Microcinema DVDs - Power Corruption and Lies 2004

Catalog Number: MC-191	Type: Shorts Compilation	Genre: Political / Social
Copyright: 2004	Length: 65 minutes	Format: DVD Region: All regions
TV System: NTSC	ISBN:	UPC:
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Films In Compilation

Current directed by Brian Doyle USA, Experimental, 2001, DV, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:03:00 In the vacated downtown of a metropolis a storm approaches and envelops – except this is no ordinary meteorological phenomenon. A digital wind blows the debris from an overflow of information – the city is now occupied by a rushing whirlwind carrying a tangled mass of communication. currentdocuments the path of this storm blowing through an abandoned city like tumbleweed through a ghost town. As devices of technology hovering in enclaves between the skyscrapers seem to monitor or perhaps even cause the storm, the city is consumed, erased by a blanket of information.
Air Square directed by Marcus J. Carney Austria, Comedy / Satire, 2002, 35mm, Color, Dolby Digital, 00:08:15 The ultimate preflight safety instructional.
Vision Test directed by Wes Kim USA, Documentary, 2002, DV, Color, 00:06:00 What begins as a routing eye exam turns into a troubling dramatization of attitudes towards minorities in the United States.
Armor of God directed by Jim Haverkamp USA, Documentary, 2001, 16mm, other, Optical Stereo, 00:12:45 Can ear-splitting improvisational noise be considered "Christian music"? North Carolina musician Scotty Irving certainly thinks so. He builds instruments out of hockey masks and crutches, bangs the ground with hammers, and in his one-man act Clang Quartet generally cranks it up for the Lord. Armor of God is a short documentary film that uses Irving's arresting performance to peer into his motivations for venturing so far out on musical and theological limbs.
Hooray! The Economy is Booming directed by Mark O'Connell USA, Experimental, 1998, digital, B&W, Magnetic Stereo, 00:03:30 The economy, well, sometimes it's good for some people, I guess, at least that's what I hear...
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness directed by Tiffany Shlain USA, Documentary, 2002, DV, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:14:00 Playfully updating the 1950's school documentary, "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" offers up political and social satire regarding the current state of reproductive rights in a fast-paced spoonful. Found-footage, animation and original images are interwoven into a collage containing the fictional stories of a conservative politician, a young couple, and a fundamentalist activist (portrayed by Survival Research Laboratories founder Mark Pauline) along with the decline in amphibian populations and the insidious creeping erosion of reproductive rights in the United States. All linked together through a Chinese dry cleaner. from website
Free Speech Zone directed by Kasumi USA, Experimental, 2004, DV, Color, Magnetic Stereo, 00:18:02 A fusion of multi-layered polyphonic sampling, heavy, relentless beats, and scorching satire, The Free Speech Zone, a psychedelic Dada/techno opera, is a scathing condemnation of the American government’s quest for world domination. Street protesters wishing to demonstrate against the maniacal zealotry of the Church of Bush Rove Cheney, Inc, are confined – literally - to caged areas, euphemistically named "free speech zones" safely out of sight and earshot. Also see "Patriot Act".