7 1/2 Cinema presents – KICK

Clara Alcott

A science fiction melodrama, the piece deals with two women who have a psychic connection before they meet. Joselyn and Josephine are luddites and fear contemporary technology.  A series of shorts precedes KICK.

5/11/10 – 5/11/10
7p

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A science fiction melodrama, the piece deals with two women who have a psychic connection before they meet. Joselyn and Josephine are luddites and fear contemporary technology. They seek help from

a Dr. Griffin, a frenzied experimental psychiatrist. In a blind determination to cure them of their technophobia the doctor\’s treatments become erratic and severe. The women meet, join forces and confront the doctor as well as their fears of living in a world dependent on machines.

 

The piece comments on women\’s relationships with technology and confidence with their own bodies. The title \””KICK\”” references a pregnancy in the story as well as the creative instinct or \””kick\””.

KICK was shot on location in Chicago in 2009. A visual and sonic experience, KICK utilizes the colors of traditional 1950s technicolor filmmaking along with a contemporary electronic score and experimental sound design.

 

 KICK will be preceded by:

Jag ser mig bara omkring (I\’m Just Looking) – Ordinary beautiful things. By Catie Olsen on Super 8. 2006

 

Lonesome – Negative imagery. By Laura Klein on miniDV. 2010.

 

Pink Hotel Trailer – Yup, the trailer. By Chris Hefner on Super 8. 2010.

 

Stretch – Music video. By Sarah Weis on mixed digital capture. 2009.

 

2 tickets to the Movies – By The Pretty Things on miniDv. 2010.

 

Excerpt From Linda\’s film on Menstruation – Story of 15 year old girl\’s experiences with her menstral cycle describing the reaction of the girl and her 16 year old boyfriend. By Linda Feterman on 16mm. 1974.

 

Head Garden – An indecisive man loses his head and follows it.  By Lilli Carre on DV. 2009.

 

Late Nights Chicago – Yong used stop motion and direct animation techniques to capture late nights in Chicago. By Yony Leyser in 35mm. 2007.

 

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Author

Clara Alcott

Director

Clara Alcott

Performers

Clara Alcott, Sarah Weis, Jeff Norman, Andrew Taylor, Maximillian Jenkins, Judy Rossignuolo-Rice, Dania Luck, Katerina Papadatos

Production

Asst Dir – Thomas Irvin; Cinematographer – Christy taddeo; Production Design – Jeff Creath; Costumes – Melinda Snyder; Composer – Marc Riordan; Location Sound – Gunnar Jebson & Blair Scheller; Sound Design – Todd Carter; Camera – Jason Deuchler, Alan Del Rio Ortiz, Mary Scherer; Grips – Julio Alvarez, Soren Davis; Props – Bonnie Claire Alcott; Graphics – Andrea Park; Locations – Jim Turner; Photographer – Adam Hoff.

Tags

Film American 2010