2004 New York Underground Film Festival
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These are the films shown at the 11th New York Underground Film Festival
, held from March 10–16, 2004.
New York Underground Film Festival
Founded in 1994 by filmmakers Todd Phillips and Andrew Gurland, the New York Underground Film Festival was an annual event that occurred each March at Anthology Film Archives in New York City from 1994 through 2008...
, held from March 10–16, 2004.
| Film Name | Director | Type | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 degrees | Jan Frederik Groot, Anna Abrahams | Experimental 35mm | 11 | |
| 03/2003 | Documentary 16mm | 6 | ||
| 30 Seconds Hate | Bryan Boyce | Experimental Video | 1 | |
| 400 Pipes | Coan Nichols, Rick Charnoski | Short Video | ||
| 50 Ways to Set the Table | Judy Fiskin Judy Fiskin Judy Fiskin is an American artist working in photography and video, and a member of the art school faculty at California Institute of the Arts. Her videos have been screened in the Documentary Fortnight series at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and... |
Documentary Video | 26 | |
| 9 is a Secret | Vanessa Renwick | Experimental Video | 6 | |
| A Certain Kind of Death | Blue Hadeagh, Grover Babcock | Documentary Video | 70 | New York Premiere |
| A Few Good Dykes | Mocha Jean Herrup | Documentary Video | 50 | World Premiere |
| A Minor Movie | Jon Miner | Short Video | ||
| A Quiet Moment with Richard | Matthew Etches | Documentary Video | 6 | |
| About Baghdad About Baghdad About Baghdad is a documentary film shot in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003. It is the first documentary film to have been made in Iraq following the fall of the Baath regime. The film features the artist Sinan Antoon as he returns to his native Baghdad... |
Suzy Salamy, Maya Mikdashi, Sinan Antoon, Passam Haddad, Adam Shapiro | Documentary Video | 15 | |
| Afterlifers | Halflifers | Experimental Video | 16 | |
| American Nutria | Matt Mccormick | Documentary Video | 11 | |
| Aquarius | Kevin Jerome Everson | Experimental 16mm | 2 | |
| Autorickshaw | Andrew Blackwell | Experimental Video | 8 | |
| Birds | Steve Hall, Cathee Wilkins | Short Video | 5 | |
| Brave New York | Richard Sandler | Documentary Video | 55 | US Premiere |
| Bullfight | Kate Haug | Experimental 16mm | 7 | |
| California Telephone | Haruko Tanaka | Documentary 16mm | 3 | |
| Cats and Pants | Jennifer Matotek | Experimental Video | 1 | |
| Celebration of Lights | Jesse Mclean | Experimental 16mm | 5 | |
| Certain Women | Bobby Abate, Peggy Ahwesh | Feature Video | 75 | US Premiere |
| Cheap Ludes | Jeroen Moi, John Doornik | Short Video | 3 | |
| Chopin's Bicycle | Eric Dyer | Experimental Video | 5 | |
| Chopstick Bloody Chopstick | Shawn Durr, Wayne Yung | Short Video | 15 | |
| Cold Water | Dan Vellucci, Mark Gonzales | Short Video | ||
| Concrete Monkey | Mike Regan | Short Video | ||
| Confederation Park | Bill Brown Bill Brown (filmmaker) Bill Brown is a "nomadic" filmmaker, photographer, and author from Lubbock, Texas. He has produced films on the United States–Mexico border, North Dakota missile silos, the Trans-Canada Highway, among other places. The films have been exhibited at numerous film festivals and museums, including the... |
Documentary 16mm | 30 | |
| Cyclope | Lovid | Experimental Video | 4 | |
| Danzante | Sergio Batiz | Documentary 16mm | 15 | |
| Decay Hatching | Lovid | Experimental Video | 2 | |
| Decision 80 | Jim Finn Jim Finn (filmmaker) Jim Finn is the writer/director of what have been called "Utopian comedies." His first feature film Interkosmos is about an East German space colonization mission. His second feature La Trinchera Luminosa del Presidente Gonzalo is about a day in the life of a Shining Path women's prison cellblock... |
Experimental Video | 10 | |
| Descente | Pierre Reimer | Experimental Video | 5 | |
| Dire Mastery | Bernard Roddy | Short 16mm | 9 | |
| dissolve | Aaron Valdez | Experimental 16mm | 15 | |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Paul Bush | Experimental Video | 5 | |
| Encinitas Realization | Chris Johanson, Tobin Yelland | Short Video | ||
| Energy Country | Deborah Stratman | Experimental Video | 14 | |
| Equestrian | Michiel Van Bakel | Experimental 35mm | 3 | |
| Eric the Secret | Joe Quinn | Short Video | 4 | |
