Re: Arkansas Underground Film Fest debuts tommorrow

From: Mason Shefa (email suppressed)
Date: Sat Jul 18 2009 - 11:04:51 PDT


Hi, my film title is incorrect on the schedule. It is supposed to be
Arterial Deposition in Thought and Being.
Thank you.
Mason Shefa

On Jul 16, 2009, at 6:32 PM, Arkansas Underground Film Festival wrote:

> Here's a sampling of what will be playing at the Arkansas
> Underground Film Festival this weekend. It is designed to provide a
> historical context for viewing avant-garde and underground film,
> while exposing audiences to contemporary work as well. It's the
> first event of it's kind to be held in the state of Arkansas.
>
> Full schedule and program notes at: www.arkuff.com
>
>
> Arkansas Underground Film Festival
> July 17-19, 2009
> Malco Theater
> 819 Central Avenue
> Hot Springs Natʼl Park, AR
>
> Friday, July 17
> “Focus on Surrealism”
>
> 5:00 opening reception
> rare and unusual small-gauge projection exhibit,
> curated by David Nelson, Shreveport, LA
>
> On installation:
> Light 3m
> by Lee Bishop, Carrboro, NC
> (Just beyond the screen) the universe - as we know it - is ending
> 3m30s
> by Christine Lucy Latimer, Toronto, ON, CANADA
>
> 6:00 George Melies program
> George Melies (1861-1938) was a magician by trade, and is credited
> as the first to fully
> use film to explore its trick properties. .
>
> film include:
> The Conjurer 1m, 1899
> A Trip to the Moon 11m, 1902
> The Palace of the Arabian Nights 19m, 1905
> The Doctor Secret 9m, 1910
> The Conquest of the Pole 7m, 1912
>
> 7:00 Surrealist Classics
>
> Un Chien Andalou 16m, 1929
> by Salvador Dali/Luis Bunuel, France
>
> A Page of Madness 60m, 1926
> by Kinugasa Teinosuke, Japan
> Screened with live electronic musical accompaniment by Shane English.
>
> 9:00 Surrealist Short Film Program
>
> Infiltration 4.5m
> by Charles Chadwick, Los Gatos, CA
>
> The Salariat in Parts 11m
> by Zachary Epcar, San Francisco, CA
>
> The Land Beyond Explanation 13m30s
> by Madam X, Los Angeles, CA
>
> Ichthyopolis 9m22s
> by Andre Silva, Wilmington, NC
>
> Donkey Harvest 11m
> by Allan Brown, Montreal, QC, CANADA
>
> Un cadavre Exquis 10m
> by Volatile Works collective, Montreal, QC, CANADA
>
> The Presentation Theme 14m
> by Jim Trainor Chicago, IL
>
> Running Sushi 30m
> by Mara Mattuschka & Chris Haring, AUSTRIA
>
> Saturday, July 18
> “Pop Culture and Outsider Film”
> 1:00 opening reception
> 16mm installation by Projexorcism of Hickory, North Carolina.
>
> On installation:
> Video Art 5m
> by Jon Clark, Los Angeles, CA
> Lake 4m
> by Jake Barningham, Chicago, IL
>
> 2:00 The Films of Andy Warhol
>
> Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol 87m
> by Chuck Workman, 1990
>
> Outer and Inner Space 33m, double projection
> by Andy Warhol
>
> Haircut (no.1) 24m,
> by Andy Warhol
>
> 5:15 “FluxFilm Program” 40m
> Often called the ʻanti-art,ʼ Fluxus artists focused on minimalism
> to highlight the
> perceived connection between art and everyday objects.
>
> works include:
> George Brecht -- 'Entry-Exit'
> Anonymous -- 'Eyeblink'
> George Maciumas -- 'Artype'
> Eric Andersen -- 'Opus 74, version 2'
> Chieko Shiomi -- 'Disappearing Music for Face'
> George Maciunas -- '10 Feet'
> Robert Watts -- 'Trace'
> Albert Fine -- 'Readymade'
> Paul Sharits -- 'Sears Catalogue 1-3', 'Dots 1 & 3', 'Wrist Trick',
> 'Unrolling Event'
> Yoko Ono -- 'Number 4'
> John Cale -- 'Police Car'
> Joe Jones -- 'Smoke'
> Paul Sharits -- 'Word Movie'
>
> 6:15 William S. Burroughs Program (35 minutes)
> The the films of writer William S. Burroughs were never widely
> shown, but were recently
> rediscovered by Psychic TV in a private collection.
>
> Films include:
> “Towers Open Fire” 10m
> “The Cut Ups” 20m
> “Bill and Tony” 5m
>
> 7:00 Projexorcism from Hickory, NC, live multi-projection film
> performance.
>
