Fantastic OptoSonic Filmmaker: Amy Harrison

06 May 2011

Did I mention how I excited I am to have THREE women filmmakers featured in Fantastic OptoSonic Projections tomorrow night? Early on, I stressed to Wilfred Galila, my co-curator, that I wanted to have an even spread of guys and gals in this show, and seeing as all the filmmakers I know are men, that proved difficult. But Wilfred went off into the mountains to ponder and came back with three extraordinary ladies: Amy Harrison, Meghan O'Hara, and Kadet Kuhne. I couldn't be more thrilled.

Let's talk about Amy Harrison. She presents two short films: Address Unknown (16mm) and Monument (digital). Both are short and sweet: two minutes or less with a long-lingering impression of visual and conceptual treasures.

Monument 1:50, color, stereo House of Sound, Princeton University Monument Recall, Independent Exposure MadCat Women's Film Festival Opening Band, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles Distribution by Microcinema International
	Address Unknown 2:00, color, stereo Funded by NEA and Canada Council Created in residency at the Western Front, Vancouver New York Foundation for the Arts "Artist As Citizen" exhibit

More about Amy Harrison:

Amy Harrison has been creating short films and videos for about 15 years, moving across genres to tell stories inspired by social or environmental phenomena. Her work has screened worldwide at major festivals, theaters, museums, and other arts venues, including New York’s Film Forum, the New York Museum of Modern Art, and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Her videos and films have won numerous awards, been broadcast on public television here and abroad, and have been acquired by over 100 university libraries across the country. She currently teaches digital filmmaking at Art Institute California in San Francisco.

See Amy's website for further research.

Please join us tomorrow evening (May 7, 2011) from 8pm-midnight for the first of a new series, Fantastic OptoSonic Projections, featuring films and music by local creatives at SPACE Gallery SF (1141 Polk Street @ Sutter). We promise good art and good company.