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DeimosRising
Oct 17, 2005

¡Hola SEA!


If we can go all the way to an hour, we would be remiss not to mention forum favorite amateur found footage film 15/05/11 ABANDONED GRAIN ELEVATOR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jonTL7R57A (55min)

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DeimosRising
Oct 17, 2005

¡Hola SEA!


Franchescanado posted:

For the sake of this thread, any film that is 60 minutes or less is considered a short film.

Yeah that’s what I meant, since you said we could go to an hour AGE is essential. I may try to do a small effort post on Stan Brakhage shorts later

DeimosRising
Oct 17, 2005

¡Hola SEA!


Franchescanado posted:

An Extensive But Incomplete Collection of Short Films by Tom Rubnitz

Pickle Surprise
1989 | dr. Tom Rubnitz
2 minutes

A cooking mantra.



YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N733Ofj2cVQ
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GhN7v5SoGs (60fps version)
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/pickle-surprise/


Chicken Elaine
1983 | dir. Tom Rubnitz
2 minutes

A chicken casserole recipe from the kitchen of Elaine Clearfield




YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUx2dhlNcgk
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/chicken-elaine/


Made For TV
1984 | dir. Tom Rubnitz
15 minutes

Ann Magnuson impersonates the array of female types seen on TV in a typical broadcast day. From glitzy to drab, from friendly housewife to desperate evangelist, Magnuson is a one-woman universe appearing on every channel, the star of every program.



YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWqwqss7Yto
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/made-for-tv/


Hustle With My Muscle
1986 | dir. Tom Rubnitz
5 minutes

A music video for a song by John Sex.



YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG29ASXCksI
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/hustle-with-my-muscle/


Drag Queen Marathon
1986 | dir. Tom Rubnitz
5 minutes

A day in the life of a score of drag queens on the lookout for photo opportunities at Lincoln Center, the Guggenheim Museum, Tiffany’s, and in SoHo.



YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBdnp3arYpo
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/drag-queen-marathon/
Sorry for the poor quality, this is one of the harder ones to find.


Wigstock: The Movie
1987 | dir. Tom Rubnitz
20 minutes

The original documentary on the Wigstock festival, back in the day when it was a much smaller affair in Thompkins Square Park. A full day of peace, love, and wigs…



YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10S4vc4ZIng
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/wigstock-the-movie-1987/


Undercover Me!
1988 | dir. Tom Rubnitz
1 minute

A movie trailer for a non-existent Bond-style spy thriller.



YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWfWo7hJHVE
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/undercover-me/


The Fairies
1989 | dr. Tom Rubnitz
5 minutes

Based on a tale by Charles Perrault, Tom Rubnitz’s The Fairies comes complete with frogs, princes, kind fairies, and evil stepsisters



YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wDd_Z-pSqk
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-fairies/


The Mother Show
1991 | dir. Tom Rubnitz
4 min.

A tribute to mothers everywhere.



YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCRdgP_G2BE
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-mother-show/


Summer of Love
1990 | dir. Tom Rubnitz
1 minutes



Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/92092402
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg8srLKCD8I
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/summer-of-love-1990/


Strawberry Shortcut
1991 | dr. Tom Rubnitz
1 minute

A secret recipe.



YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEv5ZqkaS54 (60fps)
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/strawberry-shortcut/



Thomas Block Rubnitz (April 2, 1956 – August 12, 1992) was an American video artist most often associated with the New York City East Village drag queen scene of the late 1980s. His video tapes were mainly inspired by pop culture and Las Vegas-style shows. A number of his works featured RuPaul and members of The B-52s. He also worked closely with East Village-associated artists like Club 57 founder Ann Magnuson, David Wojnarowicz, Lady Bunny, Hapi Phace, and John Sex.

Rubnitz worked with The B-52s in 1987 to produce a "public service announcement" for the Art Against AIDS organization's "Summer of Love" project, which visually referenced the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles in tableau vivant form, featured the B-52s, Willi Ninja, Allen Ginsberg, Nam Jun Paik, Quentin Crisp, Lady Bunny, David Byrne, and others.

He was openly gay. He died at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of an AIDS-related illness in August 1992 at the age of 36.


Photo by Barbara Lipp.

These fucken rock

DeimosRising
Oct 17, 2005

¡Hola SEA!


Are you familiar with John Smith at all? This one?

I may try to do an effort post on him but yours are really good.

DeimosRising
Oct 17, 2005

¡Hola SEA!


ynohtna posted:

I only know his Om and Gargantuan, both of which are absolutely hilarious.

He is indeed really funny! But he's not exactly a comedic director...

John Smith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CciUtECXXNk

http://johnsmithfilms.com/about/

John Smith is an English film maker who's been working since the mid 70s. Smith is generally discussed as an "avant garde" film artist, which I suppose is true inasmuch as that means anything at all. Smith mostly makes movies exploring or riffing on the relationship between a film's visuals, audio, and editing - how the narrative of a film is created out of disparate elements that might seem to work at cross purposes. Smith's films are first and foremost deceptions, which just makes them normal movies but sometimes more honest about it.

The Girl Chewing Gum
Total run time: 11:37
1976

A director provides instruction for his cast as he films an urban street scene.

Om
Total run time: 3:34
1986

A monk chants the sacred syllable.

The Black Tower
Total run time: 22:56
1987

A man is tormented by impossible, otherworldly architecture.

Gargantuan
Total run time: 1:25
1992

A big salamander.

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