Campy Ethnotopias
- When
- Fri Jul 25, 2008
- Where
- Galeria de la Raza
- Time
- 7:30-8:30pm
- Cost
- $5
- Tags
- Movies, Film Screenings, Gay, Gay Film, Gay Culture
Description
An evening of two experimental shorts, The Dimension of IS by Heather Cox-Carducci and Gigi Otálvaro-Hormillosaand LezBros, created in collaboration with Dara Sklar, Brynn Gelbard, Melinda Bagatelos, and Lisa Donohoe. The films explore the future of ethnography and anthropology from queer, feminist and multiracial perspectives.Dimension of IS: A Spectacular Future
Imagine a time in the near future, when ethnic and sexual “Others” collaborate with cosmic and ancestral forces to prevent the conquest of space by imperialist war mongers. Dimension of IS is a postcolonial, sci-fi, performance-based video that humorously speculates about the evolution of the phenomenon of world's fairs.
Dimension of IS co-creator, Heather Carducci defies societal norms by combining and inverting opposites to form function. She is founder of SpaceSuperStar Inc., a future virtual planet for alien fashion and art. Gigi Otalvaro-Hormillosa, AKA Devil Bunny in Bondage, is a San Francisco based interdisciplinary artist who has received numerous awards and has presented her work all over the world (visit http://www.devilbunny.org).
LezBros
It has been discovered that certain biological men display a special affinity for the company of same sex desiring women – commonly referred to as “lesbians.” This distinctive kinship is often brotherly, inspiring the male to be endearingly termed “Lezbro!” The short film LezBros explores this unique friendship between guys and dykes in a sassy mix of faux-anthropology, reality TV and a techno-pop music video.
LezBros creator and co-director, Dara Sklar playfully brings San Francisco 's queer culture to life in popular shorts including This is a Party, Toothbrush Tango” and “Day One: APeriod Piece” that appear in film festivals worldwide. Writer and producer, Brynn Gelbard, manages the production of television commercials, music videos, shorts, and feature films in the Bay Area and U.K. , including Ruby Blue and The Calling. Director of photography and editor, Melinda Bagatelos, has lived behind the lens, shooting and editing shorts and music video for many years. Production designer, Lisa Donohoe, is a Bay Area decorative painter that brings her creativity to set decoration and art direction in videos, short, and feature length films worldwide.
The video completion phase of Dimension of IS has been possible in part by the Ford Foundation, JP Morgan Chase, the Andy Warhol Foundation, and Southwest Airlines through a grant from the National Association of Latino Art and Culture.
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