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THE DRIFT

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2008 AFI FEST SHORT! Kelly Sears’ “The Drift” is visually notable for its use of pictures and images from magazines and newspapers, re-purposed and animated, to create a new version of the successes and failures of the 1960’s space program…

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THE DRIFT

Kelly Sears' "The Drift" is visually notable for its use of pictures and images from magazines and newspapers, re-purposed and animated, to create a new...

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TANAREXIA

"Tanarexia" tells the hybrid narrative-mockumentary tale of Johnny, a young man addicted to tanning. Of course, Johnny has never been to the beach and...

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LAW & ORDER: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE

In its almost 20 years on TV, the "Law & Order" brand has garnered a laughably large number of spin-offs, and writer/director Mark Porro's parody – "Law...

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THE COLOR HONEYMOONERS: COLLECTION 4 (DVD)

Let me preface this review by stating that I am a hardcore “The Honeymooners” fan. Growing up I lived with a mother and father who ate, slept and...

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OTHER TURBANS

"Other Turbans" continues Darrin Martin's series of video shorts about his experiences of hearing loss. This piece covers his recovery from a surgical...

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½ RIGHT

"½ right" is one of a series of short videos Darrin Martin has made exploring his experience of lost and distorted hearing from ear damage. An inset...

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GOGOL BORDELLO NON STOP

I'm not going to lie; I went into "Gogol Bordello Non Stop" with a pre-existing respect and love for the band's music. I can't remember exactly where or...

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THE KNOCKING

A highly evocative and poetic collage of images and sounds, Darrin Martin's "The Knocking" immediately seems as if it is obliquely referring to the...

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AVIATOR

Darrin Martin's "Aviator" mixes found footage from educational and military propaganda films about aviation with original footage of two men in underwear,...

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WESTERN

On the soundtrack to Lili White's video "Western," filmmaker Margot Niederland tells a story of her trip to the occupied territories in Palestine. Warned...

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