if i've learned anything in this beat of life yet, it is patience.
4 years ago I took my video camera and shot myself
painting two intense installations for The Standard, Hollywood.
hours of footage which consisted of me romping around
the City of Angels, painting till sunrise and eating cupcakes were
mailed to my buddy from NYU, director/writer/photographer, Stephen Dackson.
Steve, a filmmaker at his core, had started his own production company,
FILM CONTRA MUNDUM,
and went to work on the tapes detailing my creative process.
like Vincent van Gogh mailing letters to his brother Theo,
the tapes became my letters to him on how life was going in Hollywood.
Looking for work as an actor, heartbreak in love and in career,
became the fire and voice which erupted on canvas and now film.
The result is a 7 minute documentary chronicling what happens when artistic life meets apocalyptic love.
I am pleased to inform all my friends that Sequential PAINT
has officially been selected to open the NewFilmmakers Series at the New York Anthology Film Archives on Wednesday evening June 30th, 6PM
if you find yourself available that night, I will be in attendance and
my ART, SHIRTS, & THINGS will be available for purchase.
Tickets are just 6 bucks. Included are two other Documentaries
Mezzanotte Obscura, by Lori Prechers, and Scribble 08 by Mark Murphy.
it would be great to see you all.
with a handshake and a smile,
Gregory
NewFilmmakers Goes Over The Line
FILM CONTRA MUNDUM presents the
WORLD PREMIERE
Sequential PAINT
"A short film about love and loss, the suffering of creation, and an art machine with animal structure named Gregory Siff."
Wednesday June 30th, 2010
6PM
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue (at 2nd Street)
NY, NY 10003
Edited, Written and Directed by Stephen Dackson
Painted and Photographed by Gregory Siff
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