| Esophagus | James Fotopoulos James Fotopoulos James Fotopoulos is an independent filmmaker and media artist living in Chicago, Illinois. His work is low-budget and rigorous, and consists of experimental narrative features, non-narrative shorts, and video installations... |
Feature Video | 70 | World Premiere |
| Famous Irish Americans | Roger Beebe | Experimental Video | 8 | |
| Fancy, Fancy Being Rich | Guy Maddin Guy Maddin Guy Maddin, OM is a Canadian screenwriter, director, cinematographer and film editor of both features and short films from Winnipeg, Manitoba... |
Experimental 16mm On Video | 5 | |
| Figures in the Landscape | Thomas Comerford | Experimental 16mm | 11 | |
| Fleshpot on 42nd Street | Andy Milligan Andy Milligan Andy Milligan was an American playwright, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor, film editor, producer, and director, whose work includes 27 films made between 1965 and 1988.-Biography:... |
Feature 35mm | 76 | |
| Forbidden Fruits | George Kuchar George Kuchar George Kuchar was an American underground film director, known for his "low-fi" aesthetic.-Early life and career:... |
Short Video | 15 | |
| From Pompeii to Xena | Kevin Jerome Everson | Experimental 16mm | 5 | |
| Fulton Fish Market | Mark Street | Documentary 35mm | 12 | |
| Gaijin | Kent Lambert | Experimental Video | ||
| Gnargoyles’ Llama Nightmare | Dave Kaplan, Rob Collinson | Short Video | ||
| Goldstein: The Trials of the Sultan of Smut | James Guardino | Documentary Video | 73 | World Premiere |
| Guru, The Mad Monk | Andy Milligan Andy Milligan Andy Milligan was an American playwright, screenwriter, cinematographer, actor, film editor, producer, and director, whose work includes 27 films made between 1965 and 1988.-Biography:... |
Feature 35mm | 62 | |
| Hallowe'en | Kerstin Cmelka | Experimental 16mm | 3 | |
| Hambone | Steve Hall, Cathee Wilkins | Short Video | 3 | |
| Harry Potter Parking Lot | Jeff Krulik Jeff Krulik Jeff Krulik is a director of independent films and a former Discovery Channel producer.Krulik's work frequently explores the fringes of popular culture from an enthusiastic and appreciative point of view.... |
Documentary Video | 7 | |
| Hillbilly Doomsday Hillbilly Doomsday Hillbilly Doomsday is a 2004 movie by director Bob Ray.-Synopsis:Based on a true story, Hillbilly Doomsday is a tale of Texas' first murder of the new millennium. With Y2K paranoia at a fevered pitch, two drunken hillbilly brothers hole up in their wooded shack and await the year 2000... |
Bob Ray Bob Ray Bob Ray is an independent American filmmaker based out of Austin, Texas.In 1994 Ray founded the production company CrashCam Films. CrashCam Films' first productions were narrative Super 8 mm films and music videos... |
Short Video | 15 | |
| I Was Born But... | Roddy Bogawa | Documentary 16mm | 90 | World Premiere |
| Idiot's Brew | Antonin De Bemels | Experimental Video | 10 | |
| In the Shoes of the Dragon | Hrönn Sveinsdottir, Arni Sveinsson | Documentary Video | 90 | International Premiere |
| Intelligence Failures: Minutes 39-54 | Benj Gerdes | Experimental Video | 7 | International Premiere |
| Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Richard Bach Richard Bach Richard David Bach is an American writer. He is widely known as the author of the hugely popular 1970s best-sellers Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, and others. His books espouse his philosophy that our apparent physical limits and mortality are merely... , Michael Knight, Dan Nazzareta, Jon Ehinger |
Short Video | ||
| Jours en Fleurs (Bloods, Guts and Blossoms) | Louise Bourque | Experimental 35mm | 5 | |
| King of Zines: The Concussion Documentary | Dave Amell | Short Video | ||
| La Puppe | Timothy Greenberg | Short Video | 9 | |
| Las Historias Mas Sexy Del Mundo (aka The Sexiest Stories on Earth) | Eric Cheever | Short 16mm | 15 | |
| Learning Stalls: Lesson Plans | Darrin Martin, Torsten Z. Burns | Experimental Video | 7 | |
| Leche | Naomi Uman | Experimental 16mm | 30 | |
| Lick My Pussy, Dog | Steve Hall, Cathee Wilkins | Short Video | 3 | |
| Live Music Show: People Like Us | Feature Audio | |||
| Live Music Show: Tree Wave | Feature Audio | |||
| Loudmouth Collective/Ugly Duckling Presse | Joel Schlemowitz | Documentary 16mm | 20 | |
| Love and a '61 | Nick Prevas | Documentary Video | 22 | |
| Lunch Break on the Xerox Machine | Marie Losier | Experimental 16mm | 3 | |
