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OCTOBER 16, 2004 @ Lamar's
9:00 PM. $5 admission, $4 for SRLS members

An evening of screenings of films from around the country. Both film and digital video formats will be represented. Each filmmaker presenting a film is this program was invited to take part based on viewings of the works in question and/or of prior work.

Filmmaking isn't just for the Hollywood elites any more--it is increasingly a democratized medium through which practically anyone with an idea and a few bucks for a camera can produce a film. SRLS takes pride in its efforts to promote the democratization of the cinematic media through its presentation of works made locally, and through workshops like the one discussed above. With the MICROCINEMA INVITATIONAL program, composed of short films in styles ranging from comedy to meditative to experimental, SRLS celebrates the D.I.Y. spirit manifest in the work of filmmakers from around the country.

DIGITAL VIDEO:

Alejandro Adams – Meditations on Motherhood: Vol. 4
SUMMARY: Meditations on Motherhood is just that—a meditation on the relationship between a mother and her daughter. The story is told without the use of dialogue, using pictorial elements and sound design to link narrative nodes together.
BIO: Alejandro Adams is a filmmaker and digital media theorist living in Mountain View, California. He is an essayist and general editor for braintrustDV.com, a web site that focuses on examining and analyzing the aesthetic and theoretical implications of digital video as a medium distinct from film. His work can be viewed at: zolita.digital

Sammy Samuelson – Canary
SUMMARY: Canary is a satiric look at the state of the current healthcare “industry” in the United States. When a man receives a new liver only to treat it poorly, his healthcare providers dispatch an “organ repossession specialist.”
BIO: Sammy Samuelson is a filmmaker and web designer hailing from Boise, Idaho.

Joe Swanberg – Mikey
SUMMARY: A lyrical and beautifully shot meditation on the nature of youth and friendship. A very naturalistic and honest snapshot of a day in the life of a few young men passing the hours on their skateboards and wasting time out in the garage.
BIO: Joe Swanberg is a Chicago, IL filmmaker and film critic (www.filmbrats.com). He is currently wrapping up his first feature film, Kissing on the Mouth (www.kissingonthemouth.com), also shot on digital video.

FILM:

Matthew Martin – Sapience Dirge (super 8mm) PREMIERE!!
SUMMARY: Out from his window he looks, as the sounds of what is to come are heard shuffling and scraping their way down the street, and in his mind the song plays on. Sapience Dirge is the story of one man dealing with matters of fate, death and a possible loss of sanity. Adapted from a short story by Sam Shepard.
BIO: Matthew Martin, a former resident of Chattanooga, now makes films in Nashville. Sapience Dirge is his second short film. Read about his work at: Ape Drape Films

Brian Cagle – King Claude (16mm)
SUMMARY: King Claude is the story of a father’s uneven affections for his two sons, one of whom is fed steak while the other is sent to his room to feed upon an unappetizing platter of cocktail weenies. When the underloved young boy concocts a ploy to increase his visibility in the familial setting through the use of reverse psychology, his needs are further frustrated by the invisibility of his intentions.
BIO: Another former resident of Chattanooga, Brian Cagle is currently working on a Master of Fine Arts degree in filmmaking at Chicago’s Northwestern University.