Thank You!

Some members of Binghamton's Curating Film & Video Class & filmmaker 
Dylan Lowry (center in white) at the Art Mission  & Theater

SEFF Binghamton took place this past weekend and was extremely successful. The programs were well attended by students and film fans alike and we hope that we opened some new eyes to experimental cinema as an art form. Overall the class was a great experience and we have all learned about the hard work it takes to make a film festival possible.
From all of us in the Curating Film & Video class at Binghamton University we would like to say thank you to everyone who has helped with SEFF Binghamton whether it was by donating money, coming to the programs themselves, or simply reading this blog. The festival would not have been a success without you! We would especially like to thank filmmakers Dylan Lowry, Terry Jones, Keaton Fox, and Rebeccah Pope for coming to SEFF and speaking about their works. Another special thank you goes to all the filmmakers who submitted their films. If you did not make it this year, don't give up, there's always next year!
Also, thank you to all the venues that hosted SEFF Binghamton: the Art Mission & Theater, Cyber Cafe West, and Binghamton University's own Lecture Hall 6.
Check out the media gallery and our Facebook page for more pictures and videos from the festival.
It has been a pleasure blogging for you. Look out for the next SEFF Binghamton in 2013!

Programer Brittany Cardamore leads a Q & A with filmmakers
Terry Jones & Keaton Fox at Cyber Cafe West 

Students check out programs in between showings at Lecture Hall 6 Binghamton 

Festival coordinators Amanda Warren, Scott Summer, & Ahmed Khater present program #3 in Binghamton University's Lecture Hall 6 

Program 3 & 4 Announcement

We are now nearing mere days until SEFF Binghamton! With that we are proud to release the information for programs 3 and 4 which will both be shown on Saturday, December 8th in Binghamton University's lecture hall 6. Program 3, called "Reel Feelings" will be at 5 p.m.and will run for 56.5 minutes. The program is curated by Dean Tepper. Program 4 called "Debunking Depth" will be 7 p.m. and run 48 minutes. It is being curated Carl Schrecongost

Reel Feelings

Curated by Dean Tepper

Untitled #2 (Brendan Field, 3.5 min., 16mm, Emerson College)

Rain (Keaton Fox, 4 min., Video, Syracuse University)

Moth in a Corner (Raina Kim, 6.5 min., Video, California Institute of the Arts)

The Product of my Sadness (Corrinne LeNeave, 2.5 min., Video, Ball State University)

Like a Jellyfish in January (Keaton Fox, 4 min., Video, Syracuse University)

A Table Setting (Corrinne LeNeave, 3 min., Video, Ball State University)

The Sheer Red Screen (Anna Hogg, 9 min., Video, University of Virginia)

Derived from Mud (Niki Murphy, 6 min., Video, Maryland Institute College of Art)

Touch (Pinwen Lien, 2 min., Video, Emerson College)

Production (Tian Guan, 3 min., Video, Syracuse University)

I see you (Susanna Kim, 5.5 min., Video, Syracuse University)

It’s War (Samantha Stephan, 4 min., Video, University of Iowa)

Two Voicemails on a Sunday (Keaton Fox, 3 min., Video, Syracuse University)

Debunking Depth

Curated by Carl Schrecongost

Gridlock (Nook Harquail, Alison Helzer, Ryan Hueston, Nick O’Leary, Alex Stockton, & Victoria Tucker, 2.5 min., 16mm, Dartmouth College)

Static Revelations (Robin Huey, 1.5 min., Video, University of California, San Diego)

Commuting to Luna (Nook Harquail, 3.5 min., Video, Dartmouth College)

Gentlemen Prefer Glitch (Holly Lay, 4 min., Video, Ball State University)

Memory (Alison Helzer, 3 min., Video, Dartmouth College)

Through a Tunnel (Weigang Song, 4.5 min., Video, Syracuse University)

Acknowledge the Edge (Rebeccah Pope, 1.5 min., Video, Syracuse University)

Down on the Ground (Mike Stoltz, 1 min., 16mm, California Institute of the Arts)

the not so ongoing smoke (Jolene Mok, 8 min., Video, Duke University)

Girl.Tree.Apple.Fly (Rebeccah Pope, 5 min., Video, Syracuse University)

