The Ninth Annual Boston Cinema Census was held Friday, March 5, 2010, at 9:30pm., at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA.
BCC9 Program Notes:
My Heart, 3 Minutes 16 Seconds, Experimental/Music Video
Dir: Jeff Stern, 2009
In this video art piece meets music video, a man is consumed by a singular focus. The traps and pitfalls of his own mind become his physical landscape. His search may never end.
Piquo, 18 Minutes 30 Seconds, Narrative - live action and animation
Dir: Paul Yee, 2009
Piquo lives on the desolate Arctic tundra. There are only five students in her high school class, and she is the only one without a date to the prom. She spends a quiet day all by herself. With simple but complete art direction and sound design Piquo gives an entry into the title character's otherworldly existence.
Paper Man, 8 Minutes, Documentary
Dir: Nellie Kluz, 2008
Paper Man, a simple profile of a lone conservator hidden in the depths of the Boston Public Library, is a wonderful example of documentary's power to show the importance of the everyday. This is a world of crumbling paper, meticulousness, craft and deadpan humor.
Dog Show, 10 Minutes, Narrative
Dir: Theodore Collatos, 2009
Father and daughter are at odds about what to do with their 17-year old Golden Cocker Spaniel. Very old and out of control, the dog barks and pees everywhere which makes the father want to put the dog to sleep, much against the daughter's wishes. Part fact, part fiction, Dog Show incorporates real life into a penetrating story shot in beautiful Rio De Janeiro Brazil.
The Sneakers, 13 Minutes 13 Seconds, Narrative
Dir: David Wells, 2009
Struggling to get by on her wages as a waitress, Emily wants her daughter Fara to feel like all the other kids at school. But when Emily cannot afford new shoes for both of them, she must choose between her own needs and Fara's sense of belonging. Wells' portrait of a family of two with nothing beyond each other shows some of the best performances from this year's submissions.
Before War, 5 Minutes 40 Seconds, Documentary
Dir: Jared Katsiane, 2010
Boston, 1951—Uncle Tommy makes home movies. . . then brings along his camera as a soldier in the Korean War. Katsiane takes his personal "found footage" and presents a capsule of America's mid-century experiences.
All Day Yeah, 20 Minutes, Narrative
Dir: Charlie Anderson, 2010
Joey lives for the moment, but drifting on the ocean breeze in a society that moves with the stronger current has its consequences. Gradually striped of his mobility, Joey must decide how to set a new course. Anderson shows a mastery of pacing in this study of a young man's life.
