April, 25th 8pm
$5 / $3 (members)
Mike Cady has done it again! For seventeen consecutive years he collects short video works from
near and far, mashes it all together
and picks out the very best tidbits for your viewing pleasure. The latest news from Mike is that
Miramar has signed on to distribute the best works from his collection. Congratulations Mr.
Cady on another job well done!
The She Beast
Susan McNally - Seattle, WA
Meet Sue the writer. Meet Sue the Director. Meet Sue the Producer, Cameraperson, Actress,
Editor. See Sues' classically campy Horror movie trailer. Thanks Sue.
Baby Killer
James Shepard - Plantation, FL
A toddler becomes too attached to the American baby-sitter, television. Her penchant for cops &
robbers shows turns nasty when Mom takes away the remote control.
Pot of Gold
Eryc Myerson - North Hollywood, CA
Produced in a high school video class, Myerson and crew deftly draw us in to their tale of a foiled
car heist. But wait: Who's foiling whom?
The Painted Eye: Jerry Rudquist
Mike Hazard - Saint Paul, MN
Artist Rudquist is featured in a plain documentary of creating a lovely painting. This beautifully
shot and edited meditation on self-portraits reflects on the history of the art form.
5 Dreams
Luke Jaeger - Northampton, MA
Through various animation techniques -- drawing, cutout, xerography, stop-motion and digital
modeling -- Jaeger, a master of perspective, offers us bizarre imagery collected from dreams.
Sometimes funny, sometimes haunting, always surreal.
Loud, Proud and Passionate
Dana E. Vion - Eugene, OR
Straightforward documentary of the 1997 Women's Institute on Leadership & Disability held by
Mobility International USA. Interviews with some of the grassroots participants, who came
from 25 countries, highlight their vision and determination.
The Old Man & The Goblins
Mark Caballero & Seamus Walsh - North Hollywood, CA
Watch as puppets jump and jive to the sound of the early jazz greats! This 16mm film pays
homage to the animation techniques of the silent film era.
Astraea
Michael Fisher & Steve Beattie - Colchester, VT
A young girl living in a rigid and unforgiving world is haunted by the struggle between good and
evil.
Dancing on the Fountain
Carol Burns - Olympia, WA
Children run, twist and leap their way in slow motion through Olympia's new "walk-in"
fountain; music by Dream Kitchen.
Moon Charms
Anney Bonney, New York, NY
Water in nature processed as mirrored reflections, yielding kaleidoscope-like images.
... and the universe expands from bang
Franklin Joyce - Seattle, WA
A retrospective of 1950s space mania, relying on computer-generated animation, live-action
mechanical sculpture and original footage for a look at the place of the space program, the cold
war and science fiction in the American imagination.
Quartet in 3D
Edmund Skellings - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Four poems written & performed by Dr. Edmund Skellings, set to animation by three artists:
Francis X McAfee, Karen Nir and Cynthia Jakeway.