EUROPEAN MEDIA ART FESTIVAL OSNABRUECK 2011 - Emaf

INTERNATIONAL SELECTION
THIS IS MEDIA ART
MY FILM FESTIVAL ENTRY
Neil Needleman
Die Welt ist zu kompliziert geworden. Ich suche
jetzt Erleichterung in den einfachen und
klaren Dingen. Wie dieser Dokumentarfilm.
The world has become too complicated. I
now seek salvation in simple and pure
things. Like this documentary.
Neil Ira Needleman, * 1957 in Brooklyn, NY,
where he learned filmmaking on the streets.
He makes simple movies.
Needleman has extensive professional experience
as an Associate Creative
Director/Copywriter in general advertising,
direct response, B2B, sales promotions and
corporate communications. My work encompasses
TV, print, Web, radio, newsletters, dimensional
sales kits and an array of direct
mail vehicles. Many of my assignments have
required me to climb a steep learning curve
and to master new vocabulary to address the
specific requirements of my clients and to
more effectively communicate with the target
audience. As a result, I am proficient in developing
impactful creative for a wide range of
audiences.
�USA 2010, Video, 3:00
�Director, camera, editing Neil Needleman
�Script European Media Art Festival
�Distribution Neil Needleman
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HORIZONTAL INTIMACY
Seoungho Cho
Heimlich gedreht in den zugigen, anonymen Flughafengebäuden
auf der ganzen Welt, erfassen Chos Aufnahmen Reisende,
die ihre Zeit totschlagen, und diesen trügerischen Frieden, der
für diese Orte so einzigartig ist. Ein Paar rote Augäpfel, die auf
unheimliche Art und Weise an das rote Kameraauge von HAL
aus Kubricks 2001 erinnern, scheinen uns anzustarren. Vielleicht
sind diese ›Augen‹ eine Referenz an die Rolle des Künstlers,
der als Außenstehender gelassen auf eine ihm unbekannte
Welt schaut, sich nach Gemeinschaft sehnt, die jedoch in einer
solch flüchtigen Welt immer nur Enttäuschungen bietet.
Filmed in the chilly, indeterminate locale of airport terminals
from around the world, Cho's surreptitious footage of travellers
biding their time captures the ominous quietude unique to that
space. A set of red orbs seem to stare back, eerily calling to
mind the red eye of HAL from Kubrick's 2001. Perhaps these
›eyes‹ match the artist's role as an outsider looking coolly upon
an unfamiliar world, longing for a communion that will always
be disappointed in such a transient realm.
Seoungho Cho, *1959 in Pusan, South Korea. He received his
M.A. from New York University. Cho's one-person exhibitions
have included The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Montevideo,
Amsterdam; the Contemporary Art Museum, Honolulu;
Samsung LeeUm Museum of Modern Art, Seoul; Millennium, New
York; and the Cinematheque, Toronto.
�USA 2010, Video, 8:20
�Director, camera, editing Seoungho Cho
�Music Alexander Scriabin, Seoungho Cho
�Distribution Netherlands Media Art Institute