THIS WEEK’S FEATURED FILM PREMIERE: "Le Cosmos” (March 21-27)

Written By Michael Workman

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Le Cosmos

Description
A letterbox searches for the meaning of life.

Runtime: 5 minutes, 4 seconds
Best Viewed: Cinema Presentation

Director Biography - Natalie Peracchio
I’m an LA based filmmaker and animator with a background in experimental and DIY filmmaking. My work embraces physical media, focusing on direct animation on 16mm film and frequent use of found materials. The unpredictability of analog processes deeply informs my filmmaking practice, where the unseen outcome becomes an integral part of the creative journey. I create films using a collage of techniques, blending elements of performance, fiction, and documentary cinema. Drawing from archival materials found in films and books, I recontextualize sources to craft new meanings and reshape histories. By removing materials from their original context, I explore the interplay between past and present, creating layered narratives that challenge conventional storytelling.

My short films have screened at festivals including Altered Images Film Festival, Grrl Haus Cinema, Lone Star Film Festival, Capital City Film Festival, Twin Cities Film Festival, Bridge Chicago, and Film Invasion LA. They are also featured online in the Discover Indie Film series on Amazon Prime Video, Film Shortage, and NoBudge.com.

I grew up in Detroit, MI and earned a BA from Carnegie Mellon University and an MFA from Emerson College. A pelican bit me on the nose when I was 7 and I have been at war with birds ever since.

Director Statement
Le Cosmos is a celebration of life’s randomness and an exploration of the uncanny. Using 16mm film, puppets, found footage, and 2D animation, Le Cosmos lends a physical, analog sensibility to a philosophical journey.

Credits & Specifications:
Natalie Peracchio (Writer, Director & Key Cast, "The Mailman")
Nanouli Shevardnaze Key Cast, "The Letterbox")

Completion Date: June 25, 2024
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Filming: United States
Language: French
Shooting Format: 16mm, digital
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Film Color: Black & White and Color

Michael Workman

Michael Workman is a choreographer, language, visual and movement artist, dance and performance artist, writer, reporter, and sociocultural critic. In addition to his work at the Chicago Tribune, Guardian US, Newcity magazine, WBEZ Chicago Public Radio and elsewhere, Workman is also Director of Bridge, an artistic collective and 501 (c) (3) publishing and programming organization (bridge-chicago.org). His choreographic writing has been included in Propositional Attitudes, an "anthology of recent performance scores, directions and instructions" published by Golden Spike Press, and his Perfect Worlds: Artistic Forms & Social Imaginaries Vol. 1, the first in a 3-volume series, was released by StepSister Press in October 2018 with a day-long program of performances at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Most recently, two of his scores were accepted for publication in a special edition of the Notre Dame Review focusing on the work of participants in the &NOW Festival of Innovative Writing.

https://michaelworkmanstudio.com
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