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THE MIRRORED CURTAIN

By David Finkelstein | September 2012

Veers back and forth from the contemplative, sparse rhythms you might expect in a Larry Gottheim film to the snappy pace of “Entertainment Tonight…”

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THE MIRRORED CURTAIN

Like many films labeled "experimental," Lori Felker's short "The Mirrored Curtain" uses abstract and metaphorical images to explore a concept, in this...

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IN THE SUN ROOM

White carpeting covers a small entryway in front of a door. Within this bare, ordinary space, filmmaker Ed Rankus makes an extraordinary set of formal...

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THE FLORESTINE COLLECTION

In 2001, filmmaker Helen Hill found a collection of extraordinary handmade dresses in the garbage on a street in New Orleans. Hill dug around for more...

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NUMBER ONE

The footage in "Number One," a ten minute abstract video by Leighton Pierce, is of elemental forces: tumbling stones, water, fire, nude bodies in motion....

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STOCHASTICS

In "Stochastics," a new 6 minute short, French artist David Kidman takes a simple idea and expands it with fascinating results. The film is made of many...

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I MY BIKE

"I My Bike" is a short, poetic film by Ken Paul Rosenthal, in which riding a bike becomes a metaphor for navigating through danger, and negotiating a...

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POOLSIDE MANNERS

"Poolside Manners" is a curious and engaging short by Ed Rankus, which features Kirstin Elliott in a series of movement studies with props. The short...

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TWIST OF FATE

"Twist of Fate," a nine minute animated film by Karen Aqua, uses largely abstract means to explore the fears associated with life-threatening illness....

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DREXCIYA

"Drexciya," loosely inspired by the Detroit band of the same name, is a strange, powerful, and elegiac short by American-born, Ghanaian filmmaker Akosua...

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THE INDESERIAN TABLETS

"The Indeserian Tablets" is a complex, mesmerizing and beautiful short by Peter Rose. It begins with a quote from a poem which laments a vanished culture:...

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