~NAUTICAL SATURDAY . . at PIONEER WORKS
meanwhile back on Earth, or is that: back to EARTH !!
er, SEA . . better yet, RED HOOK !!
PIONEER WORKS is presenting their first annual . . MARITIME FILM FESTIVAL
AN EVENING of LIFE & EXPEDITION on the WATER – SAT, OCT 19, 2013 / 4PM – 12AM
it looks to be a great classical nautical line-up – documentary-wise, 3 cheers for that. but also, not to fear . . this is an artist-run joint, and the evening will also run full sail ahead . . into the wide open sea adventure fantastical, while ‘tacking’ into some mighty fun, and mighty serious DIY . . contemporary Maritime folk art & folklore – with the inclusion of featured artists,
such as . . SWOON and DUKE RILEY.
see: the full line-up
reserve tix: suggested donation, here
some highlights:
BOTTLED HISTORY
a SMITH JOURNAL and Melbourne-based COMMONER Production.
SMITH JOURNAL is a quarterly Australian magazine, for guys (?!!)
MUSIC by BEN YARDLEY.
“RAY GASCIOGNE has been around boats his whole life, as a shipwright, a merchant sailor, and now as a shipbuilder on the on the smallest dry dock there is, a bottle . . .”
read more . . .
MARIANA
a film by ROMAN WOLTER
“tells the the story of DON WALSH and JACQUES PICCARD’S diving mission to the deepest point on earth in 1960. The film is based on real events and features original film material from the 1960s.
The graphic style of the film is inspired by popular science magazines of the the time. One of the last interviews with JACQUES PICCARD in 2003 forms a voice-over that accompanies the viwer throughout the the film.”
see more . . .
OYSTER HARVESTING
Canadian Council of Professional Fish Harvesters
“there’s a man in Prince Edward Island, whose passion for oysters has him out at sea at the age of 82 …”
read more
see: DUKE RILEY: ARTIST & PATRIOT
DUKE RILEY: BATLLE FOR BROOKLYN
looks to be . . that short film the DUKE made about his great homemade submersible adventure .. a few years back. you could subtitle it: THE ACORN MEETS THE NYPD – IN NYC HARBOR.
see: DUKE RILEY artist statement