SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2010 NORTHWEST FILM CENTER I WHITSELL AUDITORIUM SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1972, THE NORTHWEST FILM CENTER SCHOOL OF FILM HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS TO FIND AND CULTIVATE THEIR PERSONAL VOICE AS STORYTELLERS, AND TO HELP CREATE COMMUNITY AROUND CINEMA'S POTENTIAL TO ADVANCE CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND FUEL SOCIAL CHANGE. ONE OF THE LARGEST COMMUNITY- BASED FILM ARTS PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY, THE SCHOOL OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE, OPEN-TO-ALL CURRICULUM IN MEDIAMAKING AND APPRECIATION, INCLUDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOWARD A NON-DEGREE CERTIFICATE IN FILM AT ONE OF THREE LEVELS. THE SCHOOL'S DYNAMIC FACULTY OF WORKING FILMMAKERS, AND ITS SYNERGESTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FILM CENTER'S YEAR- ROUND EXHIBITION PROGRAM, MAKE IT A UNIQUE ENTITY IN THE WORLD OF MEDIA ARTS LEARNING.
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THE MAN BEHIND THE GLASS
MEL & KATE
POSITIVE
ASTRAY
DRILL
FLOATERS
TEACHER TIME
MOMENT TO MOMENT
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2010NORTHWEST FILM CENTER I WHITSELL AUDITORIUM
SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1972, THE NORTHWEST FILM
CENTER SCHOOL OF FILM HAS HELPED THOUSANDS
OF INDIVIDUALS TO FIND AND CULTIVATE THEIR
PERSONAL VOICE AS STORYTELLERS, AND TO HELP
CREATE COMMUNITY AROUND CINEMA'S POTENTIAL
TO ADVANCE CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND FUEL
SOCIAL CHANGE. ONE OF THE LARGEST COMMUNITY-
BASED FILM ARTS PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY, THE
SCHOOL OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE, OPEN-TO-ALL
CURRICULUM IN MEDIAMAKING AND APPRECIATION,
INCLUDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOWARD A
NON-DEGREE CERTIFICATE IN FILM AT ONE OF THREE
LEVELS. THE SCHOOL'S DYNAMIC FACULTY OF
WORKING FILMMAKERS, AND ITS SYNERGESTIC
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FILM CENTER'S YEAR-
ROUND EXHIBITION PROGRAM, MAKE IT A UNIQUE
ENTITY IN THE WORLD OF MEDIA ARTS LEARNING.
WEL
CO
ME
SPECIAL THANKSSCREENING
THE MAN BEHIND THE GLASS LUKE ZETTLER
FLOATERS JARED LIEBENAU
ASTRAY EVAN STROUM
TEACHER TIME DIANE M. MICHAEL
MEL & KATE SCOTT BRAUCHT
POSITIVE LIZ LEWIS
MOMENT TO MOMENT C. FRANCO CALABRIA
DRILL JEFFREY RICHARDSON
PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES
POST-SCREENING PARTY
MOMO’S 725 SW 10TH AVENUE NO HOST
DAN ACKERMANPETER APPLETONSUE ARBUTHNOTBUSHRA AZZOUZKELLEY BAKERJON BEANLANDSANDY BLUBAUGHHOLLY BRIXDAVID BRYANTCARL DIEHLDOWNSTREAMMARTHA EARLYANNA FARRELLMARK EIFERTRUSS GAGEPAUL GOLDEN
NICK GRAHAM DANIEL JOHNSONDAVID KING FAMILYNEIL KOPPMICHELE KRIBSBRIAN LINDSTROMKATHLEEN LOPEZROGER MARGOLISCHRIS MATHESONMATT MCCORMICKVICKI MEEJESSE MALMEDGLEN MICALLEFSAM NAIMANPAUL NELSONBEN POPP
JON RAYMONDQUINTIN RICERANDY SELLARSBUCK SKELTONSONIC MEDIA STUDIOSJOHN STRASSMAIERCHRIS TENZISENIE VAISBURDWILL VINTONMELISSA TVETANGUS VAN SANTWAYNE WOODSBRIAN YAZZIE(AND THE EQUIPMENT ROOM STAFF)
THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING FACULTY, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR THEIR
SUPPORT OF THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN FILM
THE NORTHWEST FILM CENTER SCHOOL OF FILM IS SUPPORTED BY
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTSOREGON ARTS COMMISSIONJOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONHENRY LEA HILLMAN, JR. FOUNDATION, INCMOUNT HOOD CABLE REGULATORY COMMISSIONKING FAMILY FOUNDATIONDEBRA SEA AND DR. RICHARD ROTHVICKI MEE AND THE FAERIE GODMOTHER FUND OF THE OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFRANK HOOD FUND OF THE OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONWEIDEN + KENNEDYPORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITYZGF ARCHITECTSREGIONAL ARTS & CULTURE COUNCIL
DR
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BOBBY AND TONY TRAIN FOR COMBAT ONE WEEKEND A MONTH WITH THE OREGON NATIONAL GUARD, PREPARING FOR THE UNIMAGINABLE.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I AM INTERESTED IN THE DETAILS THAT MAKE PEOPLE OVERCOME
THEIR PRECONCEPTIONS. DETAILS CHANGE MINDS IF THEY CAN
BE SEEN. DURING MY SIX YEARS IN THE OREGON ARMY
NATIONAL GUARD, I FOUND MY FELLOW SOLDIERS TO BE DIVERSE
AND COMPLEX, EVEN THOUGH A SIMPLE BLANKET OF
CAMOUFLAGE AND IDEALIZED PATRIOTISM COVERED US ALL. IN
DRILL, I WANTED TO CAPTURE THE DETAILS AND EXPERIENCES OF
TWO BEST FRIENDS, THE HUMAN BEINGS BEHIND THE UNIFORM.
