Diversions Film Festival - updated programme

From: Kim Knowles (email suppressed)
Date: Wed Apr 16 2008 - 03:31:30 PDT


Apologies for multiple postings ...

DIVERSIONS: A FESTIVAL OF EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO
EDINBURGH, UK
8-11 MAY 2008

THURSDAY 8TH MAY

OUTSIDE THE BOX: A HISTORY OF PLAYING WITH FRAMES (presented by Pip Chodorov)
FILMHOUSE 6PM

Rythmus 21, Hans Richter, Germany 1921, 16mm, 3’
Komposition in Blau, Oskar Fischinger, Germany 1935, 16mm, 4’
A Study In Choreography For Camera, Maya Deren, USA 1944, 16mm, 3’
Recreation, Robert Breer, USA 1958, 16mm, 1’
Schwechater, Peter Kubelka, Austria 1958, 16mm, 1’
Free Radicals, Len Lye, UK 1958, 16mm, 3’
Mothlight, Stan Brakhage, USA 1963, 16mm, 3’
Piece Mandala, Paul Sharits, USA 1965, 16mm, 3’
The Song of Rio Jim, Maurice Lemaître, France 1978, 16mm, 6’
Didam, Olivier Fouchard and Mahime Rouhi, France 1999-2000, 16mm, 11’
Identités Secrètes d'un Psychanalyste, Friedl Kubelka, Austria 2000, 16mm, 8’
Fenêtres, Michele Bokanowski, France 2004, 16mm, 9’
Faux Mouvements, Pip Chodorov, France 2007, 16mm, 12’

FRIDAY 9TH MAY

EXPANDED CINEMA TALKS
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH 10AM-4PM
With Pip Chodorov, Peter Rose, David Curtis, Duncan White, Stephen Partridge and Al Rees.

PROCESS AND IMAGE: NEW WORKS FROM THE UK (presented by Al Rees)
FILMHOUSE 6PM

Grain Tower James Holcombe, UK 2007, 16mm, 3’
The Space Between Karen Mirza/Brad Butler, UK 2005, 16mm, 12’
Knitting Pattern Jennifer Nightingale, UK 2006, 16mm, 3’
Quartet Nicky Hamlyn, UK 2007, 16mm, 8’
Natural Break Will Hanke, UK 2008, 16mm, 2’
The object which thinks us: Object 1 Samantha Rebello, UK 2007, 16mm, 7’
Sugar Yvonne Maxwell, UK 2007, 16mm, 5’
New Ratio Simon Payne, UK 2007, DVD, 2’
Stationary Music Jayne Parker, UK 2005, Digibeta, 8’
Perceptual Anomalies Jocelyn Cammack, UK 2007, DVD, 2’
The Bathers Neil Henderson, UK 2007, DVD, 8’
Colour Bars Simon Payne, UK 2004, DVD, 8’
Under Construction Abbe Leigh Fletcher, UK 2008, DVD, 2’
Drawing on a Train Adam Kossoff, UK 2008, DVD, 5’

SATURDAY 10TH MAY

'YESTODAY': FREDERIQUE DEVAUX (presented by Frederique Devaux)
FILMHOUSE 3.15PM

Lichtspiel Schwarz-weiss-grau, László Maholy-Nagy, Hungary 1930, 35mm, 5’30
Meditation on Violence, Maya Deren, USA 1948, 16mm, 10’
At the Academy, Guy Sherwin, UK 1972-9, 16mm, 5’
Classic Lesbian Films: Dyketactics, Barbara Hammer, USA 1974, 16mm, 4’
Des buts, Michel Amarger, France 1982, 16mm, 3’
Fil(m)age, Michel Amarger & Frédérique Devaux, France 1984, 16mm, 3’
Logomagie, Frédérique Devaux, France 1997, 16mm, 4’
Clins de vue, Frédérique Devaux, France 2000, 16mm, 4’
Ariadne, Barbara Meter, Netherlands 2005, 35mm, 12’
K (Les Femmes), Frédérique Devaux, France 2003, 16mm, 3’
K (Désert), Frédérique Devaux, France 2004, 16mm, 4’
K (Rêves, berbères), Frédérique Devaux, France 2006, 16mm, 5’
K (Berbères), Frédérique Devaux, France 2007, 16mm, 5’
Dimly Lit Room, Sami van Ingen, Finland 2006, 16mm, 10’ (live film performance)

PETER ROSE RETROSPECTIVE (presented by Peter Rose)
FILMHOUSE 6PM

The man who could not see far enough, USA 1981, 16mm, 33’
Secondary Currents, USA 1982, 16mm, 15’
Omen, USA 2001, Beta SP, 11’
The Geosophist’s Tears, USA 2002, Beta SP, 8’
Pneumenon, USA 2003, Beta SP, 5’
Odysseus in Ithaca, USA 2006, Beta SP, 5’
Studies in Transfalumination, USA 2008, Beta SP, 8’

SUNDAY 11TH MAY

FOCUS ON MAY 68

ZANZIBAR
FILMHOUSE 1PM
Détruisez-vous, Serge Bard, France 1968, Digibeta

DOUBLE BILL
FILMHOUSE 3PM
Le Soulèvement de la jeunesse – Mai 68, Maurice Lemaître, France 1969, 16mm, 28’
Cinétracts, France 1968, 16mm, 20’

SCENES FROM NEW YORK
FILMHOUSE 6PM

Notebook, Marie Menken, USA 1962, 16mm, 10’
Abrasions, Joel Schlemowitz, USA 1990, 16mm, 4’
Loretta, Jeanne Liotta, USA 2003, 16mm, 4’
Cosmopolis, Teale Failla, USA 2003, 16mm, 6’
Darling International, M.M. Serra and Jennifer Reeves, USA 1999, 16mm, 22’
Labyrinth, Michele Beck and Jorge Calvo, USA 2002, Beta SP, 5’
Meet Pamela (Out-takes), Lauren Petty and Shaun Irons, USA 2006, Beta SP, 7’
Light Work I, Jennifer Reeves, USA 2006, Digibeta, 8’
NYC Weights and Measures, Jem Cohen, USA 2006, Beta SP, 6’
Moving Images – The Film-Makers' Cooperative Relocates, Joel Schlemowitz, USA 2001, Beta SP, 13’

For film screenings and booking: Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9BZ / 0131 228 2688 / www.filmhousecinema.com
For festival information: www.diversionsfilmfestival.co.uk / email suppressed

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