Program: November 2011 Curator: Don't You Have Docs?
programWhat is it about the human condition that drives people to the extreme? Wether it's jumping off a cliff, walking 4000km or taking on Mexican drug cartels, there is something mesmerising about those who feel compelled to push the bounds of human experience. Therefore for our last Don't You Have Docs? screening for 2011 our November edition will feature a short docs program based on the theme 'Extremity'.
After our little sojourn to Cinema Nova for last month's Generation Next Documentary Conference we return to our usual home at Loop for this year's finale. Come along and celebrate the conclusion to our inaugural year with a beer or two and some really great films. See you there at 7.30 pm on Monday November 21. Entry is free. As usual the program below is also available to view online at our Mubi Garage Channel.
Welcome to Planet Earth dir Michael Livingston
Welcome to Planet Earth is the story of the extremely unique Jody Pendarvis and his 30 foot UFO he built in his front yard in the small town of Bowman, SC. After a sighting of alien life forms, Jody built the giant UFO as a place to welcome aliens when they return. All though visitors are welcomed to check out this unique and slightly odd landmark, Jody hopes that he will one day see the return of his friends from the sky. This is his story.
Welcome to Planet Earth
The Incredible Human Machine dir Toby Deshane
A surreal documentation of morbid and mundane facts about potential uses of the human body.
The Incredible Human Machine
Heavy Addiction dir Greg Firth
A short documentary explores the addictive nature of body building.
Heavy Addiction
The Longest Way dir Christoph Rehage
Nov.9th 2007 - Nov.13th 2008 // one year on foot // 4646km through China // unlimited beard & hair growth
The Longest Way
Brochure dir Peter Hinson
Footage of Jim Denevan's 2009 land artwork in Nevada.
Brochure
Mootilations dir Brendan Beachman
Short doc about mysterious cattle mutilations in Northern Montana. A humorous look into the human psyche and our inherent fascination with the unknown.
Mootilations
Experience Zero Gravity dir Betty Wants In
There are thousands of people that are exploring some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. This chapter we will take you to Norway Switzerland and France where people are jumping cliffs as high as 6,000 feet. Experience Zero Gravity will hopefully provide you with the feeling and the emotion that we feel when we think about the experience of Base Jumping in the most scenic locations of the world. We hope you can see this world from our eyes.
Experience Zero Gravity
Space, Land and Time: Underground Adventures with Ant Farm dir Beth Federici and Laura Harrison
An independent video documentary, this is the first film to delve into the work of the renegade 1970s art/architecture collective Ant Farm, best known for its iconic land-art piece Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, TX. Radical architects, video pioneers, and mordantly funny cultural commentators, the Ant Farmers created a body of deeply subversive work that questioned everything by posing a set of creative and comedic alternatives.
Space, Land and Time: Underground Adventures with Ant Farm
Lilah dir Nathaniel Hansen
Lilah is a psychic, about 55 years old, who has lived within the same 2 block radius in downtown Boston her entire life. Her neighborhood once rife with crime, drug abuse, strip clubs and prostitution, is now home to luxury high-rise buildings and multiple college campuses. Her business and home, and a few of the other area taverns and restaurants, are the last of the “old time” holdouts.
Lilah
Marisol Valles: Facing the Cartels dir Glen Milner
An insight into the ongoing drugs war in Mexico.
Marisol Valles: Facing the Cartels
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