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This venture is an explicitly project driven, short-term residency program for local filmmakers, lasting only a day per artist. It will use a simple yet precise set of constraints designed to maximize the time, space, and resources available in order to produce new works of short film.

For one month, Residency Unlimited will convert the gallery into a low cost film studio, containing all the necessary ingredients for filming a movie: cameras, lighting, costumes, props, backgrounds, staging, etc. A select group of artists, filmmakers, musicians, and performers will be invited to use the space and equipment to each make a film over the course of one workday (eight hours). The artists will be challenged to see the possibilities within these limits in order to make a compelling work – an exercise in resourcefulness.

Under these conditions, lines between actors and crew, film set and back stage, equipment and props will fuse, allowing the event to be considered as one collaborative installation/performance. In this case, the process will play a role equally as important as the final product. Viewable to the public, the film shoot becomes the work, whether in an active or inactive stage.

The project will conclude with a film screening and the production of a limited edition DVD (300). Reserve a copy by supporting the project with Kickstarter

Artists: Adam & Eve, François Boué, Francisca Caporali, Bradley Eros

, Juliana Francis-Kelly, Brian Frye

 & Penny Lane, Camille de Galbert, Peter Hristoff, Andrew Lampert

, Marie Losier, Jackie Raynal

, Joel Schlemowitz.

Why is this project important to us?
Experimental, underground cinema is a cherished and noble medium, it demands lots of energy and devotion yet rarely returns the same input back to it’s creators. We want to find new, sustainable methods of supporting local artists who more often than not, remain on the fringe of exposure. We also believe that any and all type of situations amount to the crucial procedure of artistic expression and production. Thus, by placing artists with in these specific work conditions and providing specific tools, we can channel an intensely productive initiative as smoothly as possible.

Where can this project take us?
“Special Features” is an experiment of sorts. One that will hopefully define an intuitive methodology towards the initiatives of low or no-budget filmmaking. If as an organization, we can provide a framework for artists with little to no means and who through our criteria produce interesting and pertinent works, then this initiative will be successful. One which could become a continuous environment aimed at supporting emerging and experimental film makers.

How your support can make a difference? The project’s imperative is to help local experimental filmmakers. We need your support to cover the basic costs of space rental, staff during the month of filming, and most importantly, costs of producing the DVD.

NEW REWARD: $35.00
11x15" Screen Print by Peter Hirstoff (limited edition of 21 prints)

Project location: New York, NY

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