Purgatory 2010 Film Schedule
2010 FILM SCHEDULE
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=== THURSDAY MAY 20 ===
07:00 Doors |
=== FRIDAY MAY 21 ===
07:00 Doors |
=== SATURDAY MAY 22 ===
MATINEE
03:00 Doors |
=== SATURDAY MAY 22 ===
07:00 Doors |
In Absentia – Quay Brothers (2000 USA 20min)
A woman sits alone on a chair at a table in a room on one of the top floors of an asylum.
Dislandia - Brian M Viveros and Eriijk Ressler (2005 CA 29min)
A disturbing observance of a child existing in an indistinguishable time and place – shrouded by frustration and haunted By surrealist visions. Invited by communique, she ventures on a cathartic endeavor with a startling conclusion.
Experiments in the Revival of Organisms - Soviet Film Agency (1940 Russia 20min)
This disturbing film records the successful experiments in the resuscitation of life to dead animals as conducted by Dr. S.S. Bryukhonenko at the Institute of Experimental Physiology and Therapy, Voronezh, USSR.
Rakthavira - Voltaire (1993 NY 2min)
Voltaire takes us on a one minute tour of Hindu Hell narrated by Deborah Harry of Blondie
Smile - Noam Abta and Yuval Markovich (2005 Israel 7min)
Yuval arrives at his friends’ apartment and begins to suspect that they are plotting to do him harm. The signs build up slowly but surely, up to the point paranoia becomes reality.
The Long Journey Home - Billie Mintz and Jeffrey Timmins (2008 Canada 8min)
In a village that never knew sickness a boy is sent into the wilderness to find the cure to his illness. He returns from his great journey to a village that does not recognize him for the changes he has endured.
The Loneliest Little Boy in the World - Mike Dereniewski (2001 MI 5min)
This film is the director’s reaction to the loss of a great friend of both the director and talent to heroin. The score is comprised entirely of source material from live Caniis Crux performances. This film inspired by and dedicated to Michael D. Petee.
Annabel Lee - George Higham (2005 England 20min)
A stop-motion puppet animated tale inspired by Poe’s epic poem of love and loss.
Transrexia - Voltaire (2008 NY 1min)
Richard Butler of the Psychedelic Furs narrates this prehistoric postcard of love gone wrong between a stop-motion T-rex and a Pterodactyl.
Monsters - Robert Morgan (2004 England 13min)
Eight year old Stan is a troubled child with a vivid imagination and a spiteful older sister. One Sunday afternoon, violent visions and sibling hostility spiral dangerously out of control.
The Eye of Silence - Daniel Zurawski (2006 England 10min)
A tone poem exploring the cyclical nature of existence.
Delivery - Till Novak (2005 Germany 9min)
A short story about the change of a corrupt world.
The Kinematograph - Tomek Baginski (2009 Poland 12min)
Francis is an inventor. His invention is supposed to change the world. He forgot about one thing: dreams always cost too much. He is focused only on himself and his work and realizes the gravity of the situation only when it is too late.
DemiUrge Emesis - Voltaire (2010 NY 3min)
Danny Elfman narrates a short film of a mummified cat is tormented by the skeletons of past measls.
Do Not Disturb - Patrick Rea (2009 KS 15min)
A mysterious and possibly psychotic man, hides out in a hotel room, where he receives strange messages from an unseen admirer.
Three Scenes of the End - Jeff Bloomer (2007 MI 4min)
The end of the world is introduced to the viewer with three short scenes.
Le Poème – Bogdan Borkowski (1986 France 12min)
An autopsy with an Arthur Rimbaud poem as narration
We Have Decided Not To Die - Daniel Askill (2004 Australia 11min)
Three rituals. Three figures. Three modern day journeys of transcendence.
Video Drone - Robert Morris (NY 4min)
Subway - Robert Morris (NY 3min)
“Subway” and “Video Drone” are two experimental videos which takes the viewer to a dark, yet intriguing place, leaving the desire to explore further into these created worlds. Dark tunnels and cavernous spaces combined with an erotic performance tell a subtle, sensual, and abstract narrative.
Breed - Tsubasa (2007 GA 5min)
Midori - Tsubasa (2007 GA 5min)
The digital erotic art of Tsubasa in motion.
Sequestered - Sean Hages and Courtney Spivak (2009 MI 2min)
Examinating the inherent futility of attempts to control the chaos of life. A dialectical montage of abstract images of decay and disorder are contrasted with shots of humans grooming themselves.
Innerer - Ryan Burtney (2006 MI 5min)
Sometimes the greatest battle of your entire life exists in your own head.
The Guest Room - Louis Kerman (2009 MI 10min)
May sees a mysterious little girl in the guest room of her home. Her husband Dan wants them to move forward in their marriage. But ghosts from their past refuse to let them go. Until they both are forced to deal with their feelings over what happened.
Dark Heart - Robert Joseph Butler (2009 MI 16min)
Daniel is forced down a dark journey of insanity, hatred, writer’s block, and murder – and the consequences that ultimately arise.
Phobia - Jon Manthei and Joseph Thompson (2010 MI 18min)
When it seems no form of treatment can cure their ten year old son Matthew of his phobia, Jim and Mary Duboise contact Dr. William Paige, who offers them a more primitive but nonetheless sure fire way to cure him forever, but at what cost.
