Moviehouse ARCHIVE

September 2008 Films: Moviehouse begins at 3rd Ward

Darling Darling by Matthew Lessner

Arrested Development's Michael Cera stars as a teen who encounters more than the usual awkward conversation with the father of his girlfriend when he arrives at her home for a first date.

Astronauts Visit New York by Joanne Getson

The reception is not what is expected when three colorfully dressed visitors from another galaxy visit earth after encountering the Voyager spacecraft.

Carmen by Leat Klingman

A video-performance collaborative piece in which three finger puppets present a playful yet grotesque expression of passion, and a longing for a love that is not mercurial by nature to the "Habanera" from the opera Carmen by Bizet.

October 2008 Films: Animation Versus

Moviehouse highlights four brand new animators with fresh films of fights, food and felines

Awphul Alfie by Maz Salazar

Little Alfie destroys everything in his path as he seeks revenge on the young lady who made him drop his candy bar.

Obsesion by Joshua Weisbrod

News reporter Basher Rockaround suffers the consequences when his biggest fan enters an epic battle with a tiny bald man.

Adventures in Broccoli by Dan Mountain

Sex, violence and vegetables. Is it a dream or just what happens when you wake up?

Cat Food by Christopher Ko

A young girl and her cat battle as the world falls apart around them.

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November 9th 2008: American Documentaries

Moviehouse presents two very special short documentaries that look deep into the Consciousness of America at this critical time. Both documentary teams will participate in a q and a after the screenings.

Red Blue Road Trip by Graham Meriwether and Chris Henderson

Two filmmakers (including Moviehouse founder Chris Henderson) travel through 12 swing states in 18 days just before the 2008 election to find out what core values Americans hold in common as they choose between John McCain and Barack Obama. The result is 18 portraits of 18 communities-- large and small, wealthy and impoverished, rural and urban--- at a historic moment in American life.

Uncertain Industry: The Decline of Manufacturing in New York City by Daniel Ross and Tom Vigliotta

New York City was once the capital of American manufacturing -- in 1950, the city boasted nearly one million manufacturing jobs. By 2007 that number had dwindled to 100,000. What has losing this vital source of jobs meant for New York's economy?

December 14th: Urban Video Art

Transient Patrons by John Bonafede

Dressed as a homeless person, Bonafede asks a subway car of New Yorkers to donate their saliva to support his art project. It works.

Random Act of Kindness/Random Act of Exploitation by CK Swett, Victor Jeffreys II, and Russel Fong

The filmmakers met Tim on 23rd street near sixth avenue. He was sitting on the sidewalk with his back against a shuttered storefront. Before him perched a small hand-lettered cardboard sign that read:

Please Help
My dad passed away on Thursday
I am trying to get home for the
funeral and to be with my family
I only need $49 $39 more for a bus
Im not perfect but I wouldn't lie about this

I told him I'd give him the money if I could use him for my art project. I told him I'd buy him a suit for his father's funeral as well. He agreed.

Unfinished Business: Wash Away by Manuela Viera-Gallo

Viera-Gallo uses a bit of acid to exact a small bit of beautiful revenge on Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet

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