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posted by Brett Kashmere at 10:39
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A B O U T
Brett Kashmere is a Pittsburgh-based filmmaker, curator, and Visiting Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies at Oberlin College in Ohio, USA. His work combines traditional research methods with hybrid interfaces, handmade equipment, and materialist aesthetics. Through intricate experimental documentaries and unadorned camera movies, Kashmere explores the intersection of history and (counter-) memory, geographies of identity, and the politics of representation. His films, videos and scholarship have been presented at festivals, conferences and venues internationally and used in university curricula. The film scholar Thomas Waugh writes that Kashmere’s essay-film Valery’s Ankle, about the contradiction of hockey violence and Canadian identity, “may well give momentum (and integrity) to the discourses of sports, masculinity, and nationalism in Canadian cinemas.”
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N E W S
An article I co-wrote with Astria Suparak about Canadian live cinema practices is now available on my website here. It will also be published in forthcoming volume, Cinematograph 7: Live Cinema, edited by Thomas Beard.
I'm currently writing an essay about Garine Torossian's collage film Sparklehorse for an anthology on Torossian's work being produced by the Canadian Film Institute.
"Counter-Archive," the second issue of INCITE! Journal of Experimental Media & Radical Aesthetics is in production and should be available in May 2010. Watch for upcoming launch parties in Oberlin, Pittsburgh, and elsewhere.
Also, Valery's Ankle will soon be available for online viewing via the Hot Docs Doc Library.
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8pm, Saturday, March 24
FUNK'N WAFFLES
727 S. Crouse Ave (in Campus Plaza)
Syracuse, New York
$5 suggested donation
For the 1st time in Syracuse after seven successful years of playing to packed audiences in Regina, Ft. Lauderdale, Montreal and Winnipeg, the original ONE TAKE SUPER 8 EVENT promises to be a diverse showcase of Super 8 films. Over 20 independent filmmakers from Central New York and beyond will load their cameras to take part in this year’s spectacle. The One Take Super 8 Event is distinct in that none of the films will be viewed before the screening on Saturday, March 24th. Each filmmaker is limited to only one 3-minute cartridge of Super 8, and must shoot their entire film without the opportunity to rewind for a ‘second take.’ In addition, none of the filmmakers are permitted to edit, or even inspect, their films prior to the screening. No Cuts. No Splices. No Changes. One Take, One Night.
The One Take Super 8 Event was established in 2000 by prairie filmmaker Alex Rogalski as a way to help create more independent films by a variety of artists, while giving the local community an opportunity to view this work collectively. The concept of using Super 8 cameras is centered on the idea that Super 8 (often discarded to antiquity in the digital age) is still the most affordable film gauge for independent filmmakers. In recent years, more attention has been given to this format, as it once sat on the brink of extinction. Now its effects are seen in major Hollywood films, as well as music videos and mainstream commercials.
This year’s list of filmmakers includes: Stacy Barton, Kyle Corea, Briana Fischer, Brett Kashmere, Ken Keech, Vanessa Rose Keech, Jason Kohlbrenner, Jessica Lance, Chiyoung Lee, Ty Marshal, Kevin Meegan, Frank Olive, Sebastien Park, Sejal Patel, Nick Ramsdell, Ryan Silveira, A. Suparak, and Ryan Tebo. In addition, a selection of films from last year’s event will also be included.
The One Take Super 8 Event is presented by Syracuse Experiemntal Film & Media Workshop. Additional Partners: Funk'n Waffles, The Warehouse Gallery, and Exclusive Film & Video.
Brett Kashmere is a Pittsburgh-based filmmaker, curator, and Visiting Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies at Oberlin College in Ohio, USA. His work combines traditional research methods with hybrid interfaces, handmade equipment, and materialist aesthetics. Through intricate experimental documentaries and unadorned camera movies, Kashmere explores the intersection of history and (counter-) memory, geographies of identity, and the politics of representation. His films, videos and scholarship have been presented at festivals, conferences and venues internationally and used in university curricula. The film scholar Thomas Waugh writes that Kashmere’s essay-film Valery’s Ankle, about the contradiction of hockey violence and Canadian identity, “may well give momentum (and integrity) to the discourses of sports, masculinity, and nationalism in Canadian cinemas.”
MORE >>
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N E W S
An article I co-wrote with Astria Suparak about Canadian live cinema practices is now available on my website here. It will also be published in forthcoming volume, Cinematograph 7: Live Cinema, edited by Thomas Beard.
I'm currently writing an essay about Garine Torossian's collage film Sparklehorse for an anthology on Torossian's work being produced by the Canadian Film Institute.
"Counter-Archive," the second issue of INCITE! Journal of Experimental Media & Radical Aesthetics is in production and should be available in May 2010. Watch for upcoming launch parties in Oberlin, Pittsburgh, and elsewhere.
Also, Valery's Ankle will soon be available for online viewing via the Hot Docs Doc Library.
MORE >>
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March 29, 2007
March 20, 2007
The One Take Super 8 Event Comes to Syracuse!
8pm, Saturday, March 24FUNK'N WAFFLES
727 S. Crouse Ave (in Campus Plaza)
Syracuse, New York
$5 suggested donation
For the 1st time in Syracuse after seven successful years of playing to packed audiences in Regina, Ft. Lauderdale, Montreal and Winnipeg, the original ONE TAKE SUPER 8 EVENT promises to be a diverse showcase of Super 8 films. Over 20 independent filmmakers from Central New York and beyond will load their cameras to take part in this year’s spectacle. The One Take Super 8 Event is distinct in that none of the films will be viewed before the screening on Saturday, March 24th. Each filmmaker is limited to only one 3-minute cartridge of Super 8, and must shoot their entire film without the opportunity to rewind for a ‘second take.’ In addition, none of the filmmakers are permitted to edit, or even inspect, their films prior to the screening. No Cuts. No Splices. No Changes. One Take, One Night.
The One Take Super 8 Event was established in 2000 by prairie filmmaker Alex Rogalski as a way to help create more independent films by a variety of artists, while giving the local community an opportunity to view this work collectively. The concept of using Super 8 cameras is centered on the idea that Super 8 (often discarded to antiquity in the digital age) is still the most affordable film gauge for independent filmmakers. In recent years, more attention has been given to this format, as it once sat on the brink of extinction. Now its effects are seen in major Hollywood films, as well as music videos and mainstream commercials.
This year’s list of filmmakers includes: Stacy Barton, Kyle Corea, Briana Fischer, Brett Kashmere, Ken Keech, Vanessa Rose Keech, Jason Kohlbrenner, Jessica Lance, Chiyoung Lee, Ty Marshal, Kevin Meegan, Frank Olive, Sebastien Park, Sejal Patel, Nick Ramsdell, Ryan Silveira, A. Suparak, and Ryan Tebo. In addition, a selection of films from last year’s event will also be included.
The One Take Super 8 Event is presented by Syracuse Experiemntal Film & Media Workshop. Additional Partners: Funk'n Waffles, The Warehouse Gallery, and Exclusive Film & Video.
posted by Brett Kashmere at 10:17
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