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Paris, France (2009) – Lowave is pleased to announce the DVD release of RE:FRAME – scanning time / documenting change, featuring video artists and experimental filmmakers from India.
Bollywood film productions have generated a worldwide interest in contemporary Indian culture. However, beyond the mainstream entertainment media lies a dynamic video art and independent film scene. Lowave’s DVD project RE:FRAME pays tribute to these emerging artists and their unique creations.
RE:FRAME is a selection of seven films from a contemporary cinema, removed from Bollywood, that testifies to the richness of creativity in India. Oscillating between documentary, video art, experimental film, and animation, this compilation explores the means with which the texture of memory is incorporated within postcolonial Indian society’s individual journeys as well as its national psyche; within private circles as well as public spaces. It allows for contrasting points of view regarding the country’s situation and its unanswered question: when the past has yet to catch up with the present, is it a threat or an alternative to the present?
RE:FRAME is not an exhaustive overview of Indian experimental film, but rather an attempt to provide an initial insight into the local art scene. Oscillating between speculation, fiction, documentation and actionism, all of the works featured on this DVD question the nature of individual and collective memory, lost and missed pasts.
Straight 8 by Ayisha Abraham explores the artistic value of amateur filmmaking by collecting material from Bangalore‘s early amateur filmmakers. The legendary Raqs Media Collective and their video diptych Ceasural, Variations 1 and 2 juxtapose contemporary and archive images in order to meditate on the consequences of the industrial revolution. Space Bar (work in progress) by Debkamal Ganguly is a combination of video and Internet images assembled as a documentary road movie. Sarnath Banerjee‘s animation Bengali Tourist mixes video images and drawings to confront the destiny of Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta and his graphic novel character, Digital Dutta. Rashtriy Kheer and Desiy Salad by renowned artist Pushpamala N is a satiric portrait of the ideal family shortly after India’s independence. In I Love My India, Tejal Shah interviews people on a shooting stand about the “biggest democracy in the world” and discovers their amnesia regarding anti-Muslim pogroms organized by extremist Hindus in Gujarat in 2002. Endnote by Ashish Avikunthak draws upon Beckett’s Come and Go to tell the story of three women who meet again to share a mysterious secret.
The 7 films featured on this DVD are subtitled in three languages (English, French, German) and have been enriched by artists’ statements, biographies and a text by Cédric Vincent and Silke Schmickl. The DVD is priced at 25 Euros (17 GBP or 25 US$) and is available through the Lowave website http://www.lowave.com as well as http://www.microcinema.com, http://www.amazon.de and a number of specialty shops around the world including the ICA and BFI bookshop in London, the Pompidou Center and Palais de Tokyo in Paris, and the ZKM in Karlsruhe.
Lowave is an independent DVD label with the objective of discovering and promoting contemporary film and video art. Its ambition is to create a new marketplace for the work of video artists and filmmakers, under recognized by the traditional distribution channels, by making them accessible to the public via the DVD format. With DVD, cutting-edge independent film can finally find its audience.
For further information visit the website lowave.com or contact Silke Schmickl at silke@lowave.com
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Paris, France (2008): Lowave announces the release of RESISTANCE[S] II – the second volume in the DVD collection of the same name.
RESISTANCE[S] II, curated by Silke Schmickl and Christine Sehnaoui, presents a selection of experimental film and video art from the Middle East and North Africa. Featuring nine artists from a variety of cultural and disciplinary backgrounds, these intimate, poetic and documentary works are witness to the region’s complexity, vitality and diversity of creative energies. Distanced from the usual stereotypes, the artists – Katia Kameli, Bouchra Khalili, Al Fadhil, Zineb Sedira, Joude Gorani, Nesrine Khodr, Pauline M’Barek, Jalal Toufic and Nassim Amaouche – aim to explore the existential, political and aesthetic issues of our times while opening up to new narrative perspectives that break with our media’s monotonous and repetitive imagery.
The RESISTANCE[S] II films, beyond the covered themes, play with contextual relationships by blurring the notions of a here and there. The introduction of storytelling and narration proves the flexibility of the documentary format and reveals hidden pockets of reality with unpredictable scenarios, failed aspiration or unimaginable futures.