BIOGRAPHY:
JEFFREY RICHARDSON GRADUATED WITH HONORS FROM PORTLAND
STATE UNIVERSITY WITH A BS IN FILM STUDIES AND TIME BASED ART, AND
NOW HOLDS A CERTIFICATE IN FILM FROM THE NORTHWEST FILM CENTER
SCHOOL OF FILM. HIS EXPERIMENTAL VIDEOS HAVE SCREENED AT THE
MINNEAPOLIS UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL, THE PORTLAND
DOCUMENTARY AND EXPERIMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL AND OTHER VENUES.
AN ACTIVE MEMBER AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE VIDEO PERFORMANCE
GROUP, WEIRD FICTION, HE IS CURRENTLY DIRECTING A SERIES OF
SUBVERSIVE COOKING EPISODES FOR THE CENTER FOR GENOMIC
GASTRONOMY.
THE M
AN
BEH
IND
THE G
LASS
PROJECTIONISTS ARE BECOMING THE OBSOLETE MILKMEN OF TOMORROW BECAUSE OF THE AUTOMATION OF MOVIE THEATRE EQUIPMENT.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
THE MAN BEHIND THE GLASS SPOTLIGHTS A DYING PROFESSION THAT IS
USUALLY UNSEEN BY EVERYDAY PEOPLE. WITH THE CURRENT SUCCESS
OF THE MOVIE AVATAR IN MIND, I EXPLORE THE PROS AND CONS OF
DIGITAL PROJECTION, AS COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL 35MM FILM. WHILE
NEITHER FORMAT IS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE OTHER, THIS
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT IS BEING FORCED ONTO THE CONSUMER
BY AN INDUSTRY THAT CARES MOSTLY ABOUT POPCORN SALES.
BIOGRAPHY:
LUKE ZETTLER USUALLY WORKS IN
EXPERIMENTAL FILM, BLENDING DIFFERENT
MEDIUMS OF VIDEO AND SOUND, BUT CHOSE
TO GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION FOR HIS
LATEST PROJECT, THE MAN BEHIND THE
GLASS, WHICH HE MADE AFTER BEING A
PROFESSIONAL MOVIE PROJECTIONIST FOR 7
YEARS AND PERSONALLY WITNESSING THE
INDUSTRY'S TRANSFORMATION ALMOST
OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO HIS EXPERTISE
IN THE PROJECTION BOOTH, HE OPERATES
DOAPW WRESTLING, WHICH COVERS LIFE PRO
WRESTLING EVENTS. HAVING EARNED A
CERTIFICATE IN FILM FROM THE NORTHWEST
FILM CENTER SCHOOL OF FILM, HE IS NOW AT
WORK ON A DRAMA INVOLVING AN ESCAPE
FROM MARTIAL LAW.
JEFFREY RICHARDSON (30:00) LUKE ZETTLER (8:15)
FLO
ATE
RS
AN OUT-OF-WORK, DEPRESSED NOBODY EXPERIENCES A BAD CASE OF EYE FLOATERS AND HIS LIFE IS CHANGED FOREVER.