A tender case #1 (Laura Marie Judge, 5 min., Video, Keene State College)

Somnambulist (Raina Kim, 8.5 min., Video, California Institute of the Arts)

Good News & Program 2

We have some exciting announcements to make! First of all we would like to thank everyone who helped to fund our kickstarter. In the last few hours we surpassed our goal and made $255! This money is very important and will go helping us print programs and posters, pay for the venue, and get food for those attending. The money will make all the difference in the world and it is with the generous support of friends, family, and people like you that SEFF Binghamton is possible. 
Without further ado we would also like to present program 2 called "Tendencies of Existence." The program is curated by Brittany Cardamone and runs for 62.5 minutes. It will be presented on Saturday, December 8th at 2:00 p.m. at Cyber Cafe West.

Tendencies of Existence

Time (Amanda Knigga, 4 min., Video, Ball State University)

Irretrievable Illumination (Keaton Fox, 2.5 min., Video, Syracuse University)

Becoming (Alejandro Parra, 4 min., Video, University of California, San Diego)

Naturalized (Wolfgang Hastert, 3.5 min., Video, Duke University)

A Robin's Nest (Keaton Fox, 2 min., Video, Syracuse University)

<Ancient> Knowledge to the Future (Terry Jones, 4 min., Video, Syracuse University)

Woman I (Anna Hogg, 2 min., Video, University of Virginia)

Mary & Pete, from the “living with” Series (Brenda L. Burmeister, 4 min., Video, Duke University)

Ruby (Braxton Hood, 3.5 min., Video, Duke University)

Grandma (Andrew Mui, 9 min., HD Video, Massachusetts College of Art)

Tropic of Cancer (A. Currie Lee, 6 min., Video, Maryland Institute College of Art)

Eulogy (Susanna Kim, 9.5 min., Video, Syracuse University)

il Volo dell'angelo (Caterina Masia, 4.5 min., Video, Keene State College)

Replacement (Katarzyna Plazinska, 4 min., HD Video, University of Iowa)

Program 1: Explorers of the Established

We are happy to present our first program for SEFF Binghamton to be held at the Art Mission & Theater on Friday, December 7th at 5:00 p.m. The program, called "Explorers of the Established" is curated by Ryan Kimiecik and runs for 81 minutes. 

Explorers of the Established 

IBM 7094 (Laura Marie Judge, 2.5 min., Video, Keene State College)

Ean's Day ( Ben Crouse & Jacob Sluka, 3.5 min., Video, California Institute of the Arts)

Treeman (Claire Ying-Chin Wang, 16.5 min., Video, Syracuse University)

Symphony (Nicholas Langley, 5.5 min., Video, University of Colorado at Boulder)

Las Delicias (Ford Bostwick & Alexander Svoboda, 7.5 min., Video, Syracuse University)

Sphinx: Hall of Records (Fred Frederiksen, 19.5 min., Video, University of Illinois at Chicago)

A B GG (D. Jesse Damazo & Sinah Ober, 6 min., Video, University of Iowa)

Mo(ve)ment (Dylan Lowry, 20 min., Video, Ithaca College)

Come out and join us next Friday to watch these films and meet some of the artists presenting their works. It is sure to be a great time!

Help us out!

As November comes to an end it can only mean one thing...that SEFF Binghamton is approaching! However, in order to make SEFF Binghamton the best it can be, we need one important thing: money. That is why we are turning to kickstarter.com for help. With the creation of our own page we are able to ask for donations from friends, family, and film enthusiasts alike. The more money we have the easier it will be to rent the venue, print books and posters, and feed of our guests.
Having any film festival is hard, but an experimental one is even more difficult because of the selective audience it draws. Our goal is to make experimental cinema more accessible and to show people that it really is not a scary thing. Also, having the film festival in a location off campus will help to bring the Binghamton students and the community together and share in our love of art and film.
We really want to make this film festival the best it can be. If you can, please donate at the link below.
We thank you!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/641867752/seff-binghamton-student-experimental-film-festival

Read All About It!

The planning for SEFF Binghamton is well underway! We have received over 70 entries from universities all over the country and we will be notifying those selected shortly. 

We have a lot of exciting developments coming up soon including new sponsors, a kickstarter page, and a festival trailer. Keep checking all of our sites for more. Also, make sure to "like" our new Facebook page!

