Opening Night WED, Nov 1:
7:00 - 35mm shorts
HATE* (*a comedy) |
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Scalp! Patrick Bagot, 11:40, 35mm (shown on video) After a lethal accident in the bathtub, a young lady goes to a rock concert. The following morning, she attacks the singer with a chainsaw. Corridor Production, 1 rue Ambroise Thomas, Paris, 75009 France, T 01 42 46 3129, corridor@club_internet.fr |
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Limboscape Tim Finn, 4:30, 35mm The Limboscape is a sprawling, barren terrain. Dozer and Fixer try to escape Limbo and evade the fuzz in this wacky, hand drawn getaway. Tim Finn, 3803 Bradley Lane, Chevy Chase, MD 20815-4254, T 301-654-9341, tfinn5@yahoo.com |
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The Chromium Hook James Stanger, 36:45, 35mm (shown on video) An urgent news bulletin warns a young couple, parked at passion point, that a one armed lunatic has just escaped from the insane asylum. Tires squeal. A loud thud and a blood-curdling howl is heard. Colorful characters from the lovely town of Nimrod help us discover the truth of what took place that fateful night. Full of twists and oddities reminiscent of Twin Peaks. James Stanger, Channel Z, 2416 East 43rd St, Minneapolis, MN 55406, jim@chromiumhook.com, www.chromiumhook.com |
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Moving Illustrations of Machines Jeremy Solterbeck, 9:35, animation, 35mm (shown on video) A surreal look at a mechanical world where human eggs are genetically reprogrammed by ominous machines. It shows the beauty of simple motion and repetition, and attempts to blur the line between organic and man-made “machinery”. Jeremy Solterbeck, 615 5th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118-3914 |
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Rejected Don Hertzfeldt, 9:30, 35mm (shown on video) “In the spring of 1999, the Family Learning Channel commissioned animator Don Hertzfeldt (BILLY’S BALLOON, LILY & JIM, GENRE, AH L’AMOUR - MCF -99) to produce promotional segments for their network. The cartoons were completed in five weeks. The Family Learning Channel rejected all of them upon review, and they were never aired...” Don Hertzfeldt, 275 South Orange Ave, Suite G, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, www.bitterfilms.com |
9:00 - GOD MADE MAN
God Made Man (world premiere!!!) Crazy Pete, 88:00, 35mm (shown on video) Imagine if Robert Altman had decided to make KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE instead of SHORT CUTS. In a hip, swingin’, tacky 70’s TV world full of offensive humor, lame commercials and laugh tracks, a trendy corporation serves as the centerpiece in this “story” about a donut delivery boy with a crush and a deep-fried hand, a new flavor of coffee, a CEO in a rocky relationship with the devil, a glue-maker with a rodent fetish, a diaper-clad Blaxploitation superhero called The Baby, swinging couples on a double date, and their radio-addicted catatonic children. Peter Nelson, Diatribe Films, PO Box 48469, Los Angeles, CA 90048, peternelson@onebox.com |
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11:00 -
The MicroCineFest 2000
Opening Night Party!!!
$6 or FREE with a ticket stub or pass
with live music from
and non-live music from DJ Bump!!!
Drinks & snacks provided, but bring your own booze.