“Creating is not communicating, but resisting (…) Art is what resists: it resists against death, servitude, infamy, shame.” Inspired by this quotation of Gilles Deleuze (Pourparler, 1972-1990) and in the context of the tense political situation between the Arab and Western worlds, the idea of the RESISTANCE[S] collection was born in 2005. After extended research a first DVD was released in 2006 featuring eight experimental films. The release of RESISTANCE[S] II completes a collection that aims to become a veritable anthology of Arab cinematographic art.
The artists and filmmakers of RESISTANCE[S] II have a rich theoretical and practical background. In alternating established authors like Jayce Salloum, Zineb Sedira, Jalal Toufic and Mounir Fatmi with emerging artists like Waël Noureddine, Katia Kameli and Pauline M’Barek, this compilation stresses the importance of cinematographic art within contemporary Arab art. During the beginning of the 20th century, poets and novelists were among the more radical critics within the Arab world. Many of them took an active role in emerging socialist and feminist political movements. A number of Arab filmmakers started as writers. As video has become more accessible, it has taken up the role of the pen: a handy medium, portable, and if necessary, disposable, that has the ability to condense and express political situations in a personal manner.
The nine films of RESISTANCE[S] II are subtitled in 4 languages (English, French, German and Arabic) and enriched by interviews with the artists, biographies and an essay by Cédric Vincent. The DVD is priced at 25 Euros (17 GBP or 25 US$) and is available through the Lowave website http://www.lowave.com as well as http://www.microcinema.com, http://www.amazon.de and a number of specialty shops around the world including the ICA and BFI bookshop in London, the Pompidou Center in Paris, and the ZKM in Karlsruhe.
Lowave is an independent DVD label with the objective of discovering and promoting contemporary film and video art. Its ambition is to create a new marketplace for the work of cutting-edge artists and filmmakers, under recognized by the traditional distribution channels, by making them accessible to the public via the DVD format. With DVD, cutting-edge independent film can finally find its audience.
For further information visit the website lowave.com or contact Silke Schmickl at silke@lowave.com
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Paris, France (2006) – Lowave announces the release of DIFFERENT CINEMA VOLUME 2 on DVD. This second volume assembles eight films and videos by artists presented during the 6th Different Cinema Festival of Paris.
This is a rare collection that mixes both video and film based works as an antidote to the worn out arguments over the merits of different formats. The films presented here straddle the territories of experimental film and video art. These works refuse to be categorized through traditional distribution channels. Though each film uses different techniques and materials, they all share a common desire and willingness to explore new ways of making art with moving images.
The compilation is oriented around three different approaches : feminitiy, investigation and the search for identity, three themes that are from from being definitive or exclusive. Artémis (Valérie Morignat), Flamen’co (Olivier Fouchard) and Lily in the Glass (Shiho Kano) describe three different feminin worlds. Da qui, sopra il mare (Mauro Santini) and Déperdition lointaine (Dominik Lange) are each, in their own way, following a path of investigation, whether it be regarding family or topography. The following films cover the topic of searching for one’s identity : Perhaps/We (Solomon Nagler), K (Désert) (Frédérique Devaux) and F.I.R.T. 119 (Ruben Guzman), three works about travel and returning to the source.
The DIFFERENT CINEMA VOLUME 2 DVD, enriched by biographies of each artist and subtitled in 4 languages (French, German, English, and Spanish) is priced at 25 Euros (17 GBP or 25 US$) and is available through the Lowave website: http://www.lowave.com as well as http://www.microcinema.com, http://www.amazon.de and a number of specialty shops around the world including the ICA bookshop in London, the Pompidou Center in Paris, and the ZKM in Karlsruhe.
Lowave is an independent DVD label with the objective of discovering and promoting contemporary film and video art. Its ambition is to create a new marketplace for the work of cutting-edge artists and filmmakers, under recognized by the traditional distribution channels, by making them accessible to the public via the DVD format. With DVD, cutting-edge independent film can finally find its audience.
