FIRST ANNUAL
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM
SHORT FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL

From the Sea to the Desert

A presentation of short films by emerging
Orange County, California Filmmakers

Organized for the Arizona State University Art Museum by:
Bob Pece, Southern California Filmmaker
John D. Spiak, Arizona State University Art Museum

APRIL of 1997
ASU Art Museum, Nelson Fine Arts Center Plaza

Information on the '98 Festival
Arizona State University Art Museum was proud to present a number of short films & videos by emerging Orange County, California artists. For that evening, individuals were asked to bring a lawn chair, blanket or anything else they wished to sit on and join us on the back plaza for the free event.
Louella Harris graciously donated her time so refreshments could be purchased throughout our program from the Sweet Lou Hot Dogs cart.

The evening program included:

Gregory Earls and Suzie Lyons
Sax's Final Orbit
Sax's Final Orbit revolves around the relationship between two very different artists: Saxon, an accomplished Flatlander struggling to elevate his street performance to an accepted art form, and Max, a classical painter struggling with the pressures of bearing her soul on canvas. Fresh from the Newport Beach International Film Festival.

Bob Pece
Fossils 'n Stuff
A mostly live action pseudo-documentary about fossil hunter R.T. Pece, his quest for the three legged dinosaur, and later forays into amusement parks.

Beatrice Palicka
Sportsters
The multiple award winning film from USC student Beatrice Palicka about a bicycle race between a Mexican farm worker and a high-tech engineer.


John Gibbons & Steve Jonas
Breath of Life
In this film Gibbons and Jonas combine Western desert and mountain locations with the spiritual journey of a Native American. Recently the winner of two bronze Telly Awards (non-broadcast video) for best low budget film and best musical score.


Beatrice Palicka
The Sacred Hoop
After the death of her husband, a widow searches for deeper meaning in her life, finding it in a combination of physical and spiritual healing.


Bob Pece
The Legend Unlikely
The story of a fictitious figure in the history of animated filmmaking, starting with "archive" footage of early experiments and continuing persistently to present day projects.


Other works included:

Gayle Gardner
Umbrellas
This artist video explores a visual language of old memories and new realizations with on-screen text.

Leverage Force and Control
The subtle message goes beyond the traditional horse-training film genre.

Richard
An amusing trip through postcard travel with voice over.

Eric Hueg
The Beach Party is Over, The Monster is Here
A 1984 Saddleback College film, originally Super8, deals with careless disposal of nuclear waste and the chaos that ensues. Eric does wonders with costumes and quirky actors.

Yuri Kim
Lisa
An animated piece combining Super8 and computer technologies.

Kathy Risk
The Hiss
Short film from an East Indian folk story with a great punchline.

Sylvain
Topology of Experience (excerpt)
A painter uses numerous layers of manipulated live action video to hide and reveal parts of his paintings.

Festival was presented in VHS format.

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