Posts Tagged ‘Low/No Budget’

Elena TaJo, USA, 2009

Part tribute to comedian/activist Cho, part backstage documentary, this genre-bender mixes rehearsal footage, stills from a make-over photo shoot, clips from Cho’s stand-up routines and performance footage – all to music by Steve Elson.

Andrea Mendonça & Ilana Elkis, Brazil, 2009

In a place that falls into ruins, like stains of a war, the concrete, the rough, the bitter and the delicate are seen in the agony of a person who still lives.

Kristen Mangione,  USA, 2009

The human presence – camera and dancer – follow nature’s lead in this exploration. Our focus is drawn to blades of grass, rushing water, each joint of a woman’s arms – and the brief solo of a winged insect dancing on the lens of the camera.

Ashley Meeder, USA, 2009

A solo for a woman in a darkened bedroom, with the striped shadows of venetian blinds for company. Filmed, directed, choreographed and edited by Meeder. Presumably, someone else played the Bach cello suite!

Jill Sigman, USA, 2009

A figure encased in plastic rolls in a landscape of wax objects, on a floor covered with plastic. Performance art and installation meet the camera, to music entitled “War is good for Business” by Cristian Amigo.