Avant Gaming

Tonight's program features short films created in a variety of media that take most or all of their footage from video games. Artist Cory Arcangel will be on hand to introduce Super Mario Movie and discuss his approach to using obsolete video game programming and computer systems as an artistic medium. The array of styles and tones of the films is almost as diverse as the eras of video game technology represented--from 1980s' Nintendo cartridges right up to today's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas game, which is featured in the premiere screening of a new video by the lyrical filmmaker Phil Solomon. (program approx. 80 mins.)

IN TONIGHT'S PROGRAM

Super Mario Movie
(Cory Arcangel, Paper Rad, 2005)
15 mins., hacked Nintendo game cartridge

She Puppet
(Peggy Ahwesh, 2001)
15 mins, BetaSP

Total Power – Dead Dead Dead
(Stephanie Barber, 2005)
3 mins., 16mm transferred to DVD

Zidane World Cup Headbutt Animation Festival
(Anil Dash, 2006)
2 mins., DVD

My Trip to Liberty City
(Jim Munroe, 2003) 9 mins., DVD

Yoga Deathmatch
(Jim Munroe, 2004)
4.5 mins., DVD

And We All Shine On
(Michael Robinson, 2006)
7 mins., 16mm

Untitled (For David Gatten)
(Phil Solomon, Mark LaPore, 2005)
5 mins., DVcam

Rehearsals for Retirement
(Phil Solomon, 2007)
approx. 10 mins., DVcam

Driven
(Scott Stark, 2005)
10 mins., miniDV