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A Special Message To You From Mike Z
Mike Z, 5:00, video
“The most important tape that you will ever see”. This new
one from Mike Z (HOW TO START A REVOLUTION IN AMERICA - MCF’99) reinforces
why an audience member at last spring’s JHFF, felt the need to yell,
“Mike Z is God!” after a screening of Z’s MY LEFT NUT.
Mike Z, PO Box 80, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028, T 917-404-5334, thez1@mindspring.com,
crowdedtheater.com
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What Boys Want
Roger Beebe, 2:30, 16mm
Take a handful of colored Sharpies, a roll of 20 years old Dupont black
and white film stock, a Lite Brite, an animation motor, a Betty doll,
a hamburger and a Bolex. Put them in a bag and shake vigorously. The result
is this simple and comic portrait of a boy paralyzed by his idiotic desire.
Roger Beebe, 313 NW 2nd St, Gainesville, FL 32601, T 352-271-4265, rogerbb@english.ufl.edu
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Crescent Time
Simon Tarr, 3:00, video
Monologue becomes dialogue as image, text, and voice intersect and fold
back upon one another through this hypnotic night in the desert. A new
one from Simon Tarr (BURNING CONTOUR MATRIX - MCF ‘98).
Simon Tarr, 114 Carnegie Building, University Park, PA 16802, simon@berserker-rage.com,
www.berserker-rage.com
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Nu
Marah Amberlyn Strauch, 3:00, 16mm
“Drenched with unrealized eroticism, punctuated by pop music, if
desire had a voice she would speak French with a Parisian accent. Each
subtitle becomes a title for the image. This film is a love poem about
secret crushes, imaged voyeurism, and almost naughty daydreams”.
Marah Strauch, 184 East 3rd St Apt. 1C, New York, NY 10009, modernmarah.rcn.com
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Slow Death of A Large Animal
Mark Hejnar & T.M. Caldwell, Sound by Larval, 6:00, 16mm (shown on
video)
A video composed of scavenged 16mm films from the wastelands of Detroit.
Shadows of emulsion-damaged 30’s circus footage juxtaposed with a
brooding, elegiac soundtrack create a sinister and melancholic mood. See
Mark’s JEFF, also showing at MCF 2000.
Mark Hejnar, PO Box 578503, Chicago, IL 60657-8503, T 773-764-0436, mhejnar@hotmail.com
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MANAPE
Emmy Collins, 0:20, 35mm stills & drawing (shown on video)
“Ugly man morphs into beautiful ape”. MANAPE is the 25-second
audition tape that landed Emmy Collins (HEADSHOT - MCF ‘99) not one,
but TWO roles (man AND ape) in the new Planet of the Apes movie, THE VISITOR,
directed by Tim Burton. Don’t miss Emmy as Gay Jesus in Crazy Pete’s
GOD MADE MAN, also showing at MCF 2000.
Frugality Films, 229 S. Westlake Ave #205, Los Angeles, CA 90057-2447,
T 213-484-5929, frugalfilms@hotmail.com,
www.frugalityfilms.com
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Schizophrenia circa 1986
Jeanne Vitale, 3:12, 16mm (shown on video)
Shot on 16mm in the mid-1980s. By contrasting real quotes with images
of NYC’s homeless, the schizophrenic nature of our culture regarding
wealth is revealed with gallows humor. Even the vocals on the original
soundtrack were taken from a real answering machine message. The film
was completed in 1999, after Jeanne Vitale finally learned how to edit.
Jeanne Vitale, 78 E 7th St #2, Brooklyn, NY 11218, T day 212-500-4975,
T night 718-972-0861, jvitale@ixl.com
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Phases
Marcus Young, 4:00, video
Video face dancing. A witty expression of choreographic synchronicity
and counterpoint, it alludes to Asian theater masks and resembles a scientific
etude of facial expression. The video is made in one performance take.
Marcus Young, 1827 Elliot Ave #2, Minneapolis, MN 55404, T 612-871-6008,
marcusyoung@yahoo.com
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The Vyrotonin Decision
Matt McCormick, 7:00, 16mm
A post-modern disaster epic featuring thirty-six appropriated television
commercials from 1971. Using a hole punch, junk store splicer, and lots
of tape and glue, this film is a hand made film constructed from the images
and sounds of dumpster-rescued television studio discards from the days
before video replaced 16mm production.
