg rolled with hard boiled eggs, oranges, lemons, avocados, pickles, green apples, milk and watermelon – a remake of a scene from Vera Chytilova’s 1966 film, Daisies – rolling off the bed performances by: Mariah Csepanyi, Finn West & Jwest, lit with black light & strobe light.

Repetitive Stress Injuries

2008 • 13 min

Logo madness beam against the skull. It gets better!

The Winter Solstice

2008 • 11 min • China

Shortly before he died, he had dated his old lover once again.

Rose

2008 • 9 min

This film was shot on high contrast black and white film, the print for the film has the warm tint you see in this digital (HD) version.

Separation

2008 • 7 min • Canada

Separates the different colours of the film emulsion of home movies, drawing attention to the layered materiality of the film strip.

Indian

2008 • 2 min

At the Canadian National Spelling Bee speller Darryl Nepinak stumbles upon a familiar word. (This film was commissioned by the Winnipeg Film Group's Cinematheque for its 25th anniversary, Silverscope)

in front of eyes

2008 • 3 min

we are amazed in front of eyes