Martha Colburn
Martha Colburn is an experimental, underground animator who primarily uses a collage and hand-painting technique to make films that comment on politics, history, consumerism and sexuality. Her work has exhibited at film festivals, art galleries and museums all over the world and has won her numerous awards and artist grants. She also performs live film experiences with collaborators such as the punk band Deerhoof.
Find out more about the filmmaker at her official website and watch several of her films at YouTube.
Partial Filmography:
Myth Labs (2008)
Don’ Kill the Weatherman! (2007)
Meet Me in Wichita (2006)
Destiny Manifesto (2006)
Wrong Time Capsule (2005)
XXX Amsterdam (2004)
Secrets of Mexuality (2003)
Skelehellavision (2001)
Spiders in Love: An Arachnogasmic Musical (2000)
There’ a Pervert in Our Pool! (1998)
Evil Of Dracula (1997)
Uberfall: Pee Poo and Flies (1996)
Acrophobic Babies (1994)
Martha Colburn on the Underground Film Guide.
Millennium Film Journal: Presence
May 15: Celebrating the publication of issue 52 of Millennium Film Journal will be a screening of films by Martha Colburn, Peggy Ahwesh and more.
2010 Ann Arbor Film Festival: Official Lineup
The 48th annual Ann Arbor Film Festival is a celebration of underground film past and present with classic retrospectives and fantastic new work.
Chicago Filmmakers: Lunchfilm
Jan. 15: Chicago Filmmakers hosts a screening of Mike Plante’s Lunchfilm short film series that includes films by Naomi Uman, David Fenster and more.
Martha Colburn: 1stFILM
To help ring in the new decade on its first day, watch Martha Colburn’s First Film in X-Tro, a found footage film made way back in 1994.
2009 ATA Film And Video Festival: Short Film Reviews (Part Two)
The second night of the fourth annual ATA Film and Video Festival features terrific short films by Martha Colburn, Paul Clipson, Zach Iannazzi and more.
2009 ATA Film & Video Festival: Official Lineup
The 4th annual ATA Film & Video Festival will take place in San Francisco on Oct. 21-23 and screen films by Martha Colburn, Sam Barnett and more.
Martha Colburn: A Single Sentence
Animator Martha Colburn has an excellent new short film that’s based on one sentence from a story by Diana Wagman published in Electric Literature.
2009 Antimatter Film Festival: Official Lineup
The 12th annual Antimatter Film Festival features great experimental films by Martha Colburn, Clint Enns, Damon Packard, Leslie Supnet, Penny Lane and more.
