Shikwa/Jawab — The Short Film(2024)

mm 49: Vivian Fine Marathon!(en)

"mm"s are m(usic(ian's))m(eetings) mostly held at the Who Unit? in Pittsburgh as a 21st century salon of sorts where formal interests can be broached casually. Attendees delight in sharing their sometimes obscure & sometimes popular musical (& otherwise) loves. For mm 49 (in the 37th month of "mm"'s history) a marathon listening party celebrating the music of Vivian Fine was decided upon. Fine was a dedicated composer who produced a variety of work over a 70 year career. This movie, of course, is not an imitation of Ken Burns style documentary movie-making. Instead, I gleefully mix the casualness & lively uninhibited conversation of mms with the formal exactitude of Fine's music. I hope you enjoy it as an upstanding example of Punk Classical. "Bah to the Bourgeoisie"! Note that I'm starting to disappear in this movie - will you miss me when I'm gone? This is my 111th feature & my 404th movie.

The Impossible Choice(fr)

Lou is a young man in trouble who becomes paranoid because of the pressure of two mysterious judges.

Not Alone: Songs from the Nebula(en)

In the second installment of Not Alone, eccentric 80s rock star, Alex Estrella, reappears 70 years after mysteriously disappearing on stage and is interviewed by the skeptical, Stacy Kay, for her talk show. Alex's reasons for disappearing are as strange and confusing as they are for suddenly reappearing, and the answers to Stacy's questions leave her wondering what to believe.

Damn Son Where'd You Find This?(en)

Who is the voice behind drops like "Damn son where'd you find this?" A reporter goes on the case to find the answer and finds someone he never expected.

Lohengrin(en)

A short experimental film shot on Super 8, inspired by the music of Richard Wagner.

KNOX(en)

After being confronted by two goons and a wise tweaker, 22-year-old Simon Vertugo forgets himself and his heritage.

AYA HIRANO Special LIVE 2010 ~Kiss me~(ja)

AYA HIRANO Special LIVE 2010 ~Kiss me~ is Aya Hirano's third tour release.

Metamorphic(ko)

She's here. She comes closer. Is she in front of me? Now she, by herself, becomes her.

The Door at the End of the Hall(en)

Calvin Lenox's 'The Door at the End of the Hall' follows a young musician through a dream of his in which he hears a mysterious song that seems to be coming from behind a locked door at the end of a hallway. Things start to fall into place when a strange voice begins to speak to him from behind the door.

PISTE FINALE(fr)

Fermata(en)

A struggling pianist makes a peculiar discovery.

Voyeur(nl)

Early Riser(en)

Robert gets up at 5 a.m. every morning to work on a project with Professor Perlman. They are investigating the mystery of a composer who stopped composing. They like to drink tea and jog around campus. Meanwhile, Alice is fast asleep …

Tastemaker(en)

In an alternate world where apps use human spies to generate suggested content, one data analyst struggles with matters of taste.

The Visitor(en)

When a teen hears a knock at the door late at night, they decide to go investigate.

Dangerous to Know(en)

Racketeer Steve Recka, art patron and political power-maker, rules his town and Madame Lan Ying, his beautiful friend and hostess (read:mistress), with an iron hand. He meets Margaret Van Kase, a socialite not impressed by his power nor his wealth, having no money herself, and Steve makes frantic efforts to win her and turns away from the loyal Lin Yang.

The Spliffin' Pigeons(en)

Toni Skree, 27, lead singer of The Spliffin’ Pigeons stumbles into three encounters while hiding her neglected stomach wound, which she feels might kill her.

Oblio(it)

Otto Betulle(it)

Premature Articulation(en)

Comprised of both archival footage and talking head interviews, this pseudo-documentary blends the lines between reality and fantasy while telling the preemptive story of the Canadian punk band known as Chub.