FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS
First Prize
The Exception and the Rule (Karen Mirza and Brad Butler)
Second Prize
Podworka (Sharon Lockhart)
Third Prize (tie)
Sahara Mosaic (Fern Silva) and Untitled Live Projector Performance (Joe Grimm)
HONORABLE MENTIONS (Alphabetical by title):
Beauty Plus Pity (Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby)
The Diamond (Descartes’ Daughter) (Emily Wardill)
Flyscreen (Richard Tuohy)
May Tomorrow Shine the Brightest of All Your Many Days as It Will Be Your Last (Ben Rivers)
Somewhere Only We Know (Jesse McLean)
Untitled Trilogy (Pablo Marin)
Whose Toes (Barry Doupé)
Festival Jurors
Carolyn Faber (Film/Video artist; independent film archivist), Jodie Mack (Film/Video artist; Dartmouth College, as of Fall 2010), and Alexander Stewart (Film/Video artist; DePaul University).
Thursday, June 17 8:00pm • Gene Siskel Film Center (164 N. State St.)
Opening Night Program
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee (2009, 18 mins., video, Thailand): A haunting memory-piece set in a small Thai village by acclaimed director Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
Cry Me a River (2008 19 mins., video, China): Chinese master Jia Zhang-ke’s delicate tale of four former students who meet to celebrate the birthday of their professor.
Ghost Algebra (2010, 8 mins., video, US): Janie Geiser’s stunning animation follows a woman on an unnamed quest through a mysterious landscape.
Trees of Syntax, Leaves of Axis (2009, 10 mins., 35mm, Canada): Daïchi Saïto’s gorgeous hand-processed 35mm film with a remarkable score by violinist Malcolm Goldstein.
Beauty Plus Pity (2009, 14 mins., video, US/Canada): Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby combine found footage, original animation, and their usual wry humor in this series of vignettes.
If There Be Thorns (2009, 13 mins., video, US): Michael Robinson fashions an elusive tale of siblings through fragments from V.C. Andrews, William S. Burroughs, Stevie Nicks, and others.
Podworka (2009, 31 mins., video, US): Directed by Sharon Lockhart. “A ubiquitous architectural element of the city, Lodz, Poland's courtyards act as playgrounds for the children that live in the surrounding apartment buildings. These spaces provide a sanctuary from the traffic and the commotion of the city, but unlike the over-determined playgrounds of America, the courtyards are still very much urban environments. In six different courtyards throughout Lodz, parking lots, storage units, and metal armatures become jungle gyms, sandboxes, and soccer fields. A series of fleeting city-life interludes, Podwórka is both a study of a specific place and an evocation of the resourcefulness of childhood.” (MoMA)
Friday, June 18 • Nightingale Theatre (1084 N. Milwaukee Ave.)
7:00pm
Group Show One
Yanqui Walker and the Optical Revolution (2009, 33 mins., 16mm, US) by Kathyrn Ramey.
Make It New John (2009, 55 mins., video, UK) by Duncan Campbell.
Friday, June 18 • Nightingale Theatre (1084 N. Milwaukee Ave.)
9:00pm
Group Show Two
Collision of Parts (2010, 15 mins., video, US) by Mark Street. World Premiere
Ledo and Ix Go To Town (2010, 8 mins., video, US) by Emily Carmichael.
Whose Toes (2009, 33 mins., video, Canada) by Barry Doupé.
Traffic Patterns (2009, 9 mins., video, US) by Gregg Biermann.
Pleasant Special Friends Nice (2010, 2 mins., video, US) by Pippa Possible and Crispin Rosenkranz.
Navigators (Melting Chronons) (2009, 8 mins., video, US) by Van McElwee.
Sweet Dreams (2009, 4 mins., video, US) by Jeanne Liotta.
Saturday, June 19 • Chicago Filmmakers (5243 N. Clark St.)
4:00pm
Group Show Three
Sound Over Water (2009, 6 mins., 16mm, US) by Mary Helena Clark.
Lullaby (2009, 9 mins, 16mm, US) by Robert Todd.
Seeking Sunlight (2010, 5 mins., 16mm, US) by Robert Todd. World Premiere
Shifted Horizon (2010, 6 mins., video, US) by Seoungho Cho.
Iceland Spar (2009, 4 mins., video, US) by Alexander Stewart. World Premiere
giving, taking (2010, 2 mins., video, US) by Jake Barningham. World Premiere
primordium (2010, 2 mins., video, US) by Jake Barningham. World Premiere
ok (2010, 2 mins., video, US) by Jake Barningham. World Premiere
concerning flight (2010, 2 mins., video, US) by Jake Barningham. World Premiere
Fall Creek Road (2009, 6 mins., 16mm, US) by Robbie Land.
Flyscreen (2010, 8 mins., 16mm, Australia) by Richard Tuohy.
Legend of Nile (2008, 7 mins., video, Turkey) by Eytan Ipeker. US Premiere
Cloud (2008, 5 mins., video, Turkey) by Eytan Ipeker. US Premiere
The Universe (2009, 7 mins., video, US) by Barry Gerson.
Spillway Study/Carpe Diez (2009, 8 mins., 3 x 16mm projector performance, US) by Ross Nugent
Saturday, June 19 • Chicago Filmmakers (5243 N. Clark St.)
