Cat's Cradle
Tori Schultz (New York, NY)
"CAT'S CRADLE is an all-girl urban fairy tale shot on 16mm film in rainy Eugene, OR, by Tori and Holly."
Advice to Adventurous Girls
Kim Wood
"There is no satifaction whatever at anytime. There is only queer Divine dissatisfaction; a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive that others"
Memory
Ayleen Crotty (Barrington, IL)
"i want to encourage everyone to interact with art and to hopefully encourage the creation of more art in this world. i think it can only serve to bring about a healthier society."
Jelly 9
Brenda Gregoline (Chicago, IL)
"My b&w silent, Jelly 9 is the first film I have ever made. I knew nothing about film or even photography, but on a strange whim las year joines a filmmakers' co-op in Chacago and just did it."
The Woman Who
Katherine McDowell (Portland, OR)
"When struggiling for a title, it occurred to me that so many movies (hundreds) start with "The Man Who..." and just about none start with "The Woman Who..." I didn't care to tack on an ending to the phrase for it didn't matter what the woman did, just that she did something"
Goddess Kring
Shannon Kringen (Seattle, WA)
"Enjoy cable access bliss
Goddess Kring Wed. 10pm
Fertilizer Mon. 11pm
www.ShannonKringen.com"
Pecking Dissorder
Sara Kaye
"The title can mean anything but we kind of like to think how if you're an unlucky baby chick with some kind of different mark on you-you can be sure th mamma hens will peck the crap outta it. But it's meant to be fun, not so tragic."
Old Words Do Die
Melissa Ann Henry (Durando, CO)
"Old Words Do Die, is a short documentary about a Navajo lady, who recently got an abortion, and is questioning her decision. The documentary created in a video production class was shot with a VHS camcorder (no tripod) and edited with a basic editing machine (our technology is limited here)."
Glancing Back One Last Time
Kelie Bowman (N.Clearwater, FL)
"As if you were dreaming of two people slowly rubbing up against each other, one of them trying to get on the bus, and one trying to get off..."
Chalkumentary
Maigin Blank (Chicago, IL)
"3 forces collide to form the rock 'n' roll fantasy. Wendy, Zak ans Maigin are Chalko Talko, the greatest "band" to ever live. They think so anyway. This is their rocumentary..."