In February of 2004 the Small Change film screening started with the mission of bringing underground contemporary experimental films and videos to Philadelphia. For the past five years we have curated programs and hosted touring filmmakers from around the US and abroad in a range of venues including art galleries, warehouses, parks, funeral parlors, and rollerskating rinks. In 2008 and 2009 we hit the road and took work by Philadelphia-based experimental filmmakers on tour through the US and Canada. This program comprises a wide range of some of our most favorite works that we've exhibited in the past five years. This is a rare opportunity to see these amazing films and videos; many of which are not available otherwise. We are so into them and we are so into you. Thanks so much to Flickering Light for inviting us to do the screening.

 La Ardilla                                                                                                        Jim Finn. 2:00. video.
The lovestruck filmmaker courts a skittish amour.

Where's My Boyfriend
Gretchen Hogue 2:00 video. 2005                                                         Viewed at its seams, a collection of National Geographic landscapes from the 1960s and 70’s conjures an obsolete romanticism currently peddled to propagate entitlement and individualism from sea to shining sea; the slideshow deforms into a bright white distress signal.

The First Day is the Hardest
Brett Neiman 6:00 video, 2006                                                                       Built around a recording made by a then 12-year old kid named Derrick Freeman, who made audio tapes while in middle school (circa 1987) to listen to while he slept, in hopes of hypnotizing himself into having what most middle-school aged boys wish for: less acne, less awkwardness, and the girl of his dreams.                        

Private Movie                                                                                                Naomi Uman 16mm film, 2000                                                                       This love story in three parts recounts the amorous journeys of one woman, in love with places, pets, men and nostalgia.

Strongest Man                                                                                         Jeremy Bailey 4:32 video, 2003                                                                    The artist turns the camera on himself. Things get sexy.

Taco Monde                                                                                                   Phillipe Blanchard 2:30 video, 2004                                                                An animated, absurdist exploration of North American popular culture and fast food. It deals ironically with themes like sensory overload and the obsession for interactivity. Made for the 5th anniversary of the Bookmobile Project.

The Strip Mall Trilogy                                                                                    Roger Beebe 9:00 Super 8mm film, 1999                                                       A look straight into the heart of the most postmodern of architectural forms, the strip mall, shot in a mile-long parking lot that could be Anywhere, USA.  “He has actually managed to bust apart the mind-controlling code of relentlessly commercial space and reconfigure it into a landscape of beautiful colors and forms. It is a remarkable piece of Super 8 alchemy."  --David Finkelstein, Film Threat

Hong Kong (HKG)                                                                                         Gerard Hulthuis 14:00 35mm film on video, 1999                                          Holthuis films the approach and the passing by of the airplanes in the middle of a city. An observation at the end of this century. Music by David Byrne.

The Subconcious Art of Graffiti Removal                                                 Matt McCormick 15:00 16mm film on video, 2001                                          Emerging from the human psyche and showing characteristics of abstract expressionism, minimalism and Russian constructivism, graffiti removal has secured its place in the history of modern art while being created by artists who are unconscious of their artistic achievements.

Buffalo Common                                                                                           Bill Brown 20:00 16mm film, 2001                                                                 Bill Brown is one of our most favorite filmmakers. In this film Bill travels to North Dakota researching the psyches of the townsfolk who lived among armed missile silos for thirty-five years. In '99 half of them were decommisioned. Bill's stream of consciousness narration takes the road from the landscape into the off-ramp of the national psyche.

Eventide                                                                                                            Cassandra C. Jones 5:00 video, 2004                                                              Made from 1,391 found photographs of the sunset, this film is a re-animation and a global collaboration. The photographs that are included came from around the world and are taken by different photographers, mostly amatuer.  I collect them from friends, family, colleagues, acquaintances, strangers, image banks, photo exchanges, thrift stores, libraries, private collections, want ads, eBay, and the public domain archives of the US Army, NOAA, and NASA