So What is Experimental Film Anyway?
In my intro blog I promised to introduce you all to a whole new world of film. Sometimes, that might even mean *cue dramatic music* an experimental film. So I thought I would start off light. This film was introduced to me on the loverly Jeanne Liotta's class blog (watch for a feature interview with her soon!). It is an experimental film making fun of experimental film, honestly- how could you go wrong? Uso Justo by Coleman Miller is the perfect mix between humor, wit, and making fun of oneself to be the perfect film for my very first "real" blog post. Check out Uso Justo here - if you don't (or do) enjoy it, come back and comment your little film critic ass off...maybe you will say somethi...Read more
Welcome to the ILLITERATE Film Blog
Hi. My name is Isis and I love the moving image. I studied experimental film, animation, video, and installation art at the University of Colorado. Unbeknownst to me I was stumbling onto the legacy of Stan Brakhage - the founder of the program- and film for me was never the same. Suddenly there was an entire world beyond the theater, and even beyond narrative structure, that I never knew existed. I feel like I came into myself as an artist (with still much more growth to come) as well as learned to appreciate all different flavors of the moving image. While on a typical Friday night you might catch me at the local megaplex, that is not what this blog is about (okay, maybe it will be sometime...Read more
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