I was asked a few months ago to create a video accompaniment for the Video Games Live Suite recently arranged for accordion orchestra by Joan Sommers. The first performance was yesterday afternoon and it was a great success. The World Accordion Orchestra will perform the piece (with my video accompaniment) this August. If you ever have the chance to hear an accordion ensemble - check it out - I’m a big fan.
Themes has been picked up for distribution by the French distributor of avant-garde work, Le Collectif Jeune Cinema. I’m very grateful and excited about this development - so rent away!! http://www.cjcinema.org/
In March Themes screened at Cinéma du Réel at the Pompidou Center in Paris. Many thanks to the amazing Nicole Brenez for her support and insightful programming.
Themes also screened at the Fargo Film Festival winning the Best Experimental Film award!
Soon to be finished: Pickled Movie: Where the film arts meet the home arts…
Upcoming screenings of Themes & Variations include The Citizen Jane Film Festival and a Halloween night screening at The Chicago Underground Film Festival - hope to see you there! Themes also screened recently at the Harvest of the Arts fest in Lawrence, at OCULI and the annual UFVA conference where it won Best Experimental film.
Recently Portrait of an Imagined Woman was part of the Short Film Brigade summer show in Chicago. Which was tons of fun I hear… Themes & Variations include festival showings at Les Etats Generaux Du Doc in France (Harun Farocki’s favorite festival even). Themes will also show at the annual UFVA conference in Colorado Springs and I will be doing a solo show at the Bearded Child Film Festival in Grand Rapids, MN. Come to see it if you can!