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Conversing with Aotearoa/New Zealand
Now Playing on the check with your local sponsor to see if it will be showing in your area In an age of technological integration and urban life, people turn to the natural world for renewal. In this animated documentary, New Zealanders attempt to fathom their deep, personal connection with their land. The result of my year as a Fulbright Fellow, this film is an animated documentary about the way people interact with nature. The two encompassing questions that this film explore are: How do you leave your mark on the land? How does the land leave its mark on you? The work in progress won first prize in Multimedia at Auckland University's Exposure 2005 and the Student Project Award at the ANZALS Conference in Tauranga, 2005. inquires:
Synopsis : In an age of technological integration and urban life, people turn to the natural world for a wilderness experience. What draws us to the remote corners of land and sea when we realize something in our lives is missing? Conversing with Aotearoa/New Zealand uses unique visual imagery to take the viewer into the physical and metal wilderness encompassed in the diverse landscapes of New Zealand. In this animated documentary, New Zealanders attempt to fathom their deep, personal connection with their land. Among the interviewees are hunters, fishermen, farmers, trampers, mountaineers, adventurer-racers, conservationists, ecologists, artists, urban and rural dwellers, Pakeha, Maori and tourists, young, old and in between. The thread that ties them all together is a passion and love for the wild places in New Zealand. Production Info: Title: Conversing with Aoteroa/New Zealand Director: Corrie Francis Original Music: sounddesign.co.nz Music Performance: Amy Davidson, Richard Robertson, Oldrischka Cihelka Music Recording: Amy Davidson Sound Design: Corrie Francis & Amy Davidson Re-recording: Greg Townsend Running Time: 14 min 30 sec Screening Format: HD CAM 16:9 and Beta SP / 3:4 letterbox / Color / Stereo 4.0 Preview Video: DVD NTSC/PAL / Color
Distribution: Allison Melanson Coordinator of Festivals and Distribution University of Southern California 850 W 34th Street, Room G132 Los Angeles, CA 90089-2211, USA Tel: 1.213.740.4432 Fax: 1.213.740.5226 Email: allisonm@cinema.usc.edu Director Bio: Corrie Francis is a freelance animator and photographer based in South Lake Tahoe, California. A classically trained animator with an MFA from University of Southern California in Los Angeles, she has recently shifted her focus to documentary and is exploring how drawn images can imaginatively compliment documented reality. Corrie’s animation emphasizes the integration of digital and traditional mediums and a dialogue between technique and mediums. She has worked with sand, paint on glass, cut-outs and hand-drawn mediums. She recently spent 15 months in New Zealand as a Fulbright Fellow while working on her 5th film, Conversing with Aotearoa/New Zealand and enjoys wandering in and out of the world’s beautiful landscapes as she creates her films. See pictures from New Zealand.
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