Outer Limits Film and Video Series 2001

May 3 - 5, 2001 at Millennium Film Workshop in New York
With satellite events at multiple venues from April 11 - May 9, 2001

Overview

Outer Limits 2001presented film and video from the far reaches of the globe and from New York that focuses on aspects of the global experience. The series featured programs from Finland, Quebec, and the Netherlands and special curated programs focusing on different aspects of the global cultural experience, including voyeurism, tourism, and media activism.

Co-Presenter

Video Lounge

Sponsors & Supporters

Outer Limits 2001 was made possible by the support of the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and Presentation Funds, a program of the Experimental Television Center supported by the New York State Council on the Arts and by the Consulate General of Canada, Quebec Government House, Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York, the American-Scandinavian Foundation, the Gershwin Hotel, and Artbyte: The Magazine of Digital Culture.

Staff & Personnel

Directors: Carrie Dashow, Matt Isaac, Rachel Melman
Curators/Programmers: Carrie Dashow, Pat Doyen, Tiina Erkintalo, Rachel Melman, Perte De Signal, Matt Isaac, The PARbros, Paula Toppila
Graphic Design: rhythmlove.com

Collaborators

Art In General, Anthology Film Archives, AV-ARKKI, Cinema Tropical, Mexican Cultural Institute, Millennium Film Workshop, Ocularis, Perte de signal, PRIM, and the Robert Beck Memorial Cinema at Collective Unconscious.

Programs

DVM 01/ digital video of Montreal
A video program of Montreal-based artists experimenting with digital imagery. Presented by Montreal video collective Perte de signal & PRIM.

Genese et debut d'une decadence (Francois Girouard)
Visions (Joanna Empain)
Headlights (Eric Raymond)
Travelling (Remi Lacoste)
Opera-le cartographe anime (Yves Labelle/Yves Laporte)
Nutation (Myriam Bessette)
Je ne bouge plus d'ici (Claudette LeMay)
Vacare (Jason Arsenault)
Captive (Robin Dupuis)
Mechanical rodeo (Julie-C. Fortier)
Vertige (Isabelle Hayeur)
Commotion (Sebastien Pesot)
Program preceded by the short video: Send me a postcard (Andreas Pichler)

The Target Shoots First (Chris Wilcha)
A documentary created from the inside of Columbia House.
Preceded by the short film: Copy Shop (Virgil Widrich)

View Finder
A visual puzzle exploring voyeurism, obsession, desire and the communication of memories. Curated by Rachel Melman.

Gefuehlsrecht (Raum.Film)
Schizophrenic state (Guli Silberstein)
Preview (Karoussos Katerina)
Kastanienalle (Johanna Jensen)
Leaving (Sharon Paz)
Authorised Only (Sari Tervaniemi)
Half-Life (William Blue)
On looking, closed eye vision & animal photography (Kai Syng Tan)
Noise (Zoran Todorovic)
Tell / purple (Sally Gutierrez)
Youth Action (Mike Stubbs)

Dutch Approach
An all genre roller coaster trip from the Dutch mountains to the deep gutters of Netherlands suburbia. Organized by Dutch video team The PARbros.

Marie Polder (Marc Schmidt & Lazy)
Honduras Tapes (IBW & Dick Verdult)
Launch (Olga Mink)
De Laatste Markering (Yarre Stooker)
Under The Golden Wings Of Death (Arno Coenen & Rene Bosma)
Poem #9 & Look at this, poem #10 (eddie d)
Rolling (Sjekkie Draaien)
Bold And The Beautiful and Freefighter Frenzy (The PARbros.)
0842333eea (Allard Zoetman)
Vega Porno Show (FCKNG BSTRDS)
Fou Youngh Pong and P.O.S.H. (B.A.M.B.I.)
Hi Mom (Rene Damen)
The Goody Goody Streetguy (Jord Schoppink)
Various (Arjen Kamminga)
Trash TV (Dennis Grootenhuis)
I Heart You (Liz Wendelbo & Fayaz Jafri)
A Certain Kind Of Emptiness (Guido Zoomer)

MMM... (But Not For Marabou)
A review of Finnish contemporary film and video. Presented by Finnish video center AV-ARKKI and curated by Tiina Erkintalo and Paula Toppila.

(Dis)Integrator (Juha Van Ingen)
As Seen On Television (Denise Ziegler)
Snowy Dave) (Mikko Maasalo)
Silta / Bridge (Laura Joutsi)
Telescope (Juha Jussila)
Surrounding (Mika Taanila and Circle)
Untitled 5&6 (Seppo Renvall)
Roadmovie (Liisa Lounila)
Before Rain (Elena Nă´¤nen)
Jean (Bjargey Olafsdottir)
L-Stories: September (Alli Savolainen)
Today (Eija-Liisa Ahtila)
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow (Heli Rekula)

Framing The Tour
Six film and video makers take it on the road. Curated by Matt Isaac.

Dream #2 (Christine Catsifas)
Little England (Mike Stubbs)
Tourist (Rich Sullivan)
Steaming With The Prez (Pegi Vail & Melvin Estrella)
Lezenvisib (Korbett Matthews)
9 Guided Tours (Michael Gitlin)
Program preceded by: The Little Friend (Mark Milloff)

No Time for Shopping: Shorts by Global Activists
Media artists bring global activism "home" to local communities. Curated by Pat Doyen.

Defending The Forests: The Struggle of the Campesino Environmentalists of Guerrero (Chiapas Media Project)
Prague: Revolution is the Solution (People's Video Network)
Devils In Blue Dress Solution (People's Video Network)
No Time For Shopping (Reed O'Beirne)
Scenes From Jan 20 (People's Video Network)
The Pie's The Limit (Whispered Media)

Gallery Installations

Hollandsch Watermanagement (The PARbros.)
Time: 5 minutes

Thirteen 5 minute videos, presented simultaneously on separate monitors, that show what can happen in the time and space of 5 minutes. Curated by Carrie Dashow and featuring work by Matt Bua, Caroline Conger, Carrie Dashow, Rick Delaney, Tirtza Even, Masha Godovannaya, Jacob Hartman, Tali Hinkis, Rob Homsi, Galen Joseph-Hunter, Rachel Melman, Rostopasca Group, and Erin Thurlow.

Satellite Programs: April 11 - May 9 (Various Locations)

Russian Experimental Film & Video at Anthology Film Archives

Recent works by contemporary Russian experimental film and videomakers. Curated by Masha Godovannaya.

Latin American Video Art at Ocularis at Galapagos Art & Performance Space

Territories of gender, politics, sexual desire & identity explored by Latin American video artists. Curated by Euridice Arratia and co-presented with the Mexican Cultural Institute.

Christian Lebrat (Films & Performance 1976-85) at the Robert Beck Memorial Cinema at Collective Unconscious

Eight short Christian Lebrat films from 1976-85, including a self-portrait and several live performances.

Open Veins of The Americas at Ocularis at Galapagos Art & Performance Space

New and classic documentaries From Third World Newsreel's extensive collection of independent and social issue media.

Missing at Art In General

From behind the camera, documentarians explore the impact of absence on their families. Organized by Randi Cecchine.

Cinema Tropical at Pioneer Theater

The premiere screening for Cinema Tropical - a dedicated space for Latin American cinema in New York.