Re: [Frameworks] portrayals of "the future" in animation and experimental film?

2017-01-12 Thread Ruth Hayes
Rene LaLoux, Planete Sauvage (Fantastic Planet). I don’t know if it’s the future, but it’s futuristic, with a strong social justice message. It’s a feature, however, so may be too long for your class. http://www.randommotion.com blogs.evergreen.edu/hayesr > On Jan 12, 2017, at 1:42 PM,

Re: [Frameworks] portrayals of "the future" in animation and experimental film?

2017-01-12 Thread Abigail Severance
Stephanie, I'd suggest Laura Kranings's Meridian Plain, Adoma Owusu's Drexciya, Cauleen Smith's The Changing Same, and Nicolas Rey's differently, Molussia. The last would really depend on the age of the children you imagine seeing the traveling program. Abigail *** Abigail Severance Faculty,

Re: [Frameworks] portrayals of "the future" in animation and experimental film?

2017-01-12 Thread Abigail Severance
Gene, Opinions are one thing and I agree with some of your here, but wow this is some serous mansplaining. Abigail > On Jan 12, 2017, at 2:54 PM, Gene Youngblood wrote: > > Some uninvited comments and observations, for what they’re worth: > > 1. Probably more than

Re: [Frameworks] portrayals of "the future" in animation and experimental film?

2017-01-12 Thread Alan Sondheim
My work has hardly been shown, but I made Sleazy and the Year 3000 and some other films dealing w/ the future; they may be at the Filmmakers Coop - - Alan == email archive http://sondheim.rupamsunyata.org/ web http://www.alansondheim.org / cell 718-813-3285 music:

Re: [Frameworks] portrayals of "the future" in animation and experimental film?

2017-01-12 Thread lagonaboba
The work of William Kentridge, Mine, for example, is exceptional. Bob Harris On Jan 12, 2017, at 4:42 PM, Stephanie Hutin wrote: > Hello, > > I am teaching an experimental animation class with a social justice focus > this semester. We will be creating a touring

Re: [Frameworks] portrayals of "the future" in animation and experimental film?

2017-01-12 Thread Gene Youngblood
Some uninvited comments and observations, for what they’re worth:  1. Probably more than 99% of all “future” narratives are either unimaginative dystopias (the author has no vision of how things might be better) or they are uncritical New Age utopias.  2. The phrase “unimaginative dystopia” is