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Goldthwait Home Movies – Bobcat Goldthwait, USA, 7 minutes
The cast of the classic short Goldthwait Home Movies reunites to record the audio commentary for the 40th anniversary DVD.
The Bellows March (Work In Progress) – Eric Dyer, USA, 5 minutes
Eric Dyer uses the process he first explored in Copenhagen Cycles (MFF Opening Night 2006) and takes it steps further into 3 dimensions. Spanning the history of the moving image, the pre-cinema zoetrope is seen through the high-shutter-speed of modern digital video. In this case, Dyer’s zoetropes are digitally printed 3-dimensional sculptures which come to vibrant and pulsating life when rotated and seen through the shutter of a video camera. 3-dimensional metallic concertina-soldiers march, dance, and burrow; rain falls on the fallen ones, who are reborn as colorful plants blooming in mock-timelapse. They dance in grassy fields, intertwining with each other in a colorful kaleidoscope of motion, until joining in ordered rows and devolving into their militaristic marching form.
Done In One - Jay Zimmerman, USA, 7 minutes
Jim is an average guy who has his average life interrupted when he finds himself on the wrong end of a good, old-fashioned beatdown. As he walks back through his memories of the previous weeks, he discovers the cause, and asks the question, 'Was it worth it?' This short film is comprised of a single shot, with no editing.
Dahlia – Michael Langan, USA, 3 minutes
A moving portrait of the bustle and permanence of a city, Dahlia juxtaposes the stable forms and patterns of life with the frenetic behavior of humanity, set to a driving score of vocal percussion.
Trepan Hole – Andy Cahill, USA, 6 minutes
Squiggling, spastic, rail-thin creatures with clay souls and throbbing heads bounce off each other for six minutes.
Grand Teton – Julia Kim Smith, USA, 5 minutes
A video portrait of a first-generation Korean-American family in transition. Director Julia Kim Smith films her family assembling once again for a group photo in the same spot where they had stood 35 years earlier in Grand Teton National Park. Through juxtaposition of photography and video, Smith documents the process of assimilation, and challenges the racial and cultural boundaries of what it means to be “American.”
Mildred Richards - Marc Kess, USA, 19 minutes
Mildred, an ego-maniacal actress in serious debt, decides to visit her elderly, wealthy aunt. Gerald, dominated by his sister, becomes a reluctant recruit in her single-minded murderous intent. Things get complicated by the aunt's doctor, lawyer and maid. The soundtrack for this short comes from an old radio play, while the visuals are newly created.
About Film Festivals - Jim Jacob, USA, 7 minutes
To send our festival attendees off prepared, we’re including this instructional video offering useful advice on attending film festivals, such as: how do you learn about film festivals, how do you decide what to see, what are the protocols and rules of etiquette at film festivals, and what sort of unpredictable events are possible during film festivals? This short comes from Chicago filmmaker, Jim Jacob, whose previous work includes similar instructional videos: Guidelines For Public Speaking, Basic Rules of Restaurant Etiquette, Introduction to Film Noir, and How To Collect Film Posters.
Purchase of this ticket also provides access to MFF 2009's Opening Night party!
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