FREEDM Films @ Noise Pop

FREEDM Films asked filmmakers to share their unique point of view by submitting films that ‘make art, make fun of art.’  We present them to you here in conjunction with the 15th Annual Noise Pop Festival.

Co-presented by Film Arts Foundation.

FREEDM Films will precede each of the following screenings:

 

Wednesday February 28, 2007 - 9:15PM  Screening
ROXIE CINEMA - 3117 16th

Trina's Collections
Director Ellen Lake - 8:00 TRT
This short documentary celebrates SF local heroine Trina Robbins (writer/producer of Go Girl! Comics) and her eclectic collections: girl action figures, super heroines, vintage aprons, rubber bath tub toys, saints, tikis, hawaiiana, and more.

http://www.freedm2.com/ellenlake

 

Rubber Band Ball
San Francisco legends Samir and Nabil Kishek worked for over two years from their storefront, the Pride Superette, on their quest to build the world’s largest rubber band ball.

 

Friday March 2, 2007 - 7PM  Screening
ATA (Artists' Television Access) - 2992 Valencia St.

Sister Wendy Explains It All

Director Dalia Vidor - 3:35 TRT
You’ve seen her on PBS and BBC, now see how Sister Wendy critiques art wherever she goes, bringing her unique insight into art to the streets, as Sister Wendy Explains It All - guerrilla style.

Gotta Go
Director Michaelle Stikich - 4:00 TRT
Infectious, catchy and with minimal lyrics. You'll be humming "Gotta Go" and remembering the endless frames within the frame reminiscent of that old Faberge Organics commercial from your youth. And then you'll tell two friends. And so on. And so on.

Sonny Smith trailer
Director Michael Albright - 3:00 TRT
“Sonic Youth: Sleepless Nights Awake” director offers a sneak peek at an in-progress documentary about local singer-songwriter-troubadour Sonny Smith.

 

FRIDAY MARCH 2, 2007 - 9PM SCREENING
ATA (Artists' Television Access) - 2992 Valencia St.

A Doorstop
Director Hi-Jin Hodge - TRT 1:00
A backwards view of creating art.
http://www.freedm2.com/hodgepictures

The Thin Man An Undertaker Muses
Director Andy Barker 4:00 TRT
A between-gigs undertaker tours with his band from tavern to tavern and graveyard to graveyard in a macabre exploration of what it means to be dead, or at least hallucinating.

Film School music video “Like You Know”
Director Ammon Rost - 6:00 TRT
Trippy animation techniques lull the viewer into an indie rock haze, spliced with live footage of San Francisco charmers Film School. Best played loud. Trucker caps encouraged.

 

Saturday March 3, 2007 - 2PM  screening
ATA (Artists' Television Access) - 2992 Valencia St.  

Tell Me Everything

Director Keren Albala - 2:oo TRT
A reckless spatchcock of animation techniques and stories from the minds of two mice in a jar.

Fire and Effect

Director Jim Granato - 15:00 TRT
Dusty, a fire enthusiast, has been an observer at many fire art festivals.  After picking up a few tips from fellow artists, Dusty, along with his neighbor “Psycho” Dave, experiment on becoming theatrical fire effect artists themselves. Humbled by what other artists are doing around him, Dusty isn’t so sure he’s ready to be referred to as an artist. “Fire and Effect” offers a glimpse into a man attempting to connect with art through fire.
http://www.freedm2.com/autonomy16

 

Saturday March 3, 2007 - 4PM  screening
ATA (Artists' Television Access) - 2992 Valencia St.

 

Do You Believe in Rapture
Director Braden King 3:00 TRT
Sonic Youth music video filmed at the late, great CBGBs in all its glorious filth.

Hey Willpower “Hundredaire”
Director Justin Kelly - 3:40 TRT
In this music video for Hey Willpower, pop star Will (of Imperial Teen) merges Pop/R&B/Crunk and copes with a fame-induced nervous breakdown by dancing the pain away with the help of his synchronized dancers, keyboardist Tomo, and rolls of gold sequins.

Media Whore:  The Early Years of Astrid

Director Karl T. Hirsch - 9:00 TRT
Anyone can be on TV. Anyone. Chris Hardwick presents a hilarious retrospective on the inept Muzik Channel VJ Astrid. Starring Ali MacLean, Taye Diggs, John Doe and Coolio."

 

Sunday March 4, 2007 - 2pm SCREENING
ATA (Artists' Television Access) - 2992 Valencia St.

Money The Hard Way
Director Bradley Beesley - 10:20 TRT
Named one of Filmmaker Magazine's "Top 25 Independent Filmmakers" of the year, Bradley Beesley takes his camera behind bars in his documentary about Oklahoma prison rodeos.