[Frameworks] meditative films?

[kate lain]

My gratitude to all of you who have responded to my query both on- and
off-list.  I appreciate all the suggestions for works to check out -- lots
of great stuff to look at and think about as I move forward with this
workshop!

And Dave, thank you for offering your critiques of my request and your
suggestions for how I might approach my class differently.

My best,
Kate

On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 3:29 PM kate lain <kate at katemakesfilms.com> wrote:

> Hi, Frameworkers.  I’m teaching a multi-part film/video-making workshop
> for high schoolers.  We’re exploring rituals of care, different self-care
> practices, calming techniques, etc., and the students will be making a
> collaborative collage film/video related to all that.  I’d love to show
> them some examples of moving image works for inspiration (or send them
> links to things they can check out on their own).
>
> Do you have any recommendations for short films, videos, animations, gifs,
> video art, etc. in the experimental/art vein that are that are viewable
> online that might fit with this?  (I'm not looking for things like straight
> documentaries on self-care or anything -- I'm thinking about works that are
> more poetic, more in the arena of video art or experimental film.)  Note
> that these students are brand new to experimental film, so I’m not looking
> for particularly challenging works that could be frustrating to them.
> Instead, I’m looking for pieces that are slower, poetic, perhaps
> repetitive, meditative that someone might be able to relax into.  A couple
> of films that come to mind are Amy Halpern’s “Invocation” (except there's
> no digital version, dang it, and I can only show digital at this school)
> and James Whitney’s “Lapis”.  But I hope to find more works that, like
> "Invocation," work with representational imagery—and works that, in
> particular, use documentation/documentary-style moving images since the
> students will recording visuals and audio at the school site where we’re
> working (though we may do some basic animation as well).
>
> I’m particularly interested in works by artists of color and queer
> artists, but I’m open to other suggestions as well.  Thank you in advance
> for any recommendations!
>
> Best,
> Kate Lain
>
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> kate lain
> katemakesfilms.com
>
>

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