MO
MEN
T TO M
OM
ENT
WHEN IMPRISIONED IN A CONCENTRATION CAMP YEARS AGO, FRANK NEVER EXPECTED TO LIVE, NOR TO RETURN TO THE VERY CAMP IN WHICH HE WAS INTERNED.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I MADE FLOATERS AS A WAY TO HELP ME COPE WITH
MYODESOPSIA (EYE FLOATERS), WHICH I HAVE HAD FOR OVER 10
YEARS. I ENJOY FILMS AND BOOKS THAT INCORPORATE
SURREALISM, SCIENCE FICTION, HORROR AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
DRAMA AND WAS INSPIRED BY THE SHADOW OUT OF TIME BY H.
P. LOVECRAFT. AT ITS CORE, FLOATERS IS A HUMAN DRAMA
EXPLORING HOW A COMMON MEDICAL CONDITION CAN DRIVE
SOMEONE TOWARDS A COMPLETE STATE OF PSYCHOSIS.
BIOGRAPHY:
JARED LIEBENAU IS AN EXPERIMENTAL
FILMMAKER BASED IN EUGENE, OREGON, WHO
FOCUSES ON NARRATIVE FICTION, WITH AN
EMPHASIS ON SCIENCE FICTION, SURREALISM,
HORROR AND BLACK COMEDY. HE HAS ALSO
WORKED ON VARIOUS DOCUMENTARIES AND
HAS BEEN IN CHARGE OF VISUALS FOR
NUMEROUS MUSIC AND FILM SHOWS IN
PORTLAND, EUGENE AND VANCOUVER. HIS FILMS
HAVE SCREENED AT ARTISTS' TELEVISION
ACCESS IN SAN FRANCISCO (CA), OLYMPIA FILM &
MUSIC FESTIVAL (WA), AND NOISE! FESTIVAL
(VANCOUVER BC). NOW THAT HE HAS EARNED A
CERTIFICATE IN FILM FROM THE NORTHWEST
FILM CENTER SCHOOL OF FILM, HE PLANS TO
MOVE BACK TO HIS BIRTHPLACE, LOS ANGELES,
IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I AM INTERESTED IN PROTAGONISTS WHO SOMEHOW CATHARTICALLY
WORK THROUGH A LIFE EXPERIENCE AND MOVE ON. I LIKE TO SELECT
ISSUES THAT CONCERN RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE AND
POLITICS-- ALL THE "NO-NOS." BY CALLING OUT INJUSTICES, CHANGE CAN
HAPPEN. WHAT A DELIGHT IN GETTING TO KNOW FRANK WESLEY, THE
SUBJECT OF MOMENT BY MOMENT. IN TELLING HIS LIFE EXPERIENCE AND
HOW HE FINDS INNER PEACE, I HOPE I WAS ABLE TO SHARE A "RAY OF
HOPE," IF ONE EXISTS.
BIOGRAPHY:
CHARLIE CALABRIA (A.K.A. C. FRANCO CALABRIA) HAS AN MA IN URBAN
PLANNING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AND SPENT MUCH OF
HIS PRE-PORTLAND LIFE AS A MANAGER FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
SAN FRANCISCO DURING THE AIDS AND HOMELESS CRISES OF THE 1980S.
HIS FIRST SHORT FILM, IN THE GAME, SCREENED AT THE NEWFILMMAKERS
SERIES OF ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES IN NEW YORK. HAVING EARNED
HIS CERTIFICATE IN FILM FROM THE NORTHWEST FILM CENTER SCHOOL OF
FILM, HE IS NOW PRODUCING CODE OF INJUSTICE, ABOUT THE
DISCRIMINATION OF THE MILITARY AGAINST GLBT INDIVIDUALS.
JARED LIEBENAU (15:00) C. FRANCO CALABRIA (15:19)
POSI
TIV
E
JOANNE AND ALLAN ARE PREGNANT. AS A COUPLE, THEY LEARN THAT LIFE IS NOT ALWAYS BLACK AND WHITE, AND THE CHOICES WE MAKE ARE NOT ALWAYS SIMPLE.
ASTR
AY
LOST IN A FOREST WITH NO RECOLLECTION, OLIVER ATTEMPTS TO REGAIN HIS MEMORY IN TIME TO SAVE THE GIRL HE LOVES.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
I WAS INSPIRED TO MAKE
POSITIVE BECAUSE I WANTED TO
PRESENT ABORTION NOT AS A
CONDEMNING CHOICE, BUT AS A
PERSONAL DECISION. IN MY
FILMS, I OFTEN EXPLORE
CONCEPTS IN EXPERIMENTAL
FORMS. HOWEVER, FOR THIS
PROJECT AND THIS SUBJECT, I
DECIDED TO MAKE A
TRADITIONAL NARRATIVE FILM TO
HELP THE AUDIENCE IDENTIFY
WITH THE CHARACTERS AND
THEIR DIFFICULT CHOICES.
