January 2012
4 posts
Tonight: FADE and Metronome screen in home town of...
Here is a really nice write up in the City Pages.
December 2011
4 posts
News you can ewes; In Passing discussion, FAUX...
-You can hear a roundtable discussion about the feature omnibus In Passing over at the Syndromes and a Cinema podcast. They discuss Remodernism in depth, and then give their takes on each short film of which In Passing is comprised.
-FAUX, my recent GLBT feature, has been on the back burner since its sold-out Minneapolis, MN premiere a year ago, but has garnered interest from Brooklyn art...
Castles in the Sky: A retrospective of Studio...
Now playing at IFC Center.
I know I’m going. Are you?
WatchBizarre but well done hand-painted short by Bill Porter.
November 2011
8 posts
WatchProposal teaser for my feature in development, FRAY.
WatchShort film. Metronome. 9min. 2010.
My contribution to the Remodernist collaborative feature film In Passing, which premiered in Bristol, UK and just recently in Manhattan.
An old man fading in and out of his memories contemplates how his life will end in assisted living care. As he begins to feel like a burden to his family, his young grandson comes to visit him.
Written based on...
WatchA delightfully odd short film by my friend Lee Filipovski, starring Ingrid Diaz.
Lee cast Ingrid after she saw ‘Liska.’
WatchI’m a rather large fan of the work of animator Matt Reynolds, my former roommate and fellow FAMU classmate in Prague.
WatchJohn Waters ‘no smoking’ movie opener.
Sunday: American Premiere of 'In Passing'
Supposedly, Jim Jarmusch and Bela Tarr will be in attendance. Unfortunately, since the time of the screening changed, I won’t be around to find out. Perhaps one of you can send me a picture.
In Passing- Trailer from Cine Foundation International on Vimeo.
More info here.
Words about Liska.
Véronique Martin (author at Writer Forever) wrote about Liska after the Cinekinosis screening of Remodernist shorts in Bristol, UK.
“Liska” by Christopher Michael Beer, was a delightful and whimsical black and white film shot, it seemed, as a humorous nod to the Nouvelle Vague. Liska means Fox and the story is centred on a young pickpocket who meets her master (we could say that the Fox gets...
October 2011
3 posts
In Passing article in 'FilmInk'
An article about contemplative cinema, Remodernism, and the omnibus to which I contributed.
FilmInk is a major Australian film magazine.
Here’s the link.
In Passing Premiere - Manhattan.
The omnibus film In Passing will officially premiere November 13th as part of the International Film Festival Manhattan.
Following will be a Q and A with all the directors from the feature (including yours truly).
Go get tickets!
Tonight - Remodernist shorts in Bristol, UK
Liska plays at a screening of Remodernist shorts at Cafe Kino. Check it out if you happen to be around.
September 2011
2 posts
Tonight - In Passing Premiere at Cafe Kino in...
Here is the trailer.
And then on October 4th, Liska plays at a screening of Remodernist shorts.
Here’s Cafe Kino’s event schedule, should you happen to be in Bristol either of those days.
In Passing Premiere - update.
In Passing receives it’s first screening on September 27th in Bristol, UK, as part of the Cinekinosis program at the nonprofit Cafe Kino.
Also on display will be a collection of ‘Remodernist Shorts,’ of which Liska will be a part.
Information can be found here.
August 2011
3 posts
Harlem.
I’ve been commissioned to edit a documentary about the gentrification of Harlem, as told through candid interviews with residents on the street.
With that being said, I will be quite busy for the next few months…
Watchofficial trailer for In Passing.
cut by yours truly, with text by Jesse Richards.
take-up productions presents: 'MNUnearthed' -...
hey minneapolis!
check out a new showcase of independent films.
July 2011
4 posts
first review of In Passing
my short film metronome was made as part of a collaborative feature film, In Passing, which will see it’s debut soon in manhattan.
here is a short review from the Senses of Cinema Film Journal.
“IN PASSING is an admirable work. At times it feels like experimental cinema, or an art installation, or minimalist narrative work, or cryptic documentary work, but it is none of these things,...
trailers
trying to update the site as best as i can.
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liska - going to load the full film again!
metronome.
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…will be about news related to Falling Up Sky.
such as the following tidbits…
-FADE, my college thesis film, is receiving an upcoming screening in Minneapolis, MN as part of Trylon’s indie series.
-Metronome, my new short, will be screening soon at the Millenium Film Center in Manhattan, as part of the Remodernist feature film collaboration entitled In Passing.
-Spill (volume...