Friday, April, 16th 8pm
$4 / $2 (members)
Genetics! Thermodynamics! Artistry! Please join us for an evening
celebrating the applied science of media art. 911 has put together an
excellent collection of quirky, surreal, thought provoking film and video
works. Several films employ an artistic interpretation of modern science,
others are provocative illustrations of media art that is scientifically
precise. In either case, you will certainly be entertained and inspired as
911 be "droppin' science."
About
Susan C. Rynard
Rynard's work has earned her wide critical acclaim. "The camera becomes a
narrative tool, a silent and demonstrative weapon constructing an air
tight agoraphobia that encircles the character's movement" (Vanguard). Her
films and videos have been selected for competition at many international
festivals including the Hong Kong Film Festival and the Rotterdam
International Film Festival. They have been broadcast on CBC, TVOntario,
WTN, and PBS.
Strands
(22 min) - by Su Rynard
A dark tale of friendship, jealousy and possession. Genetic scientist
Helen Critteck rebuffs her co-workers, takes a strand of her own hair, and
secretly creates a stunning new friend and alter ego, Dr. Halley Hesperus.
Halley is smart, dedicated and loves science - just like Helen.
Unfortunately she is also friendly, outgoing and personable - not part of
the calculations. Helen's initial delight sours as her 'experiment' begins
to succeed all to well, and Helen discovers the darker side of her science
and herself.
Eight men
called Eugene (12 min) - by Su Rynard
A seductive and witty faux documentary that unravels the work of eight
genetic scientists. Dr. Wanda A. Langton takes the viewer on a rapid
journey from the field's quiet origins to its explosive implications in
our present technological era - creating an uncomfortable parallel between
a eugenic past and the genetic future.
Signal
(3 min)
- by Su Rynard
A woman patient becomes both the subject and the site of an
Ophthamologist's probe as Signal parallels an eye examination with
semaphore codes to suggest that the modern visualizing technologies used
in science and the military have colonized the body and forever changed
the boundaries reached, the vision, and the language of the individual.
Parole
(10 min) - by Diane Bonder
Bonder's study of self is inextricable from the study of sexuality.
Stick Figures
(3 min) - by Diane Bonder
A disturbing recollection accompanies pale ghost-like images. Menacing
figures illustrate a terrible incident that almost happened.
Levels of Undo
(1:45) - by Sarah Smiley
Permanence. Impermanence. Some things cannot be undone.
Synchronizer
(3 min) - by Brett Barrow
Barrow's colorful Synchronizer is part machine, part acid trip and part
video rave.
Daily
Growth
(5 min) - by Brett Barrow
Small activities can have a big impact. Barrow replays the many noisy,
harmful activities of typical day.
Doors
(8 min)
- by Amy Brakeman
A young girl wanders a mysterious house of doors. A coming of age film.
Kiss/She
Really Meant to Keep It (3 min) - by Tim Coulter
A video poem about the passion of a kiss.
The
Shack (2
min) - by Tim Coulter
A beach and a city. A guy and a gal. They strain to come to grips with
their common past.
Windows
(5 min) - by Tim Coulter
This piece follows dancing light patterns building into a convergence of
voyeurism and visual spectacle.
911 SCREENINGS APRIL 1999 
Over the last few months the pencils have been scrawling, the ink has
been inking and the computers have been rendering like crazy. ItŐs time
to show an excellent bunch of films created by "locals only." Also
there will be an open screening. Bring your animated stuff on VHS. If
you bring snacks for everyone, we'll letcha in for free!
Open Screening
911 Media Arts Center and Three Dollar Bill Cinema are proud to welcome B.
Ruby Rich to Seattle. Rich is the author of the critically acclaimed book,
Chick Flicks. This wonderful film critic, cultural theorist and writer
will present an evening of dialogue and film clips entitled "Lethal
Lesbians: a presentation that deconstructs images of women in movies who
team up to kill." Since 1992, Rich has lived in San Francisco and taught
documentary film and queer studies during Spring semesters at the
University of California, Berkeley. Chick Flicks is an impressive
collection of essays on the independent film movement, feminist film
criticism, American politics, and her own personal history. Unlike many
other critics, Rich is known as a champion of films and film movements who
lobbies on behalf of filmmakers and cutting-edge work, rather than simply
passing judgement. Rich has been closely identified with a number of
important film movements, notably feminist film, Latin American cinema,
independent film in the U.S. and Europe, and the recent phenomenon of the
New Queer Cinema, a term she coined. Her work and voice can be found in
virtually every media format and she is a regular contributor to the
Village Voice, as well as the San Francisco Bay Guardian and the British
Film Institute's Sight and Sound. Her other projects include curating the
tribute to Argentine cinema for the Sundance Film Festival and the
Documentary Matters series for the opening season of the San Francisco
Museum of Modern Art; she is also a consultant to numerous U.S.
philanthropic foundations.
What better way to end the week than with snot-spewin' funny short films
and videos! Tonight's selection of locally-grown shorts will expose the
wackiest, goofiest, and just plain schtickiest projects of Seattle's
(overly) seasoned filmmakers. Also, tonight will be the premiere screening
for most of these works. Many of the filmmakers will be there to regale
you with their presence and throw spit-balls at ya while you're watching
the show. Take off your thinking caps, pack some exploding cigars, and
come join the fun!