Native New Yorker (film)
| Native New Yorker | |
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| Directed by | Steve Bilich |
| Written by | Steve Bilich |
| Produced by | Steve Bilich and William Susman |
| Cinematography | Steve Bilich |
| Edited by | Steve Bilich |
| Music by | William Susman |
| Distributed by | Amazon and TFI Reframe Collection |
Running time | 13 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Budget | US$ $2500 |
Native New Yorker (2005) is the title of the 2006
Filmed with a 1924 hand-crank Cine-Kodak camera,[3] Shaman Trail Scout 'Coyote' takes a journey which transcends time, from Inwood Park (where the island was traded for beads and booze), down a native trail (now 'Broadway'), into lower Manhattan (sacred burial ground, now including the newest natives of this island empire).
Shot before, during and after the September 11 attacks, 'Native New Yorker' took several years of filming, with a running length of 13 minutes. This is a film by Steve Bilich with an original score composed by William Susman.
New Internationalist calls 'Native New Yorker' "...a conventionally unclassifiable short... In 13 minutes it brilliantly encapsulates aeons."[4]
"...the stuff dreams - and nightmares - are made of."[5] -The Austin Chronicle
In 2009, the film score to Native New Yorker was released on a CD entitled
In 2011, the Tribeca Film Institute selected Native New Yorker for inclusion [7] in their Reframe Collection which "shares the best of our visual heritage."[8]
In 2013, the Sound of Silent Film Festival[9] screened Native New Yorker with a live orchestra [10] at the Anthology Film Archives in New York City.
In 2014, The 50th Pesaro Film Festival in Pesaro Italy featured Native New Yorker in Panorama U.S.A. – Il cinema sperimentale-narrativo nel nuovo millennio[11]
In 2015, The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. featured Native New Yorker in a retrospective entitled "American Experiments in Narrative: 2000-2015" [12]
Festivals
- 8th Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival - Athens, Greece
- 50th Pesaro Film Festival - Pesaro, Italy
- Sound of Silent Film Festival - New York, NY
- Native Spirit Film Festival - London, UK
- Rooftop Film Festival - New York, NY
- Cinestrat Film Festival - Alicante, Spain
- Austin Jewish Film Festival - Austin,Texas
- WILDsound Film Festival - Toronto, Canada
- Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival - Lincoln, Nebraska
- Moondance International Film Festival - Los Angeles, California
- Expresion en Corto International Film Festival- Guanajuato, Mexico
- Global Voices/UNAFF - Harvard Cambridge, Mass.
- Tribeca Film Festival- New York, NY
- Cinequest Film Festival- San Jose, California
- Tiburon International Film Festival - Tiburon, California
- Park City Film Music Festival - Park City, Utah
- Raindance Film Festival - London, United Kingdom
- United Nations Association Film Festival - Palo Alto, California
- LA Shorts Fest - Los Angeles, California
- Rome International Film Festival- Rome, Georgia
- Vancouver International Film Festival Vancouver, Canada
- Action/Cut Short Film Competition - Los Angeles, California
- Avignon Film Festival - Avignon, France
- Moondance International Film Festival - Boulder, Colorado
Awards
- Tribeca Film Festival- WINNER Best Documentary Short ( 2006)
- Park City Film Music Festival - WINNER Audience Choice – Best Impact of Music (2006)
- Park City Film Music Festival - WINNER Gold Medal Jury's Choice - Artistic Excellence (2006)
- Moondance International Film Festival - WINNER Columbine Award (2005)
Broadcasts
- Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) (throughout Canada)
- PBS / WNET – Reel New York (New York)
- Comcast (throughout the United States)
References
- ^ Independentfilm.com May 6, 2006, "Fifth Annual Tribeca Film Festival Concludes with May 6 Awards Ceremony"
- ^ "The Austin Chronicle" M. Savlov, Two Towers, Six Years, and 16 Millimeters
- ^ "Tribeca Film Festival" Program Notes, Native New Yorker, 2006 Archived 2011-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "New Internationalist, December 2010, Issue 438" Where is the real cinema? Malcolm Lewis finds quality beyond Disney and exotic settings…
- ^ "The Austin Chronicle" M. Savlov, Two Towers, Six Years, and 16 Millimeters
- ^ "Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange" A review by Mark S. Tucker
- ^ "Tribeca Film Institute" Native New Yorker at the TFI Reframe Collection Archived 2011-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tribeca Film Institute" About The Tribeca Film Institute Reframe Collection Archived 2011-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tribeca Film" News & Trends, by the Editors June 4, 2013
- ^ "Vimeo from kim schlechter" native new yorker - sound of silent film festival in New York
- ^ "50a Mostra Internazionale del Nuovo Cinema, Pesaro 23 - 29 giugno 2014" Teatro Sperimentale
- ^ "National Gallery of Art"National Gallery of Art Film - Spring 2015
External links
- NativeNewYorkerFilm.com - Official Website
- Alternative Film Guide - 2006 Tribeca Film Festival Awards
- The Internet Movie Database - Native New Yorker (2005)
- Awards Listing at IMDb - Native New Yorker Film Festival Awards
- The TFI Reframe Collection - Tribeca Film Institute Online Portal for Independent Film
- Channel Thirteen - PBS / WNET Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine - Reel New York Film Festival
- Amazon.com - Available at Amazon in 2011
- Film Score at iTunes - Released on album entitled Music For Moving Pictures in 2009