21 Grand in Oakland
416 25th St. (at Broadway)
$6-10. sliding scale. Filmmaker in person.
On Love & Other Difficulties
Seven Experimental Short Videos by Antero Alli
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"ROADKILL is uncomfortable and cathartic, not unlike the feeling of gazing up
a car crash:
a difficult sight to behold, but also too intriguing not to look at
and there is also
the hidden sensation of knowing the heavy damage belongs
to someone else;
an excellent short film." (4 stars ) Phil Hall, filmthreat.com
"LILY IN LIMBO is a one-woman tour-de-force by Sylvi Alli as an artist whose
self-imposed
isolation
corrupts her senses into a state of bitterness and
delusion. In her solitude, she loses
herself in a series of bizarre dreams
thick with haunting images and disturbing sounds;
a fascinating essay of
a lost soul uncertain whether rescue is something she
really wants."
Phil Hall, filmthreat.com
"BOMBS & PRAYERS" (1994; 8:00) Text & voice by Rob Brezsny (left)
"FEARS" (2001; 8:00) Text: Rainer Maria Rilke featuring John Doyle (center)
"BLACK SEA" (1992; 4:00) Text & voice by Antero Alli (right)
"MOUVEMENT" (2001; 4:00) Text by Arthur Rimbaud (below)
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about the filmmaker
Antero Alli (b. 11/11/1952) is a Finnish born, Berkeley-based underground filmmaker whose works have exhibited at Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley), Portland Art Museum, UC Irvine Film Dept., Red Vic Movie House (S.F.), Mills College Concert Hall (Oakland), Northwest Film Forum (Seattle), Hollywood Theatre (Portland) and other west coast arthouses. His soundtrack-driven movies often combine Super-8 film, innovative CGI and various video formats to explore mystical themes that defy easy categorization. Antero is also founder/director of ParaTheatrical ReSearch and the author of numerous books. He resides with his wife, the composer and singer Sylvi Alli, in Berkeley CA. (click photo for I.M.D.b. profile)