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Cinema 16: American short films
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Contributors

Davidson, Adam, 1964- director.
Sollett, Peter, 1976- director of photography,
Lucas, George, 1944- director.
Pennebaker, D. A., director.
Burton, Tim, 1958- screenwriter,

Published

[Great Britain] : Cinema16, [2006].

Format

DVD

ISBN

9781083001665

Physical Desc

1 DVD (209 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 unnumbered pages ; 18 cm)

Status

Copies

Location	Call Number	Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Nonfiction - Media collection	DVD 791.4375 CINE	Checked Out

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Table of Contents

[1] The lunch date (1989, 11 min., b&w) / a film by Adam Davidson ; director of photography, Anghel Deca ; music, Thomas Cabaniss

[2] Five feet high and rising (1999, 29 min., col.) / photography, script and direction, Peter Sollett ; produced by Emma Wilcockson, Eva Vives ; edited by Eva Vives, Peter Sollett

[3] Freiheit (1966, 3 min., tinted b&w) / a film by [George] Lucas ; Cinema 310

[4] [Daybreak express] (1958, 5 min., col.) / by D.A. Pennebaker ; music by Duke Ellington

[5] Vincent (1982, 6 min., b&w) / distributed by Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc. ; [presented by] Walt Disney Productions ; narrated by Vincent Price ; written, designed and directed by Tim Burton ; produced by Rick Heinrichs ; director of photography, Victor Abdalov ; music, Ken Hilton ; sculpture and additional design, Rick Heinrichs ; animation, Stephen Chiodo

[6] Terminal Bar : photographs by Sheldon Nadelman (2002, 22 min., col.) / Tourist Pictures ; a film by Stefan Nadelman ; music by Dick Zved, Steve Rossiter, Michael Reid ; narration by Tom Clifford

[7] Terry Tate, office linebacker (2003, 4 min., col.) / written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber ; produced by Jason Ajax Mercer, Gary Bryman, Steve Hein ; director of photography, Eric Haase ; editor, Jason Painter ; composer, Dave Hutten

[8] Necrology (1969, 12 min., b&w) / Standish D. Lawder

[9] The discipline of D.E. (1982, 13 min., b&w) / [presented by] Gus Van Sant ; from the story by William S. Burroughs

[10] The wraith of Cobble Hill (2006, 15 min., b&w) / written and directed by Adam Parrish King ; produced by Monique Zavistovski ; art direction, cinematography, animation, sound design, Adam Parrish King ; editing, Adam Parrish King, Monique Zavistovski ; composer, Steven Gutheinz

[11] George Lucas in love (1999, 8 min., col.) / directed by Joe Nussbaum ; produced by Joseph Levy ; written by Joe Nussbaum & Daniel Shere ; story by Joe Nussbaum & Timothy Dowling ; director of photography, Eric J. Haase ; film editor, Ryan Gold ; music by Deborah Lurie ; produced in association with Quality Filmed Entertainment ; presented by Mediatrip.com

[12] Meshes of the afternoon (1943, 15 min., b&w) / a film by Maya Deren and Alexander Hamid ; music by Teiji Ito

[13] Carmen (1970, 18 min., col.) / original music composed and performed by Alexander Payne ; director of photography, João Penna ; written and directed by Alexander Payne

[14] Feelings (1984, 3 min., b&w) / camera, Andy Day ; a film by Todd Solondz

[15] Paperboys (2001, 41 min., col.) / Jack Spade presents a Directors Bureau production ; conceived by Katie Powell & Andy Spade ; directed by Mike Mills ; produced by Ned Brown, Katherine Kennedy, Julia Leach ; director of photography, Joaquin Baca-Asay ; edited by Haines Hall

[16] Screen test : Helmut (1964, 5 min., b&w) / Andy Warhol.

Subjects

LC Subjects

Animated films
Experimental films.
Fiction films.
Motion pictures -- United States.
Short films.
Silent films.
United States -- Drama.

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Published

[Great Britain] : Cinema16, [2006].

Language

English

ISBN

9781083001665

Notes

General Note

Collective title from container; some credits from booklet.

General Note

Originally released as 16 short films between 1943-2005.

General Note

Special feature: optional audio commentary track for each film.

General Note

Booklet inserted in container includes notes on each film in English and French.

Creation/Production Credits

Producer, Luke Morris.

Participants/Performers

Scotty Bloch, Clebert Ford, Bernard Johnson, Paul Sarnoff, Victor Rasuk, Carlos Santiago, Judy Marte, Daniela Rivera, Randal Kleiser, Mighty Rasta, Michael Sean McGuiness, Frank Birney, David Worden, Martin Hynes, Lisa Jakub, Joe Marinelli, Khorshied Machalle, Buddha John Parker, Steve Freedman, George Woodard, Jeri Alyse, Pittman, Margo Fisher, Jan Meredith.

Description

A collection of 16 short films by America's filmmakers, some of which are incredibly rare. The set includes works by Tim Burton, Andy Warhol, Alexander Payne, Todd Solondz, George Lucas, and Gus Van Sant, among others. Most of the films are accompanied by optional audio commentary, almost always by their respective directors.

System Details

DVD, all regions, NTSC, stereo.

Language

In English; optional subtitles in French, German, Italian, Japanese or Spanish.

Awards

Academy Awards, 1991: [The lunch date] Best Short Film, Live Action.

Awards

Cannes Film Festival, 1990: [The lunch date] Palme d'Or - Best Short Film.

Awards

Cannes Film Festival, 2000: [Five feet high and rising] Cinefondation Award (Peter Sollett).

Awards

National Film Registry, 1990: [Meshes of the afternoon]

Awards

National Film Registry, 2013: [The lunch date]

Awards

Sundance Film Festival, 2000: [Five feet high and rising] Short Filmmaking Award (Peter Sollett).

Awards

Sundance Film Festival, 2003: [Terminal Bar] Short Filmmaking Award (Stefan Nadelman).

Awards

Sundance Film Festival, 2006: [The wraith of Cobble Hill] Short Filmmaking Award (Adam Parrish King).

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Davidson, A., Sollett, P., Lucas, G., Pennebaker, D. A., Burton, T., Nadelman, S., Thurber, R. M., Lawder, S. D., Van Sant, G., King, A. P., Nussbaum, J., Deren, M., Hammid, A., Payne, A., Solondz, T., Mills, M., Warhol, A., Morris, L., Wilcockson, E., Vives, E., Heinrichs, R., Mercer, J. A., Bryman, G., Hein, S., Zavistovski, M., Levy, J., Shere, D., Dowling, T., Spade, J., Powell, K., Spade, A., Brown, N., Kennedy, K., Dunlop, J., Price, V., Clifford, T., Shapiro, K., Chiodo, S., Burroughs, W. S., Haase, E., Cabaniss, T., Ellington, D., Hilton, K. (., Rossiter, S. (., Gutheinz, S., Lurie, D., Itō, T., Smith, E., Ford, C., Rasuk, V., Marte, J., Kleiser, R., Hynes, M., & Jakub, L. (2006). Cinema 16: American short films . Cinema16.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Adam Davidson et al.. 2006. Cinema 16: American Short Films. Cinema16.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Adam Davidson et al.. Cinema 16: American Short Films Cinema16, 2006.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Davidson, Adam, et al. Cinema 16: American Short Films Cinema16, 2006.

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