| Making Things Meaningful | Paul Tarragó | Short Video | 8 | |
| Mala Leche | Naomi Uman | Experimental 16mm | 47 | |
| Me and a Wall | Chris Satu | Experimental Video | 3 | |
| Mi Casa, Su Casa | Pierre Reimer | Experimental 35mm | 9 | |
| Moon in Gemini | Abbey Williams | Experimental Video | 15 | |
| Morzh/Walrus | Moira Tierney | Experimental 16mm | 3 | |
| Mountain State | Bill Brown | Documentary 16mm | 20 | |
| Mrs. Butterworth | Albert Ross | Short Video | ||
| N Judah | Sam Green | Experimental 16mm | 6 | |
| Niche | Kelly Oliver | Experimental Video | 5 | |
| Not Too Much Remember | Tony Gault | Experimental 16mm | 11 | |
| Ode To Vert | Helen Stickler Helen Stickler Helen Stickler is an American-born filmmaker whose works include Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator and Andre the Giant Has a Posse... |
Short Video | ||
| Oil Wells: Sturgeon Road & 97th St. | Christina Battle | Experimental 16mm | 3 | |
| Old Glory | Andy Schocken | Documentary Video | 7 | |
| One Nation Under Tommy | Josh Gibson, Sallie Patrick, Nayeli Garci-Crespo, Michael Lahey, Chris Jolly | Animation Video | 12 | |
| Peep Show | J. X. Williams J. X. Williams J.X. Williams is an American avant-garde filmmaker and director. Numerous critics have cited him to be one of the most influential figures in American avant-garde cinema . Williams was an innovative cult director for several notorious exploitation films produced in the 1960s and 1970s... |
Feature 16mm | US Premiere | |
| Pictures from Dorothy | Kevin Jerome Everson | Experimental 16mm | 6 | |
| Pink Collared Capers | Don Goldberg | Short Video | ||
| Pretty Things | Michael Lucid, Amanda Quinn | Short Video | 15 | |
| private_eyez.mid | Frankie Martin, Cory Arcangel Cory Arcangel Cory Arcangel is a Brooklyn, New York artist who makes work in many different media, including drawing, music, video, performance,, and video game modifications, for which he is perhaps best known... |
Experimental Video | 3 | |
| Proposal for New Video Transition: | Seth Price | Experimental Video | 8 | |
| Psych-Burn | J. X. Williams J. X. Williams J.X. Williams is an American avant-garde filmmaker and director. Numerous critics have cited him to be one of the most influential figures in American avant-garde cinema . Williams was an innovative cult director for several notorious exploitation films produced in the 1960s and 1970s... |
Short 16mm | US Premiere | |
| Rejected or Unused Clips Arranged in Order For Lauren, Ed and Kendra | Seth Price | Experimental Video | 10 | |
| Reminisce | Ward Howarth | Short Video | ||
| Ringolevio | Mat Mcgrath | Short Video | ||
| Robert Beck Memorial Cinema: Hex | Marie Losier, Bradley Eros, Marianne Shaneen, Ghen Zando-Dennis, Glen Fogel, Brian Frye, Joel Schlemowitz | Feature 16mm | ||
| Roswell | Bill Brown | Documentary 16mm | 20 | |
| Satan Claus | J. X. Williams J. X. Williams J.X. Williams is an American avant-garde filmmaker and director. Numerous critics have cited him to be one of the most influential figures in American avant-garde cinema . Williams was an innovative cult director for several notorious exploitation films produced in the 1960s and 1970s... |
Short 16mm | US Premiere | |
| Six Videos About Tourism | Robert A. Greene | Experimental Video | 13 | |
| Skating Through The Ashes | Ben Galland, Billy Hanley | Short Video | ||
| Soldiers Under Command | Matt Luem, Greg Fiering | Documentary Video | 18 | |
| SOS | Paul Schiek, Chris Duncan | Short Video | ||
| Stories from the Genome | Rachel Mayeri | Documentary Video | 15 | |
| Strained Andromeda Strain | Les Leveque | Short Video | 7 | |
| Strategic Cyber Defense | Dara Greenwald | Experimental Video | 4 | |
| Structural Filmwaste. Dissolution 1 | Siegfried A. Fruhauf | Experimental Video | 4 | |
| Super-Max | Jim Finn | Short Video | 13 | |
| Susquehanna | Lovid | Experimental Video | 2 | |
| Sweet Pea Drowning in Frivolity: A Character Study | Rebecca Conroy | Documentary 16mm On Video | 10 | |
| Tater Tots | Giuseppe Andrews Giuseppe Andrews Giuseppe Andrews is an American film actor, writer, and director known for his roles as Lex in the 1999 film Detroit Rock City, a bizarre sheriff's deputy in Cabin Fever , a small role in Never Been Kissed , as well as appearances in The Smashing Pumpkins videos "1979" and "Perfect".Andrews has... |
Feature Video | 70 | World Premiere |
| The Bee Hive | Lee Lynch | Short Super-8 On Video | 3 | |
