Handmade Puppet Dreams

Past Events:

Grand Central Art Center Project Room
Hand-made Puppet Dreams
April 7 - May 20, 2007

In celebration of object performance and avant-garde puppetry, this exhibition organized by Rat Powered Films and Heather Henson, daughter of legendary puppeteer Jim Henson features a collection of short films by more than twenty filmmakers who use puppetry as a vehicle to convey contemporary artistic concerns.
For details on these films and filmmakers please visit: www.handmadepuppetdreams.com

Films
Sammy & Sofa
Tim Lagasse

Prelude #2
Hoku Uchiyama

The Red Book
Janie Geiser

Mother Hubbard
Paul Andrejco

Ola's Box of Clovers
Genevieve Anderson

Last Rites
Paul Andrejco

Everloving
Steve Johnson

Herd
Mike Mitchell

Mary Anning & Monsters
Laura Heit

Popsicle
Mike Mitchell and Dan Brown

Graveyard Jamboree

Seamus Walsh and Mark Cabellero

Harker
Tony Giordano, Jason Murphy and Scott Shoemaker

Finger Puppets Everywhere
Laura Heit

Unicycle Baby Guy
Matty Sidle

A Small World
Lyon Hill

Project Huxley
Simon A. Brown

The Tea Party
Kate Artibee

Isemond
Xander Marrow and Mat Brinkman

Dante's Inferno
Sean Meredith and Paul Zaloom

Hot in Herre
Thomas Sontag and Alex Moulton

Growing Up Linda

Marsian De Lellis

Fortune Teller
Eli Presser

Handmade Puppet Dreams is brought to you by IBEX Inc., a very small entertainment company that produces and presents events with puppets.

Currently, we are touring Handmade Puppet Dreams, a selection of short puppet films by independent artists exploring their hand made craft specifically for the camera.

Opening Night reception

From top:

Marsian De Lellis, Growing Up Linda, installation

Jim Henson, Mask

Tony Giordano, Jason Murphy and Scott Shoemaker, Harker, installation

Heather Henson with puppeteers