Matt McCormick, Rodeo Film Company, PO Box 40835, Portland, OR 97240,
T 503-282-6082, perph@jps.net
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Sincerely, Joe P. Bear
Matt McCormick, 4:00, 16mm
Polar bears, ice queens, lost love... appropriated news clips from the
1960’s combine with hand-painted film to tackle the momentous issue
of how polar bears cope with heartbreak and rejection.
Matt McCormick, Rodeo Film Company, PO Box 40835, Portland, OR 97240,
T 503-282-6082, perph@jps.net
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Jeff
Mark Hejnar, 4:00, video
Manipulated media imagery and sound are mixed with Milwaukee location
footage and fantasy recreation to create an obsessive, disturbing look
at serial killer, Jeffrey Dahmer. From Mark Hejnar (TV MINISTRY - MCF
‘99, AFLICTION, HERD MENTALITY).
Mark Hejnar, PO Box 578503, Chicago, IL 60657-8503, T 773-764-0436, mhejnar@hotmail.com
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Depression
Matthew Fern, music by Marcus Watkins and Blair Bestin, 0:54, Super 8
(shown on video)
A time-lapse view of one depressing evening. A new one from Matthew Fern
(PENGUIN SOUP - MCF ‘99).
Matthew Fern, Ferndog Productions, 1444 1/2 Edgecliff Dr, Los Angeles,
CA 90024, mdferndog@hotmail.com
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Dance Habibi Dance
Usama Alshaibi, 3:45, 16mm (shown on video)
“Mythological creatures parade and swim in an acid Greek mythos.
This is the broadcast from beyond, with lurid flesh, Arabesque disco and
eye candy for the starved.”
Usama Alshaibi, Chicago Historical Society, 1601 N Clark Street, Chicago,
IL 60614-6099, T 312-642-5035 ext 327 or 312-409-3890, a_usama@hotmail.com
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Split
Ya-Nan Chou, 2:00, 16mm
Ya-Nan Chou (PINPOINT - MCF ‘99) returns with another of her trademark
Fabric Animations, this one made mostly with embroidery, fabric collage
and paint on fabric. SPLIT is about a heartbroken woman who splits herself
from the relationship she used to live in.
Ya-Nan Chou, 5923 White Oak Ave, Encino, CA 91316, T 818-705-1682, ynchou@pacbell.net
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Fansom the Lizard
Evan Mather, 9:22, video
Based on family folklore, this is the true story of a pet lizard who
travels from his home in Louisiana to Las Vegas in search of adventure.
A vibrant fusion of hand-drawn and computer generated animation.
Evan Mather, evan@evanmather.com, www.evanmather.com
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Les Pantless Menace
Evan Mather, 3:40, video
A flying army of naked Barbies (with something sinister on their minds)
descends to the peaceful lemon planet to wreak havoc. The fourth in Evan’s
series of animated Star Wars shorts (QUENTIN TARANTINO’S STAR WARS
& GODZILLA VERSES DISCO LANDO - MCF ‘98).
Evan Mather, evan@evanmather.com, www.evanmather.com
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Buena Vista Fight Club
Evan Mather, 1:50, video
Set within the context of an AVINO catalog, a trio of musicians go on
a bloody rampage.
Evan Mather, evan@evanmather.com, www.evanmather.com
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The Effigy of Forget
James Dingle, 6:26, video
Robots conduct mysterious experiments in an underground laboratory. Fans
of the Brothers Quay’s stop-motion animation will enjoy this!
James Dingle, 1809 Robert St, New Orleans, LA 70115, T 504-891-1422,
jacquafresh@hotmail.com
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Sadisinfectenz
Giulia Frati, 2:02, 16mm
“A filmic poem describing the obsessive need to manipulate the feelings
and the senses of a virtual lover”.
Giulia Frati, 5309 Parc Ave #12, Montreal, PQ, H2V 4G9, Canada, T 514-490-1982,
zelectra@hotmail.com
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