Hi again, everyone! I’m writing with an update on the "CABIN FEVER: Coping with COVID-19 playlist of online experimental films & videos" spreadsheet. I’m also including a bit of info to answer some questions that folks have emailed me about. I’ve answered those privately too but figure it could be useful to address a few of the more popular questions in this broader forum.
As it turns out, google limits the number of people using it to 100 at any given time, and traffic has been high, so lots of people are having trouble accessing it or are getting kicked out when other people try to use it. To try to lighten the traffic and accommodate as many people as possible as both viewers and editors, I’m asking the following: - If you want to access the list in more of a reading/learning capacity, here are a couple of options: OPTION 1) You can download a recent version of it from my website - http://www.katemakesfilms.com/cabinfever/ - right now what’s there is a snapshot (in both .pdf and .xlsx forms) of what the spreadsheet looked like about an hour and a half ago. So, not totally updated, but hopefully it’ll suit many of your needs. OPTION 2) Follow the link to the spreadsheet <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DHealTzCR0qNkq-fbuPRd9Nzi7NSAM5HKQ84grFEFO8/edit?fbclid=IwAR0fxsIT9fKGIn3gJYLjvpMIPlK10CRfKgUhBWoeupgE9NN8yNcUCE1_u7M#gid=1522167051> and download it (File > Download > [select the format you want to download]) and then leave the spreadsheet (close the browser tab or window where you have it open). This option has been frustrating some folks, so it might be better to just use option #1 if this option ends up being a pain. - If you want to add movies to the list, please follow the link to the spreadsheet <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DHealTzCR0qNkq-fbuPRd9Nzi7NSAM5HKQ84grFEFO8/edit?fbclid=IwAR0fxsIT9fKGIn3gJYLjvpMIPlK10CRfKgUhBWoeupgE9NN8yNcUCE1_u7M#gid=1522167051>, make your edits, and then close the tab or browser window so you can free up spaces for others trying to access it. There are a few other notes below about adding movies / making edits. The initial intention of this list was to gather some experimental films together based on moods one might be experiencing while being cooped up. The list has morphed some, with some great new categories being added to the mix. I love it!! I do hope that the original goal of feeding emotional needs and fostering virtual connectivity continues to be the salient purpose of the document. Also, I ask that we all please keep the entries limited to experimental film and not larger independent films, television series, and studio / commercial works. The focus here is experimental film and video, artist-made work. This probably goes without saying in this forum, but as the list has spread outside of the experimental film community, some questions around this have come up. A note on cross-posting: You are totally welcome to add the same movie to multiple categories if you think it fits in multiple categories! I ask that you add mindfully, and do please consider whether what you are adding does indeed work for that category. I am not familiar with many of the works being added, so I will not be doing any recategorizing myself. I thank all of you in advance for doing your own categorizing! I’m trying to keep things alphabetical by title, so if you could add them in being mindful of that, that’d be awesome. (Note: for titles starting with articles like *the*, *a*, *an*, alphabetize by the second word.) To add something into its alphabetical place, select the cell immediately above or below where your film would fit alphabetically and go to Insert > Row above or Row below. It'll add a blank row and you can add the movie info into that new row. Also, out of respect for community members, if you’re posting movies that contain material that could be sensitive to folks, please make a note in the NOTES / CONTENT WARNINGS section. Happy viewing to all!! Stay safe out there, Kate (If you have questions or anything, you’re welcome to drop me a note off-list. I am needing to be away from email for good chunks of the day, so I may not be able to reply right away, but I’ll get back to you just as soon as I can!)
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