Document
This program is based on a contrasting perspective, the purpose of which is to give insight into how documentaries are made and stories are told. The films each have their own style and use cinematic creativity to capture reality.Naturally the artists’ viewpoints differ from each other, whether in their subjects or in the way they created their work. This program is not only about presenting various methods used to record and show reality, but it’s also about promoting the filmmakers and their works.
The Archive (8:35, 2008) - Sean Dunne
Paul Mawhinney was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Over the years he has amassed what has become the worlds largest record collection. Due to health issues and a struggling record industry Paul is being forced to sell his collection.
West Texas (3:50, 2009) - Colby Allen
WEST TEXAS documents the unsettling, quiet beauty of an austere, arid landscape. Filmed in and around Marfa, Fort Davis, and Pinto Canyon, the film visually explores the grace sometimes found in the most pedestrian of places.
The World’s Worst Horse Girl (7:03, 2009) - Annika Ivarsson
When I was ten years old I loved horses more than anything else. I was the worst horsegirl in the world. A short documentary about horses, my mother, myself and Bonanza.
Rave Against the Machine (24:00, 2001) - James Harvey
Rave Against the Machine tells the tragic and uplifting story of a troubled group of young musicians who strove to keep their sanity during the four year siege ..