Saturday, September 2, 2006

Take Off Your Coat; Stay Awhile

Past Events at the Grand Central Art Center Project Room

Take Off Your Coat; Stay Awhile
September 2 - October 22, 2006

THE IMAGINARY WORLD OF MR. TOAST
Dan Goodsell, TRT 01:27
Mr Toast leads a somewhat ordinary life in an extraordinary cartoon world. Between trips to the park and walks in the woods, he finds time to voyage into outer space. Living in his backyard tree house is his best friend Joe the Egg. His other neighbors include the acerbic Lemonhead, Mope the Onion and the perpetually frazzled Shaky Bacon. In a world where breakfast foods walk and talk anything goes.http://www.theimaginaryworld.com


MY TRIP TO LIBERTY CITY
Jim Munroe, TRT: 07:33
Jim Munroe’s video art series Pleasure Circuit Overload (42 minutes) is a series of seven pieces about videogames. Through movie preview spoofs, in-game machinima, quirky short drama and documentary interviewing, this diverse collection aims to deepen the cultural discourse around gaming.


YOU CAN AWESOME
Michael Mohan, TRT: 05:35
By the time your children finish watching this 1908’s educational program, they will gbe experts in math, mechanical function engineering and snarf.  They will also be dead.
http://monkeywithacamera.com 


LOSING YOUR CHERRY ,
Jay Barba and Brian Farrelly, TRT 00:10:00
An educational film from the 1950’s where an animated fruit pie helps guide young boys into the scary but thrilling world of adult sexuality.
http://www.liebography.com                  


RETURN TO PURGATORY
Jay Barba and Brian Farrelly, TRT 07:31
Dead film, political and rock-n-roll legends star in this short. Jimi Hendrix attends a high school guidance session from George C. Scott and follows a different career path.             



THE NEW ADVENTURES OF JACKIE CRACK
Jay Barba & Brian Farrelly, TRT 05:52
An anti-drug and alcohol film using nifty vintage footage from the 1960's and an interesting set of characters.

TOOTH & NAILS
Maria Gigante, TRT: 15:00
When Bernie is denied her final cash pay from the underground tooth fairy boss, she races against the clock to secure one last tooth by midnight. But when confronted by the business-savvy tooth owner, young Lauren, Bernie realizes that everybody wants something and that snagging this tooth will be her biggest challenge of all.

THEME PARK FUN
Taly and Russ Johnson, TRT 02:31
This experimental piece tours the unexpected sun burnt sadness found in a theme park.  The piece was created in reaction to the artists own recent All-American Theme Park experience. 



MY FATHER'S LUNCH
Tony Mendoza, TRT 00:06:58
My father has eaten lunch every day at the same restaurant for 30 years.  His routine was amusing and I decided to go along with a video camera, on a day when something unexpected occurred.


Chris Garlington
BETTER THAN BEFORE, TRT: 05:00
A critique of both male and female relationships focusing on people in their early 20’s.  A nihilistic look at male driven relationships.


LET'S FUCKIN COOK
Elizabeth Crummett
, Ministry of Boys Production, TRT: 05:00

A cooking show for the sane and medicated alike! Hosted by the renowned and ridiculous Prunella Phucklesworth. Fun recipes for the whole family to enjoy.*Content may include; course language, partial nudity, lewd conduct, and poor taste. Viewer discretion is advised.




DRUNK ON BEER MAN

Elizabeth Crummett, Ministry of Boys Production, TRT 00:06:00
An afternoon in the park with a super hero. Grappling with a major ethical question in his life; How much cooler has he become since the loss of his dashing and lovely sidekick, The Pink Lightening? Only through the magic of song will he be able to reveal the answer

GUERILLA PUBLIC SERVICE
Richard Ankrom, TRT:10:00
An artist disguised as a state employee takes a direct approach to correcting guide signs on the California freeway.



 FOREIGN RELATIONS
Betsy Lohrer Hall, TRT: 03:48
A look at relationships...between two nations... a parent and child... a human being and his not-so-distant kin.



HARKER
Tony Giordano, Jason Murphy, & Scott Shoemaker,
TRT: 15:00
Evil has spread its black hand across the land and no one is safe from it's fury.  Sooner or later it will devour everyone in it's path.  One man has made it his purpose to journey into the heart of hell and face the devil himself to take back what is rightfully his.  When Darkness Falls A Hero Will Rise. This is the story of Jonathan Harker.

TEENY-TINY FILMS
Mike Grundmann, TRT: 03:39
This is the world premiere of his "Teeny-Tiny Films." After a top-secret advance screening, one critic said, "I don't review films under 10 minutes." Another said, "Perhaps the shortest films I've ever seen."


THE INCREDIBLE WALLET OF TIMOTHY O'LEARY
Mike Grundmann, TRT 03:43


MOONFISHING
David Michael Friend, TRT 01:00
A lonely fisherman journeys to capture the moon's reflection in order to chase away the night's darkness from his town.



STILL LOVER
Amir Motlagh, TRT: 05:33
A man, a woman life and love one shot at a time. 






DARLING, DARLING
Matthew Lessner TRT: 13:19
Meeting your new girlfriend's parents is never comfortable, but in Darling Darling, the event goes to unexpected levels of surreality.





SAMMY & SOFA
Tim Lagasse,  TRT: 22:00
An eight inch tall Mohawk-ed psychic and his pet sofa are the brainchild of puppet artists Tim Lagasse and Jim Nappy" Napolitano,"Sammy and Sofa" was initially conceived for performance at late night Puppet Slams, and was developed in front of the live audiences.
http://www.timlagasse.com 

Special thanks to John Spiak, Handmade Puppet Dreams, and Derek Horne.