Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 16:02:57 -0500 From: Squeaky Wheel ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- @ Squeaky Wheel This Friday March 28, 2003 8pm 175 Elmwood Ave (between North & Allen) Call 716.884.7172 for more information or help with directions $4 members/ $5 non members ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MadCat Women's International Film Festival ON TOUR curated by Madcat Director, Ariella Ben-Dov, IN PERSON! "TRUTH SEEKERS" A series of films that explore the search for understanding, whether of war, hunting, or the nature of community. "A Conversation with Haris" (Sheila Sofian, 2001, 6 min, color, 16mm, USA) Using a documentary interview with a young Bosnian immigrant as her soundscape and hand-painted animation as her pallet, Sofian allows the viewer to experience the violence and tragedy endured by one boy's family. With dignity and maturity beyond his 11 years, Haris recounts his life and the family members he lost. "Right Road Lost" (Victoria Gamburg, 2002, 11 min, color, 16mm, USA) "Midway on our life's journey, I found myself in dark woods, the right road lost. To tell about those woods is hard-so tangled and rough and savageŠ"-"Dante's Inferno." So begins Victoria Gamburg's "Right Road Lost." Born into a family of military men, Phil Rios had another dream-he wanted to be an artist. Chronicling his own history and participation as a soldier in the Vietnam War and as a National Guardsman in the Persian Gulf, Rios explores his "Right Road Lost." Using photos from his own collection Rios tells the chilling story of an operation in the Persian Gulf. "We were going in there to kick out an evil person and restore democracy," but what happened would haunt him for years to come. "Pilots Are Badass" (Cheryl Park, 2002, 10 min, color, USA) Eager to be a "real man," Peter joined the air force. "Pilots Are Badass" exposes one man's search for an identity that will give him power and respect. In candid and often funny interviews, Peter reveals his ideas about relationships, war and his definition of a good woman. "Drawing the War" (Lena Merhej 2002, 3 min, b/w, video, Lebanon/USA) Chronicles the horrors one child observes while growing up in the Middle East. "The Hunter's Guide" (Kerry Hustwit, 2000, 25 min, color, 16mm USA) Documents the age-old ritual of hunting in a stunningly shot, meditative documentary that reveals the beauty, the horror and the camaraderie of this "sport." Cinema verité footage of hunting and images of the hunter painting delicate portraits of his prey are intercut with audio interviews of the filmmaker's father as he talks about his love of hunting and his daughter's history of trying to deter him from his passion. Hustwit's film is an attempt to understand her father's obsession and explore the almost ceremonial act of killing. "Encierro" (Nicole Haeusser 1998, 3 min, color, super 8, UK) Filmed in Spain in lush color super 8 film, "Encierro" or "Enclosed" explores one bull's challenge and the "art" of a bullfight. "Standing at Ground Zero" (Chris Willging, 2001, 17 min, color, 16mm, USA) Uses one man's experiences during World War II to create a stirring story of war, accountability and humanity. Warren Kreml was only a teen when he was drafted; through his retelling of the events he experienced and through the use of archival footage, the viewer is taken on a journey through Nagasaki just after the atomic bomb was detonated. With haunting original music and the calm and thoughtful words of one soldier turned pastor. An honest and intimate story of transcendence and forgiveness. For more info about MadCat, go to http://www.madcatfilmfestival.org, or http://www.squeaky.org/events.html Contact Ariella at info@madcatfilmfestival.org $4 members/ $5 non members co-sponsored by Hallwalls & Experimental TV Center & Talking Leaves Books http://www.hallwalls.org http://www.experimentaltvcenter.org http://www.experimentaltvcenter.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephanie Gray Development Director Squeaky Wheel Reply to: grantsdevelopment@squeaky.org Squeaky Wheel/Buffalo Media Resources 175 Elmwood Ave (between North & Allen) Buffalo, NY 14201 716.884.7172 ph 716.886-1619 fax office@squeaky.org http://www.squeaky.org Serving media artists since 1985.