HAMILTON UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL
ONE NIGHT ONLY! : WEDNESDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2006
WAIKATO MUSEUM (LECTURE THEATRE) 7PM
$2:50 CONCS / $5 / $10 W/DVD

FILM MAKERS:
OKOK SOCIETY - UK
MARTIN RUMSBY - NZ
STEVE RIFE - USA
PATRICK MAUN - USA
STEFAN NEVILLE / PUMICE - NZ
MICHELLE SAVILL - NZ
EMIT SNAKE-BEINGS - NZ
WITCYST - NZ
JOE CITIZEN - NZ
PHIL SECRIST - USA/NZ
PIPSIX - NZ
HATEMAN ENTERPRISES - UK
OCTPOB FILMS -NZ
OTATO COLLECTIVO - INTERNATIONAL

What: HAMILTON UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL Sept 13th 2006

Contact: Snake Beings –
snakebeings@yahoo.com

+64 21 165 1233 mob

Info website: http://www.circuit47.com/otato/

The inaugural Hamilton Underground Film Festival presents International and Local Films by 13 Contemporary Filmmakers from Hamilton, USA, UK and Japan combined in one show, and on one DVD!, Over one hour of short films ranging in length between 2 and 9 minutes. The audience can buy a DVD of the programme at the door for Ten Dollars, this includes the price of admission.

When: ONE NIGHT ONLY! :
7PM WEDNESDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2006

Where: WAIKATO MUSEUM OF ART HISTORY Theatrette

Price: $2:50 CONCS / $5 / $10 With DVD compilation of the entire programme

Extra cheap for students/+unwaged : $2:50 !!!

INCLUDING FILMS BY:

MICHELLE SAVILL – former WINTEC student presents her film ‘Martin and Snakes go to the Zoo’ fresh from the New York International Independent Film Festival. Martin and Snakes are, of course, Martin Webclaw formerly of the band Wendyhouse and intermedia artist Emit Snake-Beings.

JOE CITIZEN’s recent computer scratch film with sound by Emit Snake-Being

MARTIN RUMSBY – New Zealand’s greatest living experimental filmmaker, disappeared into Chicago’s African American ghetto in 1995 shortly after co-founding X FILM CHICAGO. Long considered Missing in Action, Rumsby moved to Hamilton a few months ago where he has completed six films this year. Rumsby’s short film LIVE challenges the authority of media representations and includes references to the war in Iraq. This will be the first public screening of a Martin Rumsby film in New Zealand since 1984. Rumsby also recently completed a film on the demise of the OVERLANDER passenger train service between Auckland and Wellington. Further information is available at: http://www.rumsby.net/martin

EMIT SNAKE-BEINGS – Founder of the Hamilton Underground Film Festival, composer, musician and electrical shrine maker, travelled in Europe for 12 years shooting films in Spain, Mexico, Fiji and Japan. Resident in Hamilton since 2000. Emit Snake-Beings will present his recently made stop frame puppet animation ‘Death of an Orchestra’ see http://Snakebeings.co.nz for more info

PIPSIX – Shows her 4 minute long film ‘Rabbit and Possum’ in which two common pests go fishing and drink beer together.

American filmmaker PHIL SECRIST’s film MOMENTO MORI (2006) is a dark, surrealistic journey into death and time in which a man relives his life; certain doors open and close, leading him to his ultimate destination. Filmed in Hamilton.

The crazy vision of Auckland based musician and filmmaker THOM BURTON, of the band Yokel Ono, in a random collection of shorts, including GREEN EYED MONSTERS and LE PESTSE, which mix suburban fantasy and nightmare. Further info at: www.myspace.com

ROSIE PERCIVAL’s film Fellow is a 2 minute long experimental film using Adobe After Effects and featuring identical twins having a short conversation.

STEFAN NEVILLE / SUGAR JON/ PUMICE- Ex Hamiltonian, now international noise music innovator – Stefan, a musical associate of Chris Knox and currently touring the USA, and Sugar Jon chop wood in Dunedin to the raw sounds of Pumice-raft. 4 mins.

WITCYST – Internationally known noise magician from Whangarei has released over 700 tapes and 400 CDs – now working in visuals as well - http://witcyst.blogspot.com for more info.

OCTPOB FILMS –miscellaneous NZ short films

OKOK SOCIETY – A selection of scenes by mysterious film and sound Kaosmagician Mark Reeve sent directly to us from his base in Wales. http://www.luminouspress.chaosmagic.com/

STEVE RIFE – USA Pyrotechnics expert and filmmaker from St. Paul, Minnesota

PATRICK MAUN - USA

OTATO COLLECTIVO – INTERNATIONAL/LOCAL collaborations and network group

Check web page for further titles to be announced.

Info website: http://www.circuit47.com/otato/

Made possible with the support of the Hamilton Community Arts Council