Showing posts with label film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label film. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Local independent Ouija-themed experimental art film

Uzi's Party is a film being produced by local filmmaker and Brain Frame creator Lyra Hill.  As of right now there are 3 days remaining to reach the goal on Kickstarter, and it's not very far from actually happening.





From the Kickstarter page:
Uzi's Party is a film about a sleepover, a séance, and the singular aesthetic capabilities of 16mm film.
Five girls gather to hang out and commune with a Ouija board. The host, Uzi (short for Fairuza) tries to keep things in order while her party goes awry. After a short session with the Ouija board, one of the girls is no longer herself - or is she?
The girls in Uzi's Party will all be played by the same actress. And the footage will be shot in-camera, via matting, multiple exposure, and body doubles. What will begin as a stylized, strange (and funny) teen drama will eventually become a disturbing, complex inquiry into possession, identity, and the psychology of young women. As the story progresses, the visual logic will slowly fall apart until you, like the girls in the film, are no longer sure what's real and what's not.
Of particular interest to those of you following Occult Chicago, the $200 pledge gift:
$200: Sacred objects made by Pagan priestesses
I am blessed to have grown up in a tradition that worships the Earth and the Divine Feminine, and even luckier to have this community donate artwork to Uzi's Party, my own mystical project. 

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Update: Homoccult & Other Esoterotica

It was recently pointed out in response to my previous post regarding Homoccult & Other Esoterotica that they are having gallery hours this Saturday 4/28. And there is a closing reception on 5/11 at 7 pm.  Great news!

Visit the HOMOCCULT website for more information

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Homoccult & Other Esoterotica

Another exhibition that just ended.  It's sad that I wasn't able to post about it here in time, but amazing that all of these events are going on simultaneously.


Homoccult & Other Esoterotica is a group of short experimental queer films focused on magick & the occult - curated by Daniel McKernan - which was screened in Chicago at S&S PROJECT over the weekend of April 6-8, 2012.


http://brainwashed.com/daniel/homoccult/


"Many of the films capture the spirit of arch-gay cinematic spell-casters Kenneth Anger and Derek Jarman, especially those made by the program's more (in)famous participants, such as Throbbing Gristle alumni Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and the late Peter Christopherson (operating together as the Threshold HouseBoys Choir)." - Matt Sussman, Flavorpill


There was also a visual artwork aspect which featured the artwork of Christos Andrews, Elijah Burgher, ColectivoMultipolar, Maj Furani, Erika Keck, George Keller, Armando Lozano, Daniel McKernan, Sofia Moreno and Erik Peterson.