Friday, November 15, 2002

First Annual Rat Powered Film Fest

Past Event at the Grand Central Art Center
11-15-02

1. Robin Dupuis

trt 01:20
Parachute: an audio and visual exploration of falling.

2. Peggy Wang
trt 02:07
Something Smells Like Fish: romance, action and …a cat?

3. Lauren Gabriele
trt 03:45
Pronouns: Video allows a glimpse into a personal, yet universal, experience by enabling the viewer to be an active participant within the world I inhabit.

4. Eduardo Villacis
trt 07:52
Cincompasion: a group of characters tries to avoid the ultimate challenge.

5. Robert Arieas
trt 02:40
Washroom Blues: Broke down, busted drunk time spinning loud Tecate and the blues somewhere in the neighborhood of the key of C.

6. Patrick Rea
trt 9:19
The Walls: a man begins to take an interest in decorating his apartment but discovers an interesting feature about his walls.

7. Jeannie Simms
trt 12:30
Home: Approximately 20 artists were asked to contribute 30 seconds of video on the concept of “Home.” This is a compilation of their videos, which I solicited and compiled into one program.

8. Richard Mansfield
trt 00:45 - Hair Brain Net
We always suspected those hair nets were holding back more than hair.

9. Matt Frantz
trt 00:45
I hate computers: putting you faith in technology alone will cause you to fail.

10. Chie Yamayoshi
trt 01:30
My Mind’s Eye is an experimental work that deals with the exploration of the multiple personality and portrays the journey of the self-awakening in the subconscious mind.

11. Claudette Lemay
trt 03:02
Rentre chez toi 2: in the second part of the series, the character watches, or lets herself be carried by the ferment, sometimes interior, sometimes exterior.

12. Richard Littlefield
trt 07:00
The Three Faces of RL: Clips from 4 videos/performances/sequences edited together to create a new composition. Text has been superimposed over the imagery to create an experimental combination of imagery, text and audio.

13. Debra Granik
trt 25:00
Side by Side: Reuniting for their father’s funeral, Bob, newly sober, and his two estranged brothers navigate the lonely American way of death and discover some of the old mans secrets. In the process, Bob tries to reconnect with his alienated teenage daughter.

14. Jason Arsenault
trt 03:40
Angor: central to his approach is the experience of image and sound through the role and the function of a new spectator.

15. Betsy Lohrer Hall
The Unexpected Visit,trt 01:41
A humorous little musing,

Foreign Relations, trt 03:48
A look at relationships...between two nations... a parent and child... a human being and his not-so-distant kin.