7:00pm
Group Show Four
Point Line Plane (for PP) (2010, 8 mins., video, UK) by Simon Payne. US Premiere
Ich Will! (2008, 35 mins., video, US) by Kenneth Anger.
Wound Footage (2009, 6 mins., video, Germany) by Thorsten Fleisch.
Untitled Trilogy (Trilogia Sin Titulo, 2008-09, 12 mins., Super-8mm, Argentina) by Pablo Marin.
firewaters (2009, 3 mins., video, Turkey) by Yoel Meranda. North American Premiere
inscrivere (2009, 2 mins., video, Turkey) by Yoel Meranda. North American Premiere
india (2009, 2 mins., video, Turkey) by Yoel Meranda. North American Premiere
bsorb (2009, 2 mins., video, Turkey) by Yoel Meranda. North American Premiere
Marching On (2009, 10 mins., 16mm, Japan) by Ichiro Sueoka. US Premiere
The Diamond (Descarte’s Daughter) (2008, 11 mins., 16mm, UK) by Emily Wardill.
Saturday, June 19 • Chicago Filmmakers (5243 N. Clark St.)
9:15pm
Group Show Five
February (2010, 5 mins., video, US) by Kyle Canterbury. World Premiere
Today (2010, 4 mins., video, US) by Kyle Canterbury. World Premiere
Nov. Untitled (2010, 5 mins., video, US) by Kyle Canterbury. World Premiere
Sahara Mosaic (2009, 10 mins., video, US) by Fern Silva.
The Secret School (2009, 10 mins., video, Greece) by Marina Gioti.
Thalé (2009, 5 mins., video, Canada) by Barry Doupé.
Nimbus Smile (2009, 9 mins., video, US) by Lewis Klahr.
Wednesday Morning 2AM (2009, 7 mins., video, US) by Lewis Klahr.
Burning Bush (2010, 9 mins., video, US) by Vincent Grenier. US Premiere
May Tomorrow Shine the Brightest of All Your Many Days as It Will Be Your Last (2009, 13 mins., 16mm, UK) by Ben Rivers.
to the horse dream of arms (2010, 5 mins., video, US) by Stephanie Barber.
Iris Out (2008, 10 mins., video, UK) by Simon Payne.
010101 (2009, 1 min., video, US) by T. Marie.
Sunday, June 20 • Chicago Filmmakers (5243 N. Clark St.)
4:00pm
Group Show Six
In Memory of JoAnn Elam, Chick Strand, and Callie Angell
Cartoon le Mousse (1979, 15 mins., 16mm, US) by Chick Strand.
Lie Back and Enjoy It (1982, 8 mins., 16mm, US) & TBA by JoAnn Elam.
Four of Andy’s Most Beautiful Women (1964, 15 mins., 16mm, US) by Andy Warhol.
Shoulder (1964, 4 mins., 16mm, US) by Andy Warhol.
Delphine de Oliviera (2009, 3 mins., 16mm, Austria) by Friedl vom Gröller (Kubelka).
Dark River (2009, 6 mins., video, US) by Chi Jang Yin.
Northport (2010, 10 mins., 16mm, US) by Adele Friedman.
Somewhere Only We Know (2009, 5 mins., video, US) by Jesse McLean.
Ray’s Birds (2010, 7 mins., 16mm, US) by Deborah Stratman. North American Premiere
Daylight + the Sun (2009, 5 mins., Super-8mm, US) by Karen Johannesen.
Shutter (2010, 8 mins., 16mm, Canada) by Alexi Manis. World Premiere
Sunday, June 20 • Chicago Filmmakers (5243 N. Clark St.)
6:30pm
Group Show Seven
What Part of the Earth Is Inhabited (After Pliny the Elder) (2009m 7 mins., video, US) by Erin Espelie
The Exception and the Rule (2009, 37 mins., video, UK/Pakistan/India) by Karen Mirza and Brad Butler.
non-Aryan (2009, 12 mins., 16mm, US) by Abraham Ravett.
Scene 32 (2009, 5 mins., video, US/India) by Shambhavi Kaul.
Album (2008, 8 mins., video, US/Palestine) by Kamal Aljafari.
The Soul of Things (2010, 15 mins., 16mm, US) by Dominic Angerame.
Wash + Shave (2010, 3 mins., 16mm, US) by Jonathan Schwartz.
Sunday, June 20 • Chicago Filmmakers (5243 N. Clark St.)
8:45pm
Group Show Eight
India Shouting Match (2010, 7 mins., video, UK) by George Barber.
Brune Renault (2010, 17 mins., video, France) by Neil Beloufa.
Sayre and Marcus (2010, 30 mins., video, France) by Neil Beloufa.
4’ 22” (2009, 4 mins., video, UK) by William Raban. North American Premiere
Today! (chase scenes 63a, 63b) (2010, 12 mins., video, US) by Jessie Stead. World Premiere
This Is Very Good (2009, 4 mins., video, Austria/Czech Republic) by Jakub Vrba.
Untitled Live Projector Performance (2010, approx. 15 mins., 3 x 16mm projector performance, with fans) by Joe Grimm. World Premiere