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Films by Joe Tripician |
METAPHORIA
Scientists and Shamans explore the mysterious processes of the brain during consciousness, altered states and dream states in this poetic, playful, and sensual EMMY-award winning video.
Dr. John C. Lilly (inventor of the isolation tank and pioneer in Human-Dolphin communication), Prof. Marvin Minsky (cofounder of MIT's Artificial Intelligence Lab), Prof. Richard Bolt of MIT's Human Interface Lab, Native American Sam Sapiel, and computer poet Michael Newman collide with computer animation and physical metaphors.
"Metaphoria" examines the frontiers of communication and the role metaphors play in the cognitive process, and shows how metaphors pervade thought in science, poetry, religion and culture.
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Color, Stereo, 27:30
MOTEL BLUE 19
Some children count license plates on long car trips -- Luther counts dead bodies. On a car trip north, a Mother and son Bonnie and Clyde leave a trail of blood and candy that stretches to a decadent and mysterious seaside resort: MOTEL BLUE 19.
This unusual blend of humor and terror was developed as a feature film project, and was based on an original stage play by Edgar Oliver, which premiered at La MaMa Theatre in 1991. The screenplay was optioned by veteran independent producer Ben Barenholtz ("Barton Fink", "Miller's Crossing", "Georgia", and "Requiem for a Dream").
THE FILM
"BORDERS"
A philosophical flume ride through the physical, political and moral borders that inhibit the free movement of people and ideas. Mixing commentary, computer graphics, dramatic fiction, live documentary footage, and investigative journalism BORDERS probes the unsettling paradoxes behind immigration, drugs, Star Wars, and other topics. Featuring Steve Buscemi, author-futurist Robert Anton Wilson, theoretical physicist Michio Kaku, poet Margaret Randall, and spy novelist Brian Freemantle.
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with Steve Buscemi
Color, Stereo, 53:00
THE GUN IS LOADED
Performance artist/confrontationist icon Lydia Lunch delivers a brutally frank manifesto in this journey through the heart of contemporary American darkness. Lydia's poetic nihilism is set against a barrage of real-life street-action, scenery, news footage, and the deranged music of J. G. Thirlwell.
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Color, Stereo
THE KISSING BOOTH
This half-hour program is a playfully provocative dialogue on sexual
philosophy, seduction, romance, love, and the perfect kiss. It interweaves
computer animation, stylized drama, and the frank disclosures of four
on-camera interviews.
Featured are the cool sardonic witticisms of author/raconteur Quentin
Crisp, the internationally famous entertainer who first captured the
public's eye with his autobiography "The Naked Civil Servant". In amusing
contrast to Quentin's quips are the exotic popisms of rock personality
SPIDER, the lyricist and percussionist for the South African group Via
Afrika. Spider's striking musical and visual talents gained wide notice
through her performance with the Artists Against Apartheid on the "Sun
City" record and video. New York poet and performer Emily XYZ
expresses the youth view with a hard edge. Stage, screen and television
actor Joe Morton reveals a family man's perspective.
"THE KISSING BOOTH" displays a daring narrative range as it jumps
from outrageous non-sequitur to brave emotional honesty. The
boundaries of morality, dignity and personal freedom are exposed in a
humorous and visually striking program that was the featured opening film
at the 1988 Mill Valley Film Festival in California.
28:00 Color Stereo
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