In other news, we now have a festival poster. Check it out below, the designers have worked very hard and it looks amazing.

Deadline Extended!

to submit your films to SEFF Binghamton!

The planning for SEFF Binghamton continues with poster designs and fundraising efforts underway. However, we cannot put on this festival without you, the filmmaker. Therefore we have extended the deadline for submissions to October 29th. All entries must be post marked by then.

The entry forms are below, just click and print them out. It is as simple as that. Any questions, email seff@binghamton.edu.

You have nothing to lose, it is free to enter so why not take a shot and see what happens!

Exciting Updates

More exciting news just keeps rolling in as our festival is fully underway. We have more dates and locations to announce. The additional programs for SEFF Binghamton will be shown at Cyber Cafe West on Saturday, December 8th at 2 pm and Lecture Hall 6 on the Binghamton University campus at 5 pm and 7 pm. All venues will feature different programs and films so come to one or all!
Also, we are proud to release our new logo! After numerous trips back to the drawing board, our design team has come up with an amazing and eye catching logo. Check it out below.
Remember, it is still not too late to enter your film into our festival! Check out the previous blog posts for the entry forms.

Binghamton, We Have a Venue

The venue for the opening night of SEFF Binghamton has finally been chosen!  We are pleased to announce that on Friday, December 7th at 5:00 PM our first program will be presented at the Art Mission and Theater in Binghamton, NY. A reception will follow with light refreshments. As the date approaches more information will be released as well as other venues for the remaining programs. 
We will have a lot of exciting new updates coming in the next few weeks so be sure to check back here for everything. You will not want to miss out!
 Also, there is still plenty of time to send in your submissions. Remember, we cannot have this film festival without you! If you need it again, the entry form is below, just click to enlarge and print the image. 

Welcome!

This is the Fall 2012 blog for Binghamton University's Student Experimental Film Festival, from here on out known as SEFF. We are students enrolled in a class at Binghamton University in New York called "Curating Film and Video." The goal of this class is to put on a film festival throughout the course of the semester. This means we, the students, control everything from this very blog to the films that get selected to the program design and much more.
If you are interested in learning more about us and our film festival, then keep reading! Also, like us on Facebook, follow us on twitter, and check out our YouTube page.
Are you a student who wants to enter a video for SEFF? The registration form is below. Enter and maybe you can see your video featured in our very own festival. Just click on the picture to enlarge it and then print it out. The deadline is October 15th. Hey, you never know!

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Tonight's the Big NIght

Hope to see you all there at the Know Theatre, 74 Carroll St, tonight at 8. We''l have plenty of snacks and drinks and great films made by students from around the nation. Trust me, you don't want to miss it.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: 2011 Programs have been made

SEFF 2011 is fast approaching (only two days away). Here's what we have planned.

8:00pm on Friday, Dec. 2 

The Know Theatre, 74 Carroll Street, Binghamton

“Alien Movements – A Transformation Occurs” (curated by Julia Jin)

Total Runtime 68.5 min.

1. Fountain (Elizabeth Webb, 3.5 min., Video, University at Virginia)

2. Fluid Movement (Erika Sofia Murillo, 2 min., Video, Dartmouth College)

3. Tempered Unyoung (Lindsay Taylor Jackson, 3 min., Video, Keene State College)

4. Transience (Brian Murphy, 3 min., Video, Visual Studies Workshop)

5. La Tension (Caterina Masia, 4 min., Video, Keene State College)

6. Fourth World (LJ Frezza, 11 min., 16mm, Emerson College)

7. Escape (Evan Paschke, 7.5 min., Video, Syracuse University)

8. Shape (Eusong Lee, 2.5 min., Video, California Institute of Arts)

9. Melt in the Shade (Kyoungju Kim, 6 min., Video, Syracuse University)

10. Reservoir (Takahiro Suzuki, 7.5 min., Video, University at Virginia)

11. Tebbet (Deniz Tortum, 7.5 min., Video, Bard College)

12. Subdued Glow (Antonio Vargas, 3 min., 16mm, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee)

13. Leafless (Nazli Dinçel, 8 min., 16mm, San Francisco Art Institute)

3:00pm on Saturday, Dec. 3

LH-6 at Binghamton University, 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton

“Our Time” (curated by Chauna D’Angelo)

Total Runtime: 79 min.

