Slamdance Shorts at The Engine

One night only - August 9th! We're showing eight outstanding new short films showcasing some of the best new talent to emerge from the annual Slamdance Film Festival in Park City. The films will be shown on "The Engine", a kinetic sculpture/projection hybrid.

Stick around afterwards for complimentary beer/wine and socializing and take in the brilliantly conceived techno-primitive environment by the Bizzurke Army. $5 suggested donation.

Filmmakers Bryan Jackson, Phil Mucci, Gudrun Cram-Drach, Eric Cheevers and Burke Roberts are scheduled to be in attendance.

Summer Special: Slamdance Shorts
Saturday, August 9th at 7:30pm
“Engineering Cinematheque” at Studio 1636
1636 Wilcox Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028
Suggested donation $5

A HOOKER AND A DIRT ROAD END by John Nijhawan – USA 12 min. B&W
With global disaster looming, an aging, small-town hooker sets out in search of one tender human-to-human moment.

SOFTLY by Bryan Jackson – USA 7 min. Color
A fragile and ephemeral modern gay romance, featuring Bratz® dolls, staged on lovingly crafted doll-size sets.

DEALING by Lena Dunham – USA 15 min. Color
In this wicked satire, a savvy 13-year-old girl launches a career as a high-powered Manhattan art dealer.

FAR OUT by Phil Mucci – USA 5 min. Color
In 1972, a Hollywood house party takes a strange turn when an uninvited guest comes for more than sex and drugs.

ONE SKIN by Gudrun Cram-Drach – USA 10 min. Color
At the bottom edge of growing up, a woman views her options. Animation rendered in a stunningly original visual style.

LAS HISTORIAS MAS SEXY DEL MUNDO! NO. 2 by Eric Cheevers – USA 15 min. Color
Soft-core porn for academics, featuring TV's Answer Man and the Raveonettes.

CELESTIAL RIDDLE by Ondrej Rudavsky – USA - 3 min. Color
A visually dazzling, fevered fantasy, about a runner escaping from celestial space.

SOME OF AN EQUATION by Burke Roberts – USA 8 min. Color
A film in one continuous shot exploring just how very bad things can go in just a few minutes.

“Engineering Cinémathèque” at Studio 1636 marks the first extended showroom for THE ENGINE -- a transportable, kinetic, sculpture/projection hybrid that redefines the art of presentation and introduces a new era of independent screening venue. Designed to be equal in form and function, the 1000 pound steel sculpture houses a rotating 17-foot screen and features a high-end, audio-visual system.

http://www.myspace.com/studio1636
http://www.bizzurkearmy.com
http://www.theenginetheater.com