A Partial History of the Natural World, 1965
6.5 minutes | 2015 I 16mm
A feminist meditation on the violent struggle for independence in southeast Asia and butterfly metamorphosis. Framed by excerpts from Sylvia Plath's poem "Tulips," A Partial History of the Natural World, 1965, reminds us that comfort is a privilege and denial of the suffering of others is not an option. With a live 1965 performance of Bartok's Solo for Violin 3.
Screenings/Exhibitions:
LAXART, Los Angeles, CA,The Crisis of Representation as Illustrated with Plants and Flowers
Sheehan Gallery, Whitman College, WA, Written in Light: Meditations on the Moving Image
ADA Gallery, Richmond, Afraid of Everything, Solo Exhibition
Jornadas de Reapropiación, Mexico City
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, Czech Republic
Festival de Cine Experimental de Bogota Cine Autopsia, Columbiia
Leiden International Short Film Experience, The Netherlands
Athens International Film + Video Festival, OH
WNDX: Winnipeg Festival of Film & Video Art
Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, TN
Microscope Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Humboldt Int’l Film Festival, Arcata, CA
Onion City Film Festival, Chicago, IL
Experiments in Cinema, Albuquerque, NM
Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi
Antimatter Media Art Festival, Victoria, B.C.
Usurp Gallery, London, U.K.
Brooklyn Arts Exchange
Milwaukee Underground Film Festival
Chashama Harlem Art Space, NYC
Ann Arbor Film Festival
