part 1
Directed by Smithy Blackwell
Painted on 16mm film and re-edited/animated digitally
Beginning with a difficult self-admission, this animation depicts the progression of one woman’s struggle for inner resolution as seen from her interior monologue. A sensual ride through vibrant abstract imagery.
Animation, cello, voice: Smithy Blackwell
3:43 minutes.
screenings:
Portland Indy Animation Festival 2003
Cole Valley Film Festival, San Francisco, Oct. 2003
SFSU Animation Finals, May 2004
Animation by Smithy Blackwell
cut-outs shot on video
1:25 minutes
Layering of time and consciousness depicted with manipulated Tarot images, using sounds from native tribes, string etudes, and contemporary rock
