Two young and talented film makers are showing their work at this month’s Late opening on 18 December at Dulwich Picture Gallery.
'New York Before the Bomb'
Meghan Horvath made New York Before The Bomb in 2000:
“In 1999 I found myself in the middle of the pre-millennial media maelstrom whilst living in New York City. Threats of Y2K computer bugs and ‘home-grown’ terrorists saturated the city and the country. I decided to take to the streets to find out what ordinary New Yorkers – and tourists to the city – thought of it all.
Despite the broad range of subjects I have chosen for my films in my work, I try to explore identity and how the media influence the creation of our selves and mediate our understanding of the world around us.”
New York Before The Bomb is a documentary artefact of Manhattan’s mood on the eve of the millennial celebrations. The fear and anxiety perpetuated by the media and the citizens’ response has an unsettling resonance in the wake of the 11 September events.
The film was previously screened at the 2000 Brooklyn International Film Festival and New York University’s Gallatin School Arts Festival in 2001.
Meghan is an American independent documentary filmmaker based in London. She studied documentary film and American history at New York University and received a MSc in International History at the London School of Economics.
Earlier this year she was commissioned to direct a 3 Minute Wonder for Channel 4 about asylum seekers and refugees in the U.K. She is currently directing a feature length documentary about middle age and how men experience it as well as a short documentary about the 2008 American presidential election through the eyes of a British political activist.
'Good King Wenceslas'
Also showing at the Late is the work of a young and talented illustrator and animator, Julia Pott who has recently graduated from Kingston University. She has made a short film for Christmas, Good King Wenceslas, which will be screened at 7.30pm.
“The film was produced as a Christmas viral for ‘Picasso Pictures’. Christmas is my absolute favourite time of year so when I was asked to direct the animation I was thrilled. My mom is very American and my Dad is incredibly English so as a starting point I just sat down with them and a microphone for a few hours and asked them every possible question I could about Christmas. In the middle of their questioning they just spontaneously broke into song and it turned out the funniest bit of footage out of the whole interview so that is what made it to the animation stage.”
Julia’s inspiration comes from filmmakers such as Miranda July and Igor Kovalyov – and weird things in charity shops. Good King Wenceslas will be a treat for all!
Julia’s film ‘Good King Wenceslas’ will be screened at 7.30pm
Meghan’s film ‘New York After the Bomb’ will be screened at 8.30pm and she will be there to answer questions.
The Gallery will be open from 6.30 to 9.30 so come along.
More info about the Late opening
‘Good King Wenceslas’ and other shorts will also be shown on Monday 15 December (GalleryFilm) before the main feature ‘Spirited Away’
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