11/12/17 review of Denver Film Festival screening of Stan Brakhage films

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of a screening of three films by Stan Brakhage, as well as a post-screening Q&A with Jane Wodening, at the 40th Annual Denver Film Festival.

The thread gives some background on Brakhage. It then discusses the films screened: Window Water Baby Moving, Scenes from Under Childhood, and The Stars Are Beautiful. The thread also discusses some insights Wodening gave on her own experiences of living and working with Brakhage, as well as her insights into Brakhage's early life.

I saw this screening at the 40th Annual Denver Film Festival in Denver, Colorado.

11/5/17 review of film screening by Process Reversal collective

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of a screening of work by the Colorado-based film collective Process Reversal.

The thread gives some background on Process Reversal. It discusses the works screened by Eric Coombs, Kevin Rice, Andrew Busti, Sarah Biagini, Curt Heiner, Eric Stewart, and Taylor Dunne.

Here is the link to the website for Process Reveral.

I saw this screening at the 40th Annual Denver Film Festival in Denver, Colorado.

11/13/16 review of award presentation for Saul Levine at Denver Film Festival

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Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Stan Brakhage Award presentation to Saul Levine at the 39th annual Denver Film Festival in 2016.

The thread gives a brief background on Levine and summary of the event, which also included screenings of work by Levine and a Q&A session.

Here is the link to the Denver Film Festival.

12/27/15 review of Laurie Anderson's film Heart of a Dog

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Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Laurie Anderson film Heart of a Dog.

The thread discusses how I learned about and experienced Anderson's work over the years. It discusses the sources Anderson used for the film. It discusses some other works and artists the film reminded me of. And it discusses some of the stylistic elements of the film that I really loved.

Here is the link to Laurie Anderson's web page for Heart of a Dog.

I saw this film at the Denver Film Society's Sie FilmCenter in Denver, Colorado.

5/16/15 review of Anna Gaskell film screening

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Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of a May, 2015, screening of some film works by Anna Gaskell.

My review discusses some of Gaskell's ballet films and her works Acts, Swimming Lessons, Replayground, and Echo Morris. My review goes a little more deeply into Echo Morris, as that work resonated with me a lot. The thread also discusses a tiny bit about Gaskell's theory of her art.

Here is the link to the Tate's page for Gaskell.

I saw this screening at the Denver Film Society's Sie FilmCenter in Denver, Colorado.

This screening was part of the film/Still series put on by Denver's Clyfford Still Museum.

7/3/15 review of film Disaster Playground by Nelly Ben Hayoun

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the Nelly Ben Hayoun film Disaster Playground.

Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun's film Disaster Playground is like a documentary by way of Jean-Luc Godard. In the documentary, Nelly discusses the possibility of Earth getting struck by an asteroid, and visits the people tasked with researching Earth's risk. In my thread, I discuss Nelly's eccentric approach to telling this narrative. I also discuss how the documentary views America, social networks, and the professional versus the amateur.

Disaster Playground is easily one of my favorite films of the decade. It's also, unfortunately, one of the most overlooked. I absolutely recommend checking it out. Here is the trailer.

Also, here is a link to the website for Nelly Ben Hayoun (NBH) Studios. They are doing a lot of exciting stuff right now.

I saw this film at the Denver Film Society, a great movie house located in Denver, Colorado.