Random Acts
2011-2013
25 artists’ short films for Random Acts, Channel 4 Television, UK
Mark Leckey: Pearl Vision
A drummer creates a self portrait in the reflection of a chrome snare drum.
Writer/Director: Mark Leckey
Curators: Jacqui Davies and Mike Stubbs
Producer: Jacqui Davies
Apichatpong Weerasethakul: Monsoon
On of the night the news of Japan's devastating earthquake, alone and far from home a man skyped his lover on the other side of the world. No words came - the man discovered a firefly and showed it to his partner.
Writer/Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Curators: Jacqui Davies and Mike Stubbs
Producer: Jacqui Davies
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Dara Birnbaum: Kojak/Wang
Dara Birnbaum layers vintage commercials, electronic graphics and heavy guitars in Pop-Pop Video: Kojak/Wang.
Writer/Director: Dara Birnbaum
Curators: Jacqui Davies and Mike Stubbs
Producer: Jacqui Davies
Marina Abramovic: Dangerous Games
In over twenty countries around the world, children are direct participants in war. Denied childhood and often subjected to horrific violence, an estimated 200,000 - 300,000 children are serving as soldiers for both rebel groups and government forces in current armed conflicts. This film is a work of fiction.
Curators: Jacqui Davies & Mike Stubbs
Producer: Jacqui Davies
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Co-commissioned with Channel 4 and FACT, Liverpool