1. Ballet for Tape Music (T. Kane Stanton, 6 min., Video, Massachusetts College of Art and Design)

2. Remastered (Bena Dam, 3 min., Video, University at Virginia)

3. A London Segment (Dylan Lowry, 8.5 min., Video, Ithaca College)

4. North South (Max Weinman, 13 min., HD Video, Bard College)

5. Pleasure Girl (Vashti Harrison, 5.5 min., Video, California Institute of the Arts)

6. Light Escapes Through the Intervals (Naoko Tasaka, 15 min., HD Video, California Institute of Arts)

7. Light Performances #1 (Dillon Buss, 5 min., Video, Massachusetts College of Art and Design)

8. Of Light in Extension, Of Absolute Domain (Jon Perez, 15.5 min., HD Video, University of Central Florida)

9. Suffering For The Duration (Daniel Watkins, 4.5 min., HD Video, University of Central Florida)

10. Sheepless (Matthew Whalen, 3 min., Video, University of Colorado)

5:00pm on Saturday, Dec. 3

LH-6 at Binghamton University, 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton

Visions of Home (curated by Matti Bowen)

Total Runtime 68 min.

1. Motorcity (John Clayton Lee, 17 min., HD Video, Maryland Institute College of Art)

2. Forron (Lindsay Taylor Jackson, 4.5 min., Video, Keene State College)

3. Sponge Candy Story (Yoshimi Mashiro, 4 min., Video, SUNY Buffalo)

4. gia đình (Bena Dam, 1.5 min., Video, University at Virginia)

5. Sammy Gurl (Taylor McIntosh, 10 min., Video, Keene State College)

6. 106 River Road (Josh Weissbach, 6 min., 16mm, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee)

7. Polymorphia (Ivan Kotevski, 4.5 min., Video, City College of New York)

8. Orion's Belt (Michael Bucuzzo, 5 min., Video, Massachusetts College of Art and Design)

9. Pinecastle Rd (Takahiro Suzuki, 3.5 min., Video, University at Virginia)

10. Portiragnes (Max Weinman, 12 min., HD Video, Bard College)

7:00pm on Saturday, Dec. 3

LH-6 at Binghamton University, 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Binghamton

“The Procession of Textural Abstraction” (curated by Casey Addason)

Total Runtime 56.5 min.

1. Off the Wall (Cut and Paste Cinema*, 2 min., 16mm, Dartmouth College)

2. Road Series: 002 (Katie Giguere, 3 min., Video, Massachusetts College of Art and Design)

3. Mind Over Matte-r (Handmade Strategies**, 4 min., Video, Dartmouth College)

4. Calle 27 No. 1016 (Josh Weissbach, 3 min., Video, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee)

5. Addiction Obsession (Catie Eller, 3 min., 16mm, San Francisco Art Institute)

6. Void_Two (Alexander Dupuis, 5 min., Video, Dartmouth College)

7. Yes We Can-Certo (Alexander Dupuis, 5 min., Video, Dartmouth College)

8. Beauty Evaporates (June Kyu Park, 4 min., Video, Syracuse University)

9. Ondine's Curse (Charles Chadwick, 9 min., Video, San Francisco Art Institute)

10. 115 E. 12th (Maura Johnson, 3 min., Video, University of Colorado)

11. I Swim Now (Sarah Biagini, 8.5 min., 16mm, University of Colorado at Boulder)

12. A Shot of Dark Water (John Clayton Lee, 7 min., HD Video, Maryland Institute College of Art)

* Cut and Paste Cinema is: Anna Edwardson, Mark Li, and Erika Murillo

** Handmade Strategies is: Anna Edwardson, Tommy Ford, Andy Gay, Max Hammer, Amanda Mata, Annie Munger, Erika Murillo, Annora NG, Troup Wood, Jin Yan, and Allie Young

Programs and Screenings from SEFF Binghamton 2010

Programs and Screenings from SEFF Binghamton 2010

SEFF Binghamton 2010 consisted of four programs. Each of which was curated and presented by Binghamton University students.