| The Body Beneath | Andy Milligan | Feature 35mm | 85 | |
| The Graceless | David Sherman David Sherman David Sherman is an American novelist who deals overwhelmingly with military themes at the small-unit tactical level. His experiences as a United States Marine during the Vietnam War show prominently in his work.-Biography:Sherman was born in Niles, Ohio... |
Experimental Video | 11 | |
| The Light | Brian Doyle | Experimental Video | 10 | |
| The Manson Family The Manson Family (film) The Manson Family is a 2003 American crime drama film. The film covers the lives of Charles Manson and his "family" of followers.-Overview:... |
Jim Van Bebber Jim Van Bebber Jim Van Bebber is an American film director. Van Bebber attended Wright State University where he studied cinema. Instead of using a bank loan to pay for a second year of college, he used the money to finance Deadbeat at Dawn, and founded the indie film company Asmodeus Productions with several... |
Feature 35mm | 93 | US Premiere |
| The Nest | James Fotopoulos James Fotopoulos James Fotopoulos is an independent filmmaker and media artist living in Chicago, Illinois. His work is low-budget and rigorous, and consists of experimental narrative features, non-narrative shorts, and video installations... |
Feature 16mm | 78 | New York Premiere |
| The Oasis Story: | I.F. Svenonius | Animation Video | 5 | |
| The Virgin Sacrifice | J. X. Williams J. X. Williams J.X. Williams is an American avant-garde filmmaker and director. Numerous critics have cited him to be one of the most influential figures in American avant-garde cinema . Williams was an innovative cult director for several notorious exploitation films produced in the 1960s and 1970s... |
Short 16mm | US Premiere | |
| The World's Best Drug | Travis Foster Kopach, Kean Adam Levreault | Short Video | ||
| This Ain't No Heartland | Andreas Horvath | Documentary 16mm | 56 | US Premiere |
| Travis | Kelly Reichardt | Experimental Super-8 On Video | 12 | |
| Underworld Cinema: The Life of J.X. Williams | J. X. Williams J. X. Williams J.X. Williams is an American avant-garde filmmaker and director. Numerous critics have cited him to be one of the most influential figures in American avant-garde cinema . Williams was an innovative cult director for several notorious exploitation films produced in the 1960s and 1970s... |
Feature 16mm | US Premiere | |
| Unknown Passage: The Dead Moon Story | Jason Summers, Kate Fix | Documentary Video | 70 | World Premiere |
| Untitled Archival Medical Film | Unknown | Documentary 16mm | 15 | |
| Untitled Flicker | Huckleberry Lain | Experimental 16mm | 2 | |
| Untitled Space #1 | Lili Chin | Experimental Video | 4 | |
| Vice Presents: The Best of TV Carnage | Feature Video | |||
| Violence Against Fruits | Tintin Wulia | Experimental Video | 5 | |
| Visitation Rights | George Kuchar George Kuchar George Kuchar was an American underground film director, known for his "low-fi" aesthetic.-Early life and career:... |
Short Video | 18 | |
| Watch | Robert Todd, Michael Dwyer | Documentary Video | 13 | |
| Wavelength 3-D | Ben Coonley | Experimental Video | 45 | |
| We Interrupt This Empire... | Whispered Media, Video Activist Network, Sf Indymedia | Documentary Video | 52 | New York Premiere |
| Weeping Willow | Hiromi Yoshida | Experimental 16mm | 6 | |
| Wet Dreams and False Images | Jesse Epstein | Documentary Video | 11 | |
| What the 70's Really Looked Like | Matt Mccormick | Feature 16mm | ||
| Whole Whole (film) Whole is a documentary about people with body integrity identity disorder. It first was broadcast on the Sundance Channel in 2004.... |
Melody Gilbert Melody Gilbert Melody Gilbert is an award-winning independent documentary filmmaker, educator and journalist from St. Paul, Minnesota now stationed in Minneapolis... |
Documentary Video | 55 | New York Premiere |
| Wizard People, Dear Reader Wizard People, Dear Reader Wizard People, Dear Reader, released in 2004, is an unauthorized, alternative soundtrack to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, written by Brad Neely, a comic book artist from Fort Smith, Arkansas.... |
Brad Neely | Feature 35mm | 150 | World Premiere |
| Übermax | Jim Finn | Experimental Video | 1 | |
| You Got That, Captain | William Vernon Lemon III | Short Video | ||
| Your Weekend Forecast, with Nora Gamble | Eileen Maxson | Short Video | 6 | |