The Walking Picture Palace: Crooked Fireworks

"Crooked fireworks though wiped off in an instant
Leave behind a heaven that will never be without scars" —Saito Fumi

McElhatten’s work for venues such as the New York Film Festival’s annual Views from the Avant Garde showcase and the International Film Festival Rotterdam have helped to renew interest in the vital art form of experimental cinema. Tonight he presents “Crooked Fireworks,” a special edition of The Walking Picture Palace, his nomadic ongoing series (see feature), tenderly and cohesively composed of some of the most beautiful and notable short films of recent years.

Program:

Lunatic Princess (Mark LaPore, 2005) 4 mins., video
Black and White Trypps Number Three (Ben Russell, 2007) 11 mins., 35mm
Observando el cielo (Jeanne Liotta, 2007) 19 mins., 16mm
After Writing (Mary Helena Clark, 2008) 3 mins., 16mm
House (Ben Rivers, 2007) 6 mins., 16mm
How to Conduct a Love Affair (David Gatten, 2007) 8 mins., 16mm
Singing Biscotts (Luther Price, 2007) 6 mins., 16mm
A Hallow Kiss for Mark LaPore (Luther Price, 2008) 4 mins., 16mm

The Mongrel Sister (Luther Price, 2007) 7 mins., 16mm
All Through the Night (Michael Robinson, 2008) 4 mins., video

Zelienople (Darcy Shreve, 2007) 4 mins., video
Phantom (Luke Sieczek, 2007) 7 mins., video

Rehearsals for Retirement (Phil Solomon, 2007) 11 mins., video