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Portland filmmaker and Peripheral Produce ring-leader Matt McCormick makes films that combine found and original sounds and images to fashion abstract and witty observations of contemporary culture. In his recent documentary Towlines, which features an original soundtrack by James Mercer, Matt explores the role of the tugboat in modern society, while in American Nutria he examines the plight of an imported species and chastises capitalism’s tendency to create its own disasters. The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal makes the observation that the process of destroying one art form unwittingly creates another, while The Vyrotonin Decision, created with scraps of 16mm television clips from the early 70’s, reflects on some the advertising world’s more embarrassing moments.
Matt’s work has screened in film festivals, galleries, and d.i.y. art spaces around the globe, and his film The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal was named as one of the ‘Top 10 Films of 2002’ by both The Village Voice and Art Forum magazine. Matt has also worked and collaborated with several artists and musicians, including The Shins, Miranda July, The Postal Service, Avalon Kalin, and Calvin Johnson.
Further Information:
DVD Includes: Towlines (2004), Grounded (2004), American Nutria (2003), Past and Pending (2003), The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal (2001), Going to the Ocean (2001), The Vyrotonin Decision (1999) and Sincerely, Joe P. Bear (1999).
| Catalog Number: MC-311 |
Type: Shorts Compilation |
Genre: Mixed Genre |
| Copyright: 2004 |
Length: 85 minutes |
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DVD Region: All regions |
| TV System: NTSC |
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UPC: 619981148320 |
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Films In Compilation
Sincerely, Joe P. Bear directed by
Matt
McCormick
USA,
Experimental,
1999,
16mm,
00:00:00
A movie about a heart-broken polar bear who is dealing with rejection.
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Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal, The directed by
Matt
McCormick
USA,
Experimental,
2001,
16mm,
Color,
00:16:00
A keen observation about how the destruction of one art form unwittingly creates another.
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Grounded directed by
Matt
McCormick
USA,
Experimental,
2004,
16mm on video,
00:05:00
a portrait of heavy industry and urban wildlife.
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Towlines directed by
Matt
McCormick
USA,
Experimental,
2004,
16mm on video,
00:22:00
An experimental documentary about tugboats (or perhaps a children’s movie made for
adults). Features original music by James Mercer of The Shins
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Vyrotonin Decision, The directed by
Matt
McCormick
USA,
Experimental,
1999,
16mm,
00:00:00
An experiment in decision making using collage, cut-up and hole punch.
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Going to the Ocean directed by
Matt
McCormick
USA,
Experimental,
2001,
16mm,
00:08:00
an abstract meditation on the uses of water. night vision video and found kodachromeimprovised
soundtrack: trains/static/melodeon.
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American Nutria directed by
Matt
McCormick
USA,
Experimental,
2003,
Video,
00:11:00
Nutria are a large, odd looking rodent from Argentina, that 60 years after their introduction to North America, appear to be on track to eating the entire continent. Narrated by Calvin Johnson, original music by The Postal Service.
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Past and Pending directed by
Matt
McCormick
USA,
Music,
2003,
music video,
00:05:00
A music video for The Shins.
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