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Film/Video 1999 MIDWEST FILM AND VIDEO SHOWCASE PROGRAM ONE FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1999, 7 PM $6 ($3 WALKER MEMBERS AND INTERMEDIA ARTS PARTNERS) AUDITORIUM MEMBERS PAY HALF PRICE!  |
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THE MINNEAPOLIS WRESTLING CLUB
John Lightfoot's documentary uses vintage photos and recent material to portray the lives and experiences of a group of veteran professional wrestlers, including Joe Snyder the Texas Midget, Sodbuster Kenny Jay, Stan "The Krusher" Kowalski, and Ed Sharkey. 1998, Minnesota, 1/2-inch video, 11 minutes. |
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SCRAPS
Tom Schroeder's animated film vividly captures his impressions of North Dakota in late August, featuring chirping crickets, county fairs, and fishing. 1998, Minnesota, 16mm, 9 minutes. |
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GLASS
While exploring the optical qualities of water, Leighton Pierce, a professor in the Film and Video Program at the University of Iowa, has produced an exquisite filmic still life of his backyard. 1998, Iowa, 16mm, 7 minutes. |
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COUCH, YELLOW TREE Anna Benavides explores the relationship between object and personification in this color-saturated experimental film. 1998, Wisconsin, 1/2-inch video, 4 minutes. |
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FROM THE GREAT MASCARARAMA Mixing animation and portraiture, Anna Benavides expressively abrades her images to expose the inner feelings of a glamour girl. 1998, Wisconsin, 1/2-inch video, 4 minutes. |
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THEN THERE WAS FAMILY Appropriating her father's home movies from the 1930s and 1940s, Marti Lufkin shifts between nostalgia and exposé to delve below the surface of her family's history. 1998, Minnesota, 1/2-inch video, 5 minutes. |
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CHECKMATE
Minnesota Center for Arts Education student Matt Thiesen's video was inspired by made-for-TV movies and romance novels, which he blends into this hilarious tale about an unlikely courtship. 1998, Minnesota, 1/2-inch video, 6 1/2 minutes. |
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RESPECT: TIGER JACK ROSENBLOOM The sixth-grade class at Capitol Hill School in Saint Paul worked with artist Mike Hazard, musician Remi Eichten, and teacher Steve Ford to create this engaging portrait of St. Paul shopkeeper and free spirit Mr. Tiger Jack Rosenbloom. 1998, Minnesota, Beta SP, 11 minutes. |
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PENFIELD ROAD Using images from postcards, Diane Kitchen captures on film the changing face of the American landscape. 1998, Wisconsin, 16mm, 5 minutes. |
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ALMANAC
The winner of the Director's Choice prize at the 1999 Black Maria Film and Video Festival, John Scott's Almanac is a lively portrait of Tim Fay and his rural Iowa linotype print workshop, where he produces his exquisitely crafted critical Wapsipinicon Almanac. 1998, Iowa, 16mm, 10 minutes. |