BNMI Co-Production Archives 'G'
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Vintage
Vintage (Families of Value) is an experimental documentary that looks at three African American families through the eyes of lesbian and gay siblings – including the filmmaker and his younger brother. The film pursues the tension developed over the course of five years, as three groups of queer siblings use video cameras to articulate the multiple narratives that co-exist within the psychic space of family. Vintage negotiates sexuality, ambivalence, fear, and hope as points of departure to explore these relationships, to create a portrait that is both collective and autobiographical in nature.
Co-producer: Thomas Allen Harris (La Jolla, United States), 1996
Format: Video, Length: 72 minutes
Virtual Interactive Puppetry
“Virtual Interactive Puppetry” explores the possibilities and limits of distance manipulation of large-scale puppets and three dimensional figures in real space, by 'puppeteers' or performers at a distance. The initial stages of the project involved studies in key-frame animation and integrated live performance and onscreen manipulation of the moving image. This research project worked to create interactive experiences of particular value to severely disabled children. This work was done in collaboration with Central St. Martin's College of Art and Design and The London Institute.
Co-producer: Lizbeth Goodman (London, United Kingdom) and SMART LABS, 2001
Format: Interactive Media
Virtual Reality on Five Dollars a Day
Using video cameras as inputs into a virtual environment that is projected onto a screen, this project uses two cameras to detect movement which is displayed as changing constellations of points within a three dimensional environment. Originally from Boston,Ron Kuivila’s work includes concerts and installations with electronic instruments of his own design. He regards installations and performance as complementary presentations that highlight different facets of those instruments.
Co-producer: Ron Kuivila (Boston, United States), 1995
Format: VR installation
Visions
The Aboriginal poetry video, seen through the eyes of a child, invokes a powerful sequence of visual layers. Produced in collaboration with the Aboriginal Arts program, this experimental short film outlines filmmaker Anne Frazier-Henry’s commitment to refreshing traditional native stories, to bring them into a contemporary context. Annie Frazier Henry (Blackfoot/Sioux/French) works as a filmmaker, musician, and writer in Gibsons, British Columbia. Many of her films reflect her life-long advocacy for Native youth.
Co-producer: Anne Frazier-Henry (Gibson, Canada), 1995
Format: Video, Length: 9 minutes
Voices of the Morning
Voices in the Morning is a visual and sonic poem that explores the effects of Orthodox Islamic laws on one woman. A multiple award winner, this experimental video explores the psychological ramifications of a woman literally growing up behind a veil. Resisting traditional definitions of a woman's role in society as first and foremost a dutiful daughter or wife, Nanji struggles to find a space amidst the web of restrictive familial and societal conventions. This film was awarded the Juror's Prize in the 1993 Black Maria Festival, and Best Experimental film at the Image Festival, Atlanta, 1994.
Co-producer: Meena Nanji (Los Angeles, United States), 1992
Format: Video, Length: 14 minutes
Voices Unheard
This hour-long investigative documentary explores adolescent violence, specifically sex offences, committed by teens living in Middle America. This is a segment of society rarely examined; voices of youth we frequently don’t hear. The majority of these teens are caught in a cycle of violence. They are often victims of abuse, thus repeatedly acting out the same behaviour that was perpetrated on them. This film presents the individuals and the institutions surrounding the issue to encourage early detection and treatment for adolescent sex offenders, thus providing a foundation for prevention, change, and understanding.
Co-producer: Beth B. (New York City, United States), 1997
Format: Video, Length: 57 minutes
VR/RV
(Virtual Reality as Recreation Vehicle)
An exploration of techno-cultural interfacing and mind-environments, based on the concepts of Gregory Bateson in “From Mind and Nature: A Necessary Unity”. The piece simulates driving a Recreational Vehicle (RV) through a virtual theme park comprising four real world locations. The locations are placed on a large oval road: the city of Philadelphia and the mountains of Banff are at opposite ends, the Kuwait Tower and Atomic Dome in Hiroshima are on either side.
Co-producer: Peter d’Agostino (Philadelphia, United States), 1994
Format: VR Installation
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