2012 Montreal Underground Film Festival: Official Lineup
The seventh annual Montreal Underground Film Festival features four nights — and one matinee — of experimental short films from all over the world, plus two feature films. The fun takes place May 17-20 with the opening night event being held at Sala Rossa before the rest of the fest moves to Peut-être Vintage.
The opening batch of short films includes Winnipeg filmmaker Aaron Zeghers‘ The Story of Thomas Edison, plus films by fellow Winnipegger Scott Fitzpatrick, Simon Lacroix, Erin Weisgerber, Charles Fairbanks and many more.
Several other Winnipeggers have films throughout the rest of the fest, including Heidi Phillips‘ The Last Harvest and Noam Gonick’s Hirsch. Representing the U.S. are Neil Ira Needleman‘s Prelude & Erotiloop, Tony Gault‘s Ghost of Yesterday and Ben Popp‘s Lazslo Lassu.
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Microscope Gallery: James Fotopoulos’ Migrating Forms
May 7
7:00 p.m.
Microscope Gallery
4 Charles Place
Brooklyn, NY 11221
Hosted by: Microscope Gallery
In anticipation of the 4th annual edition of the experimental media festival that bears the film’s name, the Microscope Gallery will screen James Fotopoulos‘ feature-length Migrating Forms.
Migrating Forms is a modern underground film classic, having won the Best Feature award at the 2000 New York Underground Film Festival and the Made in Chicago award at the Chicago Underground Film Festival the same year. The movie uses a combination of classic experimental, minimalist techniques and a film noir vibe to tell the story of a doomed romance between a solitary man and the woman he has physical relationship with. Many critics have compared the pacing and awkward, painful sexuality of Migrating Forms to David Lynch’s seminal film Eraserhead.
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Short Film: Walt Disney’s Taxi Driver
We'll now make it public. Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film's all-time favorite scene in cinematic history is the ill-fated porno movie date scene with Robert DeNiro and Cybill Shepherd in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver. The sheer uncomfortableness of Travis Bickle's cluelessness and Betsy trying to be a good sport make for a supremely icky good time. So, we were tickled pink when master media mixologist Bryan Boyce reconfigured that scene -- and more -- to include multiple beloved and iconic cartoon figures in his brilliant Walt Disney's Taxi Driver.
Filmmaker Michael Galinsky has been named one of thirteen Guggenheim Fellows in film and video for 2012 and will use his grant towards the film Conception. Read More…
The 19th annual Chicago Underground Film Festival is raising funds on Kickstarter to help pay for visiting filmmakers’ travel and lodging to the fest. Read More…
2012 Indie Grits Festival: Official Lineup
The sixth annual Indie Grits Festival, hosted by the Nickelodeon Theatre in Columbia, South Carolina, is actually more than just a film festival. Much, much more. From April 20-28, there will be film screenings, food tastings, bands playing, theater performances, a craft fair, a technology conference and oh so much more.
As for the films, though, every night — and a few afternoons — of Indie Grits is jam-packed with unique and creative independent feature-length movies and short films. Screenings take place at two locations: At the original Nickelodeon theater at 937 Main St. and at the New Nick location just up the road at 1607 Main St.
The fest opens with Bill and Turner Ross’ narrative feature Tchoupatoulis, about three brothers who sneak into New Orleans on their own to witness the visual spectacles the city has to offer; and the documentary Dragons of Jim Green, directed by Randy M. Salo, about a WWII veteran who believes he has evidence that the Earth was once populated by a race of reptilian humanoids. Plus, there’s a block of documentary short films by filmmakers Kenneth Price, Lisa Danker, Brad Lambert and more.
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