For further information visit the website lowave.com or contact Silke Schmickl at silke@lowave.com
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11 short films from London, Paris, New York, Helsinki, Milan and elsewhere, presenting different visions of urban life as art, fiction, and social commentary. These films will take you, beyond borders, to discover urban subcultures under a new light. Urban Visons includes both the extraordinary as well as the perfectly ordinary. It’s about everyday life, real and unreal, as seen through the eyes of independent and cutting-edge film-makers with a dedication to form, rhythm, and color. These works are witness to a new wave of film as art without limits of creativity and style and free of technical and financial constraints. Urban Visions proves that now just like the big city, anything is possible.
Highly recommanded for all those interested in experimental or truly independent film-making – DVD TIMES
Urban Visions should satisfy the adventourous cinephile, artskool-damaged freek, or those just looking for something different – MICROFILM
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11 Film(s), 1 Bonus Film(s), Bios, runtime 90 minutes, PAL/NTSC, ALL ZONES, stereo, 4:3
Languages:
English, French, German, Finnish
Subtitles:
German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese
Label: LOWAVE
Lowave is an independent DVD label with the objective of discovering and promoting contemporary film and video art. Its ambition is to create a new marketplace for the work of cutting-edge artists and filmmakers, under recognized by the traditional distribution channels, by making them accessible to the public via the DVD format. With DVD, cutting-edge independent film can finally find its audience.
For further information visit the website lowave.com or contact Silke Schmickl at silke@lowave.com
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VIDEOS BY YUKI KAWAMURA
Yuki Kawamura’s images reflect a unique capture of nature full of fragile beauty that merges scenes like in a dream, unravelling an almost lost memory. Yuki’s work talks straight to the viewers innermost sense for pure aesthetics. Fragile and dreamy images are interweaved in the search for memory and eternal unfading beauty.
MUSIC BY YOSHISHIRO HANNO
Yoshihiro Hanno is a multitalented composer/musician with a broad spectrum of styles in diverse musical directions. He has achieved worldwide acclaim as a pioneer in electronic as well as acoustic sound creation.
DETAILS
9 Film(s), 1 Bonus Film(s), runtime 50 minutes, NTSC, ALL ZONES, stereo, 4:3
Label: LOWAVE
Lowave is an independent DVD label with the objective of discovering and promoting contemporary film and video art. Its ambition is to create a new marketplace for the work of cutting-edge artists and filmmakers, under recognized by the traditional distribution channels, by making them accessible to the public via the DVD format. With DVD, cutting-edge independent film can finally find its audience.
For further information visit the website lowave.com or contact Silke Schmickl at silke@lowave.com
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A collaboration between video artist Brandon Bauer and electronic musician Franz Bucholtz, Signaldrift: A Day Under the City is the result of digital versus analog fighting for space within a dense structure of sights and sounds. Spliced video tape and noise samples accompany a pulsing rythm that is synonymous of life in a midwestern american city on the edge of a new era. As you bathe your ears and eyes in the ambient world of Signaldrift, you’ll probably wish you had the means to procure a video-projecter and a big pair of speakers.
DETAILS
1 Film(s), 2 Bonus Film(s), runtime 60 minutes, NTSC, ALL ZONES, stereo, 4:3
Label: LOWAVE
Lowave is an independent DVD label with the objective of discovering and promoting contemporary film and video art. Its ambition is to create a new marketplace for the work of cutting-edge artists and filmmakers, under recognized by the traditional distribution channels, by making them accessible to the public via the DVD format. With DVD, cutting-edge independent film can finally find its audience.
For further information visit the website lowave.com or contact Silke Schmickl at silke@lowave.com
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Video artist, Pierre-Yves Cruaud, has been on the international visual art and media scene for a number of years now. Apart from video, Pierre-Yves is also involved in photography and sound creation. The work issued from his visual and sonic research laboratory have received several awards from around the world. Each of his videos tackle issues and problems pertaining to our contemporary world: the agonizing speed of cities, global surveillance systems breaking barriers between public and private life, the omnipresence of images resulting in a transitory appearance.