Inside and Out -- Curated by Brad Baumes

Inside and Out is a program devoted to the idea of using cinema as a language to define ourselves, our surroundings, and our feelings. Issues such as identity, personal vs public space, and explorations of various forms of media are presented for your consideration.

• This Kind of Town by Marcy Saude, UC at Boulder
• Manifested Destiny by David Oonk, UC at Boulder
• Reflect by Tsen-Chu Hsu, SF Art Institute
• Nuke ‘Em, Duke by LJ Frezza, Emerson College
• Hangman’s Tree by Catie Eller, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
• Einsamkeit by Sang Bum Heo, SAIC
• Thembi’s Diary by Jisoo Kim, CalArts
• One Over Wanderlust by Brendon Kingsbury, UCF

New Weird America -- Curated by Mac Cosselman

New Weird America explores new currents in experimental documentary, specifically that nebulous crossing place at which documentary and fiction meet.

• The Donut Tree by Lorena De Miranda Marques, City College of New York
• The Vagrant of Ephemera by Charles Chadwick, San Francisco Art Institute
• Old Man, Can I Have Your Daughter by Melissa Rogers, Emerson College
• Rebeast by Sally Van Meter, UC at Boulder
• Phases of Sacrifice by Ivan Kotevski, City College of New York
• I want to forget everything bad that ever happened ever by Benji Sayed, Ithaca College
• The Barbie Box by Sally Van Meter, UC at Boulder
• Yes, No, Maybe, Go! by Joe Fuller, Kansas City Art Institute
• Wyoming by Jason Georgiades, University of Pittsburgh
• I am Mrs. Archie Brownlee by Lindsay Laven, San Francisco Art Institute
• The Hills Have Houses by Bayley Sweitzer, Bard College

ReRun -- Curated by Rory Hayes

ReRun is a program that aims to show how repetition can play a major role in cinema. Repetition helps to convey an idea to the viewer, as well as emphasize a point that the filmmaker is making. This program focuses on the repetitiveness of images, sounds, a combination of the two and how this effects the viewer.

• (Don’t) Blink by Alexander Cunningham, Ithaca College
• Autopista Del Sur by Ingrid Echeverry, UC at Boulder
• One Man’s Garbage...Another’s Treasure by Lorena De Miranda Marques, City College of New York
• Sample Fiend by Elliot Bamberger, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
• Kiss Me, I Love You by Daniel Bida, SUNY Purchase
• Window by Isaac Brooks, Emerson College
• Tourist by Jon Dorn, Emerson College
• Sofra by Deniz Tortum, Bard College
• Abstract Symphony by Lorena De Miranda Marques, City College of New York
• Tetrameter by Katherine Giguere, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
• Washes by Norbert Shieh, California Institute of the Arts

The Ghost Who Walks: Lying Between the Real and Imagined -- Curated by Shanshan Wang

By using fragmentations, unusual camera angles, innovative manipulations, and montage editing, the eleven artistic visions in The Ghost Who Walks blur the distinction between imagination and reality, reveling in paradox and contradiction. The essence of these films reveal the subjective sensibility of cinema as witness.

• Seance by Seth Fragomen, San Francisco Art Institute
• Infitar by Deniz Tortum, Bard College
• Transsubstantiation by Charles Chadwick, San Francisco Art Institute
• Ghost Bird by Sally Van Meter, University of Colorado at Boulder
• Spitting Feathers by Ian Mcdade, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
• Debul Wubman by Lindsay Laven, San Francisco Art Institute
• Dünya/Earth by Deniz Tortum, Bard College
• Dance With Me by Catie Eller, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
• The Eternal Recurrence by Charles Chadwick, San Francisco Art Institute
• Smear City by Greg Hanson, San Francisco Art Institute
• H1CAZ by Seth Fragomen, San Francisco Art Institute

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MISSION STATEMENT

              SEFF Binghamton: Student Experimental Film Festival is a student run film festival located in Binghamton, NY. It focuses on experimental pieces that challenge its viewers and filmmakers to go outside their comfort zone. We take films from students, across the United States, and organize a two-day event to showcase those films to the students and local community. We as students who are enrolled in Curating Film and Video at Binghamton University strive to create awareness of this artistic sub-culture that is becoming more prevalent in today’s society.