POSITIVE WAS SHOT ON SUPER
16MM FILM BOTH AS AN
AESTHETIC CHOICE AND AS A WAY
OF SHOWING MY RESPECT FOR
THE FILM TRADITION.
BIOGRAPHY:
LIZ LEWIS IS A FILMMAKER WITH A
FOCUS ON EDITING AND
EXPERIMENTAL FORMS WHOSE
INFLUENCES INCLUDE EXPERIENCE
AS AN ENGLISH TEACHER IN JAPAN
AND FEMINIST IDEOLOGY. SHE
HOLDS A BA IN ENGLISH WITH
MINORS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
AND FILM STUDIES FROM PORTLAND
STATE UNVIERSITY, AND A
CERTIFICATE IN FILM FROM THE
NORTHWEST FILM CENTER SCHOOL
OF FILM. SHE INTENDS TO
CONTINUING MAKING HER OWN
FILMS, AS WELL AS WORKING AS AN
EDITOR ON OTHER FILMMAKERS'
PROJECTS.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
MANY OF MY STORIES CENTER ON THE THEME OF
MEMORY LOSS AND HOW SOMEONE IN UNFAMILIAR
SURROUNDINGS ATTEMPTS TO UNDERSTAND A NEW
WORLD. IN ASTRAY, I USED VERY LITTLE DIALOGUE TO
KEEP THE STORY COMPELLING, TRYING INSTEAD TO TIE
EVERYTHING TOGETHER USING A DRAMATIC
FRAMEWORK. THE PRODUCTION OF THIS FILM IS
INTENDED TO HELP ME GARNER THE RECOGNITION TO
PRODUCE A FULL LENGTH FEATURE IN THE FUTURE.
BIOGRAPHY:
EVAN STROUM IS AN INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER BORN,
RAISED AND CURRENTLY WORKING IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. HIS EXPERIMENTAL AND DOCUMENTARY
SHORT FILMS HAVE SCREENED IN THE LAS VEGAS
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (GOLDEN ACE AWARD)
AND WASHOUGAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
(MEDALLION AWARD). IN ADDITION TO MAKING HIS OWN
FILMS, HE HOLDS A POSITION WITH THE WORLD
RENOWNED ADVERTISING AGENCY OF WIEDEN +
KENNEDY. NOW THAT HE HAS EARNED A CERTIFICATE IN
FILM FROM THE NORTHWEST FILM CENTER SCHOOL OF
FILM, HE INTENDS TO CONTINUE MAKING FILMS ON A
REGULAR BASIS.
LIZ LEWIS (18:00) EVAN STROUM (12:00)
TEA
CH
ER T
IME
TEACHER ADAPTABILITY AND RESILIENCY SPAR WITH THE DEMANDS OF TIME.
MEL &
KA
TEMEL STRUGGLES TO LET GO OF HER PAST BY BEFRIENDING A NEW TENANT IN HER APARTMENT BUILDING.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
HUMAN INVENTIVENESS IN THE FACE
OF LIMITATIONS INTRIGUES ME. THIS
SHORT DOCUMENTARY, TEACHER
TIME, USES ONE TEACHER'S
SOUNDSCAPE AND THE PACING OF
IMAGES TO CONVEY HOW HE MEETS
THE CHALLENGE OF ACHIEVING
REQUIRED LEVELS OF STUDENT
PERFORMANCE WITHIN IMPOSED
TIME CONSTRAINTS. BECAUSE I
HAVE INSIDER KNOWLEDGE OF
PUBLIC EDUCATION, IT IS MY MOST
PERSONAL FILM TO DATE. THE
ACTIVE NATURE OF THE CAMERA AND
THE ABSENCE OF ANYTHING
SCRIPTED ALSO SETS IT APART FROM
MY PREVIOUS WORKS.
BIOGRAPHY:
DIANE M. MICHAEL IS AN INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER WHO DIRECTED
DREAMS TO REALITY, THE 2008 HIGH SCHOOL WINNER OF THE OREGON
VIDEO CHALLENGE. REFLECTIONS ON DAILY LIFE, THE HUMOR OF
TEACHING, AND EXISTENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE RECURRENT THEMES
IN HER WORK. SHE HOLDS AN M. ED. DEGREES FROM WESTERN OREGON
UNIVERSITY AND EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, AS WELL AS A
CERTIFICATE IN FILM FROM THE NORTHWEST FILM CENTER SCHOOL OF
FILM. HER NEXT FILM WILL EXPLORE THE DETAINEE EXPERIENCE AT
NATZWEILER-STRUTHOF, A FORMER NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMP IN FRANCE.
