My video for last Tuesday’s MNKINO screening, “Cut / Copy / Paste.” It’s called “November.”

(Click through to the Vimeo page to watch it in HD)

mnkino:

MNKINO #5: CUT / COPY / PASTE [ RSVP on Facebook ]
Tuesday, November 24th; 8pm 
at the West Bank Social Center, of course!

More info at our website — and don’t forget to check out last month’s entries!

(photos, from top to bottom: J E Theriot, ~mary, Allen)

arielk:

Patti Smith and ufology.  Are flying saucers real?  Andy and I made this for MNKINO this week.

Was there ever any doubt? Ufology production photos here, and watch more MNKINO #4 videos here.

When In Doubt, archive.org.

Here’s my submission for Tuesday’s MNKINO, entitled Paradise. The mystery meat for September was “transparency”, and even though I was one who suggested the theme, I found myself rather stumped.

So Monday evening rolled around, and with nothing yet to show for myself I went back to a long-dependable source of inspiration for last-minute filmmaking: The Internet Archive. More specifically, the Prelinger Archives — a massive collection of over 60,000 “ephemeral” films from decades past.

So let’s meet the cast: the starring role is filled by Looking Ahead Through Rohm & Haas Plexiglas (Part II), a 1947 film that “brings a glimpse into a wonderful tomorrow — a tomorrow where this crystal-clear plastic turns its amazing characteristics to beautifying the home.” In a strong supporting role is Heart and Circulation, a short educational film about the workings of the human circulatory system circa 1937.

There’s also a brief cameo by Here’s Looking (1939), and Caught Mapping (1940) was originally cast but didn’t make the final cut. Also of important note are musical contributions by Sun Ra and Cornelius.

Oh, hey — I never posted this video I made for the last MNKINO. The theme was ON / OFF, and the video was shot at Summerwork.

If you haven’t heard, this month (September 22) is Transparency. Also, a few updates to the MNKINO website coming soon…

Still two weekends left to make an “ON/OFF” film!

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