12th ANNUAL
ASU ART MUSEUM at Arizona State University
SHORT FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
SATURDAY
APRIL 12, 2008 - 8 p.m.
TEMPE, ARIZONA
FREE
Come with your lawn chairs and blankets, sit out under the stars and enjoy this free event...
Organized and Juried for the Arizona State University Art Museum by:
Bob Pece, Southern California Filmmaker
John D. Spiak, Curator, Arizona State University Art Museum
Arizona State University Art Museum is proud to present a number of short films and videos by artists from around the world. For this one evening, individuals are asked to bring a lawn chair, blanket, or anything else they wish to use as a seat and join us on the back plaza for this FREE EVENT.
In-kind Sponsor:
STAR VIDEO DUPLICATING
Thank you to all the outstanding artists who entered the 2008 Festival. The jury process included 362 entries from 31 States and 24 Nations.
JURY PROCESS IS COMPLETE AND THE WINNERS ARE...
*Juror Choice Awards, AZ Award noted below. LeBlanc Audience Choice Award will be announced online following the festival date
Beth – 00:05:20
DANIEL BEIRNE
Montreal, Canada
A woman skips work one day to hand out balloons to children.
The Lemon Tree – 00:03:00
WILL CAMPBELL and ANH VU
Los Angeles, California and New York, New York
A short experimental narrative addressing our constant hunt for perfection, the closer we think we are the more distorted our memory of it becomes.
Three-Fifty (***Audience Choice Award) – 00:08:50
MAURICE CHAUVET
Los Angeles, California
The story of a man who tried to weasel out of his late fees at the local video store, only to discover the video store’s database has access to intimate details.
Pre-selection Jury – 00:06:00
RUNE ERIKSSON
Oslo, Norway
A film about our first reactions and thoughts of the pre-selection jury, when a Tanjetsfilms production is not selected for a festival. And they are not impressive.
The Execution of Solomon Harris (*Juror Choice Award) – 00:08:11
WYATT GARFIELD
Portland, Oregon
When protocol and routine fail to resolve a malfunction during an electric chair execution, responsibility falls into the hands of the Warden.
…almost like one of the family (*Juror Choice Award) – 00:09:57
ASTRID GÖRANSSON
Kvidinge, Sweden
In 1933 Anna wrote 30 letters. She, a young farmer’s daughter, had the chance to live in a city household in Stockholm. She was suppose to be like a member of a fine opera family. She became a maid.
My New Blue Friend – 00:02:25
ARIEL GREGORY
South Pasadena, California
A long bus trip. an empty seat, a true story.
Silly Gags – 00:02:24
WILLIAM HOHAUSER
New York, New York
What’s a world without a little non-sequitur? How about a whole pile of non-sequitur? Created backwards, soundtrack firth, visuals second, Silly Gags is a note pad of possible random ideas for better of worse.
my doll… – 00:08:09
NIKOS KOUROUKLIS
Piraeus, Greece
In a hotel room, a lot could be going on...
More Man (*Juror Choice Award) – 00:08:04
ERIK LEVINE
Long Island City, New York
More Man lays bare the contradictions between adult projections, fears, and fantasies, and children’s realities in the world of youth football. Focusing on adult participation in an organized your sporting event, it reveals inherent behavioral and psychological dynamics: how knowledge, persona, and character are passed down; how men strive to shape and infuse boys with their ideals and beliefs; and, above all, how ideas of masculinity are transformed from one generation to the next.
Decline – 00:01:20
MATT MARELLO
New York, New York
The carefully edited lip-synching in Decline creates an unsettling portrait of artistic optimism. In this pixilated, stop-motion video Marello mouths upbeat statements of anonymous, struggling artists or perhaps actors who seem to have no recourse for failure.
Urban Sprawl – 00:02:00
DAMON McINTYRE
Richmond, Virginia
A short story about one lost soul searching for a companion in a cold and lonely world.
You Can Awesome – 00:05:17
MICHAEL MOHAN
Los Angeles, California
By the time your children finish watching the 1980's educational program You Can Awesome, they will be experts in Math, Mechanical Function Based Engineering, and Snarf. They will also be dead.
Shuteye Hotel – 00:07:00
BILL PLYMPTON
New York, New York
A film noir murder mystery that takes place in a sleazy hotel. As cops investigate the gruesome murders they become victims of this evil force. What Jaws did to swimming, Shuteye Hotel will do for sleep.
La Reverse (**AZ Award) – 00:03:04
XUAN SANTER
Phoenix, Arizona
A narrative short story of the mind’s interpretation of sound under the Rapid Eye Movement (R.E.M.) sleep state. The film explores the variation of fragmented memory that forms a vivid dream.
Kuna Ni Nanang (My Mother Said) – 00:04:43
JESSICA SISON
San Francisco, California
In this day and age, when everything is documented and even cell phones have cameras, one woman has no souvenirs or photos of her beloved mother. Meet Elena Bautista, 99 years…YOUNG.
The Road – 00:05:30
OWEN THOMAS
Berkeley, California
Karma, condensed. A group of seemingly random people help Karma along, passing through many hands.
The Outhouse – 00:04:27
JACK TRUMAN
Lamar, Montana
A 60-something woman in a small Southern ghost town talks about her outhouse.
The Birthday Girl – 00:04:01
ALISON WARD
Brooklyn, New York
The Birthday Girl was created in response to the artists 30th birthday. The work was made to celebrate age, while showing the panic felt in growing older. Thirty cupcakes are consumed in one sitting, as the viewer watches quick disintegration from happiness to sickness and disgust.
Boo! – 00:04:30
ERIKA YEOMANS
New York, New York
A suspenseful video haiku of horror and gallows humor; where a young man gets roped in by a cat lady.
THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR ANNUAL IN-KIND SUPPORT OF OUR FESTIVAL:
Star Video Duplicating generously donates DVD duplication services.
Visit the ASU Art Museum Film Festival main page for guidelines for next year’s festival and a history of this annual event.
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