Hi Everyone!
I've curated the following program and will be taking it to Portland and San
Francisco on the following dates:
Sunday, November 25, 2012, 4PM
Presented by the 2012 Portland Cine Spree
Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton,
Portland, Oregon
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 7:30PM
Artists' Television Access
992 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA
Below is more information on the films. Hope you can make it out there!
Explorations and Documentations: 10 Short Films from the North American
Experimental Cinema
This
program emerged directly as a product of the daring spirit of the
underground film community. Composed of 16mm, VHS, Super 8, digital and
archival footage, the works in ‘Explorations and Documentations’ are
culled from the curator’s personal geographical journey. This survey of
experimental films from Mexico, Canada, and the United States take on
views disparate from traditional cinematic storytelling regarding
gentrification, fallen heroines, portraiture, poetry, sexual encounters,
and imagined journeys.
Featuring works by: Barbara Hammer, Ricardo Nicolayevsky, Dolissa
Medina, Navid Sinaki, Elena Pardo, Rafael Balboa, Leslie Supnet, Morris
Manuel Trujillo, Karl Lind Cat Tyc, and Dalia Huerta Cano.
Jane Brakhage (1974) 16mm by Barbara Hammer
A documentary on the pioneer woman, her wisdom, philosophy and common
sense: Jane Brakhage as herself is the viewpoint rather than Jane
Brakhage, wife of the filmmaker, Stan Brakhage.
Naomi (2005) Super 8 by Ricardo Nicolayevsky
Part of a collection of 9 portraits titled the Mexico City Portraits.
This series showcased Portraits of women film and video makers, born or
residing in Mexico City.
The Moonsong of Assassination (2010) Video by Dolissa Medina
A documentary creation story about Tex-Mex “Tejano” music singer
Selena, who in 1995 at the brink of crossover success, was shot and
killed at age 24 by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldivar.
The Assumption (2011) mixed; Digital and VHS by Navid Sinaki
A man in conversation with Death recalls the cities, the men, and
textures that he loved, as well as those that broke him apart.
Mi Barrio (2009) 16mm and Video by Elena Pardo
A portrait of a neighborhood in Mexico City.
Intermezzo (2006) 35mm by Rafael Balboa
For the very first time I had the chance to work with original music
strings frequencies provided by Julio Clavijo. The entire film is
made with 35mm found footage, after much destruction by chemicals the
results really bites people.
Sun Moon Starts (2009) Super 8 by Leslie Supnet
sun moon stars rain is a psychedelic visual elegy, lamenting the death of
Mother Nature's children.
PRELUDE (2009) 16mm found footage by Morris Manuel Trujillo
A found footage experimental short film made of abandoned, later found,
worked and hand painted on; images loaded with symbolism, both
autobiographical and premonitory.
Striping (2006) SD by Karl Lind Cat Tyc
A hacked VCR remembers a poem by Cat Tyc.
Alle Mensen en Andere Ziveraar (2010) 16mm by Dalia Huerta Cano
An exploration on a confused state of a trapped and wild experience on
supposedly dancing forever or never with someone. An experimentation
with 16mm double exposure and by hand developing using extra materials
as buckets, sand and any film scratcher. Co-directed with Belgian artist
Patrick Danse.
Curated by Brenda Contreras
brendacontreras.com
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