screening
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approaches to experimental media
presented at Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival
09.11.2010
co-curated with Deirdre Logue
Dissonant States
Through performance, role-playing, and documentation, these works oscillate between profound anxiety and the relative calm that appears after emotional exhaustion.
Programme:
Sirene, Freya Hattenberger, 2006, 3:30
54 Days this Winter 36 Days this Spring for 18 Minutes, Dani Leventhal, 2009, 17:00
Death Poses (from Everyday Problems of the Living), Kathy High, 2000-2005, 4:00
five more minutes, Dena DeCola & Karin E. Wandner, 2005, 17:23
My Tears Are Dry, Laida Lertxundi, 2009, 4:00
*Programme notes available here.

Sirene, Freya Hattenberger, 2006

54 Days this Winter 36 Days this Spring for 18 Minutes,
Dani Leventhal, 2009, 17:00

Death Poses (from Everyday Problems of the Living),
Kathy High, 2000-2005, 4:00

five more minutes, Dena DeCola & Karin E. Wandner, 2005, still photo credit: Star Barry

My Tears Are Dry, Laida Lertxundi, 2009, 4:00
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Approaches to Experimental Media
An illustrated discussion exploring experimental practices with focus placed on performance for the camera, appropriation of found footage, abstraction, and counter narratives.
Programme:
Ready to Cope, Aleesa Cohene, 2006, 7:00
Bending Over Backwards, Heather Keung, 2008, 2:40
Astrud, Philip Jonlin Lee, 2006, 5:10
Regarding the Pain of Susan Sontag (Notes on Camp), Steve Reinke, 2006, 4:00
*Programme notes available above.

Ready to Cope, Aleesa Cohene, 2006, 7:00

Bending Over Backwards, Heather Keung, 2008, 2:40

Astrud, Philip Jonlin Lee, 2006, 5:10

Regarding the Pain of Susan Sontag (Notes on Camp),
Steve Reinke, 2006, 4:00