SCHEDULE - SUMMER 2004

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June 20, 2004
doors open at 8:00 PM
show begins at 10:00 PM

darkroom
2210 W. Chicago Ave.
21 and over; no cover!
Sponsored by http://www.themodernist.com


BUTOH PERFORMANCE/VIDEO/SOUND

performed by Camilla Ha
Music by Andy Ortmann and Insect Deli
Video by Echoplasm


My First Film Noir
Neil Ira Needleman
9 minutes, computer generated, 2004
A film noir that is neither film, nor noir. Rather, a playful exploration of narrative- subverting titles and "mood music." The soundtrack comes from a variety of film noir - sliced, diced, rearranged, and run backwards.

N.ew Y.ork C.asino
Kyle Henry
4min. 19 sec., 16mm film, 2002
experimental
Las Vegas comes to Manhattan. Prepare for debt consolidation. The voices of time square demand consumption.

Lucky
Debra Tolchinsky
www.debratolchinsky.com
2 min. 8 sec., computer generated, 2002
Lucky feels like he is finally free of everything that has been previously holding him back, including his body.

Facelift
Anthony Flackett
www.djflack.com
1 minute, DV, 2004

Goofy expressions with beats to brighten your day.

Tvazhe
Shannon Zangs & Piotr Tokarski
www.filmsonwheels.com
1 min. 16 sec., DV, 2004
Short take on decision making, ghost chase and mean creatures crawling into girl's brain. Shot with scribbles and photo booth.  

Also Spoke
Piotr Tokarski
www.filmsonwheels.com
2 min. 16 sec., DV, 2004

Ubermensch time travelers: on the floor of her apartment, with her fingers on the linoleum, her legs on the roof, her face in and out of the shade shown this time with pretty landscapes.

Max
Debra Tolchinsky
www.debratolchinsky.com
57 sec., computer generated, 2003

"Max" suffers from believing he will embody his ideal self if he both gains and loses limbs, convinced there isn't enough of him and, at the same time, there is way too much.

Magic is Küntmaster: Hold My Scissors
Camilla Ha and Usama Alshaibi
3 min. 25 sec., DV, 2004
Dominated by blood-thirsty Maenads, this video elaborates on the theme of obsessive love that rapidly manifests into a mythical gore-fest.

Bobby's Friends
Tim Finchum (aka "Tossy Timmy")
3 minutes, Pixel, 2004
Strange images and twisted sounds illustrate the obsessive-compulsive underbelly of one young man's doll collection.

Dolly
Debra Tolchinsky
www.debratolchinsky.com
1 min. 28 sec., computer generated, 2002
Dolly is lost, utterly lost, somehow trapped inside a doll's head.

Sequence 1
Gregory Gathman and Adam Terchin
16 min. 27 sec., DV, 2004
Random/non-random entities embracing the pitfalls of psychogenic fugues

Panicsville: Stabbed in the Face
panicsville.nihilistrecords.net
Video by Usama Alshaibi
Music my Andy Ortmann
6 min. 53 sec., DV, 2003

A ritualistic mix of live footage, a foot, and orifices

Plastic Crimewave Sound: Grade Ceased
www.nihilistrecords.net/pcs/
Doug Lussenhop
7 minutes, DV, 2003
"It is loud, crude psychedelic sludge, with heavily amped and effected guitars slicing through the swamps of midnight, with vocals buried in tanks of Japanese laughing gas..." -The Wire, 2003

Lodger: I Love Death
www.lodger.tv
Hannes Hayha (Finland)
3 min. 39 sec., Flash Animation, 2004

How boring can life be?

Introduction to the Party Dream
www.partydream.com
Stacey Goldschmidt and Mike Carney
10 minutes (excerpt), DV, 2004
"Gil Mantera's Party Dream" are a two-piece band consisting of two brothers from Ohio. Their live shows have become legendary amongst those in the know...



HABIBI VIDEO
A selection of music videos bought in the streets of Baghdad. Includes the Saddam Rap by "Joe Guitar" produced after the US occupation; and a song by famous Iraqi singer Basim Al-Ali called "Ya Khala" (Oh Auntie). This video was shot in southern Iraq on the Gulf and has a distinct style of music called Chobi. Also of note is an official Ba'athi propaganda video that was created a couple of months prior to the occupation. The song loosely translates to: "don't worry (Saddam) you take it easy and we will fight for you."

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