> 8:00 Freezer Fright
> Freezer Fright 56m
> by Nancy Silver, Bonnerdale, AR
>
> 9:00 “Catfish With Falcon Wings”
> films by Jason Laray Keener and Jeremiah Ledbetter, Anniston, AL
>
> Athazagoraphobia 3m
> I Donʼt Love Anyone Anymore 2m
> Hail Cracking Cobra Eggs 5m
> Hallelujah! Gorilla Revival 5m
> Hollow Porcelain Fish Chamber 4.5m
>
> 9:30 Outsider Short Film Program
> These films represent the vast underbelly of North American film
> culture. Screening
> made possible by the Bearded Child Film Festival, Grand Rapids,
> Minnesota.
>
> La Gallina Matadora 4m
> Matthew Silver & Manuel Pimentel, Bergenfield, NJ
>
> Everything You Need 3m
> by Luke Holden, Bemidji, MN
>
> Unless Youʼve Tried It, You Have No Idea How Hard It Is to Bury a
> Horse 3m
> by Luke Holden, Bemidji, MN
>
> Flesh Orgy of the Zombie Totem 14m
> by James W. Harris, Rydal, GA
>
> Time for Bed 10m
> by Montgomery Klinefelter, Rauch, MN
>
> The Spanky Monkey Movie -, 20m
> by Micki Tschur, Colorado Springs, CO
>
> Miss Edmonton Teen Burger 1983 in: Itʼs Party Time! 20m
> by Amy Lockhart, CANADA
>
> Royalty and Catass 20m
> by The Vititoe Brothers, Louisville, KY
>
> (!) The Milkman 8m
> by Ken Takahashi, CANADA
>
> Sunday, July 19
> “Experimental Cinema”
>
> 12:30 Doors Open
>
> On installation:
> Bold Stories 15m30s
> by Gennaro De Pasquale, Montreal, QC, CANADA
> Window 1m
> by Jeremy Newman, Mt. Laurel, NJ
>
> 1:00 Stan Brakhage Retrospective
> Stan Brakhage completed over 400 films during a 50 year period, and
> is widely
> regarded as the godfather of experimental film.
>
> Documentaries about Stan Brakhage include:
> Brakhage 22m excerpt, 1999, by Jim Shedden
> Stan Brakhage 15m, 2003, by Pip Chodorov
> Garden Path 8m, 2001, by Mary Beth Reed
>
> Brakhage shorts include:
> Interim 25.5, 1952
> Mothlight 4m, 1963
> The Stars are Beautiful 19m, 1974
> The Dante Quartet 8m, 1987
> I... Dreaming 8m, 1988
> Lovesong 7m, 2001
> Chinese Series 2m, 2003
>
> The Jesus Trilogy and Coda 2001, 20m
>
>
> 4:30 Avant-Garde Classics
>
> *Oscar Fischinger “Radio Dynamics” 4m, 1942
>
> *Len Lye Retrospective 13.5m
> films include: Color Cry (1952), Particles in Space (1979), Tal
> Farlow (1980), Rhythm
> (1957), Free Radicals (1958)
>
> *Joseph Cornell Retrospective 25m
> films include: Cotillion (1940), The Midnight Party (1940),
> Childrenʼs Party (1940)
>
> *Maya Deren “Meshes in the Afternoon” 14m, 1942
>
> *Norman McLaren “Neighbors” 8m, 1952
>
> *George Kuchar “Wild Night in El Reno” 6m, 1977
>
> *George Kuchar “The Mongreloid” 10m, 1978
>
> *Jim Henson "Time Piece" 9m, 1966
>
> 6:30 Experimental Short Film Program
>
> Shade 2m
> by David Warren, Florida
>
> Arterial Disposition of Thought and Being 6m20s
> by Mason Shefa, Studio City, CA (15-year-old filmmaker)
>
> What I Saw on October 32,1988 8m
> by Neil Ira Needleman, Katonah, NY
>
> Isabell 6m
> by Kathleen Rugh, Ithaca, NY
>
> Spaces 4m
> by Josh Romphf, London, ON, CANADA
>
> All the House 6m
> by Caroline Koebel, Brooklyn, NY
>
> Destination Finale 9m15s
> by Philip Widmann, Berlin, GERMANY
>
> Themes and Variations for the Naked Eye 11m
> by Caitlin Horsmon, Kansas City, MO
>
> Plastic Opera 6m
> by Matthew Perino, Boulder, CO
>
> One Last Shock 5m30s
> by Adam Paradis, Boston, MA
>
> Emergence 4m
> by Marcin Blajecki, Poland
>
> In the Pink 3m30s
> by R.C. Johnson, Duluth, MN
>
> short break
>
> Troll Eyes 30m
> by Trevor Adams, Minneapolis, MN
>
> Fraunmuskel 6m
> by Frank Biesendorfer, Colorado Springs, CO
>
> Lezzieflick 6m
> by Nana Swiczinsky, AUSTRIA
> __________________________________________________________________
> For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>.
>
>

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Mason Shefa
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For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>.