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7 Film(s), 3 Bonus Film(s), Interviews, Bios, Filmographies, runtime 60 minutes, PAL, ALL ZONES, stereo, 4:3, Installation
Languages:
French
Subtitles:
English, French, German
Label: LOWAVE
Lowave is an independent DVD label with the objective of discovering and promoting contemporary film and video art. Its ambition is to create a new marketplace for the work of cutting-edge artists and filmmakers, under recognized by the traditional distribution channels, by making them accessible to the public via the DVD format. With DVD, cutting-edge independent film can finally find its audience.
For further information visit the website lowave.com or contact Silke Schmickl at silke@lowave.com
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One of the most remarkable and innovative documentaries ever made, this film by Françoise Romand follows the famous true story of two English women who as babies got switched in the hospital and 20 years later discovered that they’d been raised by the wrong sets of parents. – Jonathan ROSENBAUM (Chicago Reader)
A deliciously oddball movie… sounds like the synopsis for a hilarious if cruel comedy… It’s the work of a filmmaker of original vision – NEW YORK TIMES
A true jewel – FICHESDUCINEMA.COM
Mix-Up has an innocent old-fashioned feeling about it, which adds to its charm. Though these are not actors, you marvel at their performances, at their ability to boldly face the camera and recount their lives. EDUCATIONAL MEDIA REVIEWS ONLINE
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1 Film(s), 1 Bonus Film(s), Interviews, Bios, Filmographies, runtime 80 minutes, NTSC, ALL ZONES, stereo, 4:3, BIO FILMO PHOTOS
Languages:
English
Subtitles:
English, French, German
Label: LOWAVE
Lowave is an independent DVD label with the objective of discovering and promoting contemporary film and video art. Its ambition is to create a new marketplace for the work of cutting-edge artists and filmmakers, under recognized by the traditional distribution channels, by making them accessible to the public via the DVD format. With DVD, cutting-edge independent film can finally find its audience.
For further information visit the website lowave.com or contact Silke Schmickl at silke@lowave.com
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An epic collection of 11 extraordinary animated shorts like you’ve never seen before, created by a collective of rebellious directors beyond definition … Careful, perhaps you are not ready for such an experience… But at night, far from your bosses prying eye or those of your mom, you will discover true happiness. And you will laugh.
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11 Film(s), 4 Bonus Film(s), runtime 60 minutes, PAL/NTSC, ALL ZONES, stereo, 4:3
Languages:
French, English
Subtitles:
English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese
Label: LOWAVE
Lowave is an independent DVD label with the objective of discovering and promoting contemporary film and video art. Its ambition is to create a new marketplace for the work of cutting-edge artists and filmmakers, under recognized by the traditional distribution channels, by making them accessible to the public via the DVD format. With DVD, cutting-edge independent film can finally find its audience.
For further information visit the website lowave.com or contact Silke Schmickl at silke@lowave.com
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OUR STARS & THE LITTLE GOD
Maurice Lemaître is amongst one of the most important and creative artists of the second half of the 20th century. His cinematic work has led to a fundamental questioning of the relationship between film and spectator, image and sound, art and criticism, cinema and other types of images. His art is characterized by its inventiveness, it’s joy of creating, and a radical and loud critique allowing for Lettrism to flourish as an avant-garde movement.
OUR STARS A chronicle of the fantasies and dream of women in avant-garde contemporary cinema The faces and bodies of new women haunt the paths and alleyways of avant-garde cinema.
THE LITTLE GOD An invitation to travel, one of the main themes of Lemaître, and a genuine manifestation of film Lettrism.
The best possible vision of an art performance on a flat screen – ZEUXIS MAGAZINE
DETAILS
2 Film(s), 1 Bonus Film(s), Interviews, Bios, Filmographies, runtime 60 minutes, PAL/NTSC, ALL ZONES, stereo, 4:3
Languages:
French, English
Subtitles:
French, English
Label: LOWAVE
Lowave is an independent DVD label with the objective of discovering and promoting contemporary film and video art. Its ambition is to create a new marketplace for the work of cutting-edge artists and filmmakers, under recognized by the traditional distribution channels, by making them accessible to the public via the DVD format. With DVD, cutting-edge independent film can finally find its audience.
For further information visit the website lowave.com or contact Silke Schmickl at silke@lowave.com
