MediaNet Podcast

Cellphone generated abstract imagery, shot in the Gulf Islands, British Columbia by Scott Amos (http://www.oilyfilms.com/blog) 

In the unreal pools of the inter-tidal zone, the sea meets the city. 

In this coming-of-age story, hope turns to hopelessness as a musician attempts to share his song with the world. In his darkest moment, a young girl’s offering helps him to rekindle the joy of music making. A film by Passia Pandora 

A quirky and charming celebration of evolving creatures animated and portrayed by the human body. Produced during MediaNet’s Dance for the Camera program in 2006

Into the Light is an experimental, evocative illustration of the experience of a woman going through what is now called “perimenopause.” It explores the interior state often experienced by women in the middle of the night when recurrent insomnia is the order of the day. Bleakness, circular thinking and high anxiety are common experiences. The transition is manifested not only by physiological change, but by tremendous psychological relief. An emergence of a new sense of our own mortality and spirituality occurs with a consequent “lightness” of experience and expression. Produced during MediaNet’s Dance for the Camera program in 2005. Directed by Christin Keeler.

Does technological change have you feeling confused, perhaps even overwhelmed? Then simplify, simplify, oversimplify.This is Box/This is Machine (TIBTIM) is an exploration in the tradition of pop physics, comparing virtual machines with their material counterparts as each circumnavigates the globe. This dialogue is situated within a large expanse of whitespace, comfortable and yet unnerving to the viewer who struggles to find a frame of reference.Watch more of Jim’s work at www.robotoverlord.mobi

Adrift, by Farheen Haq, is the first part of the Water Series. A dream-like video detailing a personal journey through a series of obstacles culminating in a lyrical yet unsettling rebirth under water.You can find Farheen’s website here: http://www.farheenhaq.com

Tunnel Vision is a dramatic mime of shape, light and movement in another dimension.An experimental Short film by Pamela Millar.

Animals, babies, Lon chaney and kangaroos in beautiful colourful cels; music by Mossman. A short film By Rick Raxlen. find more clips of Rick’s work at no-room productions.

A voyeuristic look into unknown families’ 8mm home movies from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s mixed with line animation. 2006 winner “Best Short Fiction” at the Lausanne Underground Film Festival.Film by: Scott Amos, Animation by Michael Lee Macdonald.You can find Scott’s website, Oilyfilms, here: http://www.oilyfilms.com/blog