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Dahlonega International Film Festival
- Proudly Presents Documentary Program 6 |
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Friday June 28, 2002 at 8:30PM EST |
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THE EMPOROR, JOHN CAGE’S 4’ 33”, JUDDI RACER, SORRY MOM…I’M A Drunk, STANDING BY YOURSELF
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[ Event Description ]
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ODD DOCUMENTARIES
The Emperor BEST OF THE FEST
(2001, Scotland, 35mm, Shown on Beta, 4m) 2002 nominee, Best Animated Film
Directed by Elizabeth Hobbs
Contains adult themes
What happened to a very special possession of Napoleon Bonaparte's? This animated short from Scotland tells us through winsomely moving watercolors. To boot, Hobbs' fine film is based on a true story...or, at least, largely true.
John Cage's 4'33''
(2001, USA, DV, 5'36'')
Realized by Son of C.O.D.
Avant Garde composer John Cage's controversial musical piece "4'33''" is performed for us, courtesy of Son of C.O.D. Lulling, then unexpectedly fierce, John Cage's 4'33'' is sure to confound a few people with its radical approach to sound, which states that any utterance that has listeners is, in its own way, music. DIFF juror Ashley Blanchard said she bristled at the movie for including the far-off sounds of a barking dog. "I hate dog's barking," she said. It was a criticism we believe Cage would appreciate.
Judi Racer
(2001, USA, Beta, 7m)
Directed by James Cho
In La Jolla, California, a perky young Asian girl named Juddi participates in illegal quarter-mile racing on the city's open streets and parking lots. Cho's film takes advantage of its dynamic central figure, and follows her through her dealings in this somewhat bizarre subculture. A fascinating, not-so-preachy movie about female empowerment, exciting and well-cut, particularly in its race sequences.
Sorry, Mom...I'm A Drunk
(2001, USA, VHS, 6m)
Directed by Jeremy Campbell
Contains nudity and unbridled fun-having
The bacchanal that is Mardi Gras--drunken groping revelry, mixed liberally with fireworks, urban jousting, drum-beating, drag queens, vomit and beads abundant. Campbell's film is set to the title song by New Orleans own "brotherhood of booze" the Morning 40 Federation.
Standing By Yourself BEST OF THE FEST
(2001, USA, Beta, 57m) 2002 nominee, Best Documentary Feature
Directed by Josh Koury
Contains adult language and heavy drug use.
Fresh from 2002's Slamdance in Park City, Utah, and from Atlanta's Image Film and Video Festival comes Josh Koury's extraordinary documentary that achieves what a number of documentary filmmakers try to do but can't: that is, make the lives of those around them seem dramatic, though the scenes are familiar, perhaps routine. Set in a wealthy suburban area of Clinton, New York in the spring of '99, it follows two reckless, intelligent outcast youths, Josh Siegfried and the filmmaker's younger brother Adam, as they bomb around their strip-mall world, friends in tow, taking 'tussin breaks, downing acid with gulps of vodka, talkin' trash, and causing pains to their single mothers, who are at constant odds with them over wasted time and squandered money. The fly-on-the-wall verite' videography captures overwhelmingly genuine moments of humor, sadness, intoxication, self-destruction, confusion, and familial love. In catching the downward spiral of its subjects, Koury's film also smartly reposes the question famously raised in Haskell Wexler's Medium Cool: how deep should a documentary maker get involved in the lives of those they're filming? Standing by Yourself, with its uncut, infra-red intimacy, will leave you spellbound.
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69 West Main Street Dahlonega, GA |
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Holly Basement |
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