Recognized as, "the key American video festival," DVF features dramatic shorts, animation, experimental video, interactive performance art, short and long-form documentaries, thematic compilations of short independent works, retrospectives, and expert panels on emerging issues. Films featured in the tour include Nest of Tens by Miranda July, an experimental narrative of intertwining people; Pony Glass by Lewis Khlar, an animated tale of Superman's friend Jimmy Olsen; Tryptych by Daniel DeLoach, a cinematic exploration the poetry of Olga Lavrova and Sadistkye Kupleti; Glass Jaw by Michael O'Reilly, a gripping portrait of personal trauma; Delusions of Modern Primitivism by Daniel Loflin, a documentary about a tattoo- festooned man who considers himself a "collector of custom wearable art;" and The Subconscious Art of Graffitti Removal by Matt McCormick, a clever examination of graffiti removal and how it has secured its place in the history of modern art.
Bart Weiss is mostly known as the director and founder of the Dallas Video Festival. He produces the TV show "Frame of Mind" on KERA-TV in Dallas, and is the Artistic Director of 3 Stars Cinema. He has taught film and video at Texas' A&M's Visualization Lab, Southern Methodist University, the University of Texas at Austin, and West Virginia State College, and is currently an Associate Professor at UT Arlington.
Bart Weiss
The screening on Sunday will include the following films:
“Delusions of Modern Primitivism” by Daniel Loflin (17 minutes) , a documentary about a tattoo- festooned man who considers himself a "collector of custom wearable art"
“Glass Jaw” by Michael O’Reilly (17 minutes) a gripping portrait of personal trauma
“Guidelines for Public Speaking” by Jim Jacob (5 minutes) Mr. Jacob's goes over the basic points involved with speaking in front of an audience. Learn to engage your audience with his tips on pacing, organization, and word choice.
“Subconscious Theory of Graffiti Removal” by Matt McCormick (16 minutes) , a clever examination of graffiti removal and how it has secured its place in the history of modern art.
“The Single Gun Theory” by The Church of Unknown Subgenius (1 minute)
“Roadhead” by Bob Sabiston and Tommy Pallotta (18 minutes) a digitally animated short
“Afraid So” by Jay Rosenblatt (3 minutes) is is about fear and anxiety. It is based on a poem where each line forms a question with the implied response being “Afraid so”. Impending doom permeates the film.