Appears in: 42nd Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival
Films in this Program
Pistachios
Directed by Terese Cuff
Pistachio nuts are brought to hand-manipulated, illusory life through playful filmmaking techniques.
Robot Pavlov Sputnik
Directed by Oliver Hockenhull
Remnants of a chintzy sci-fi movie transform into a hypnotic, hallucinogenic, and hilarious distortion of cinematic reality.
Two Ways Down
Directed by Laura Heit
Fantastical creatures float in and out of space, destined for a hellish final destination.
Night Weaver
Directed by Joan Gratz
A tapestry of computer mandalas and intricate animated weavings.
For Jean-Pierre Melville
Directed by Ira Flowers
A witty homage to the great French director of gangster noir that cleverly parodies many of the genre’s most enduring …
Daisyheroin “Art Show”
Directed by Colin Dawson
Explore the strange and compelling world of a subterranean art show in which a swirl of moveable figures materialize in …
Bottle Neck
Directed by Joanna Priestley
Still life silhouettes, abstract shapes, and complex, interlocking patterns renovate the commonplace objects of a classical painting genre in a …
Bottle Neck
Directed by Joanna Priestley
A veteran animator gives us a jazzy vision of figures hovering between abstraction and definition amidst luminous imaginary landscapes.
Lullaby of Birdland
Directed by Edgar Bridwell
In a near-abstract landscape, we follow two birds and a hippo as they make their way around a strange and …
That Bitch Becky
Directed by Rebecca Rochon
Seeking to impress her insect friends, socially ambitious wasp Becky gives a party in order to show off, but things …
Dead Hearts
Directed by Stephen W. Martin
A gothic romance, replete with throbbing hearts, startling locales, and a mortician’s undying love.