A survey of some recent experimental short films, Third Coast (and Other Shores) presents the latest works by film artists based in Houston and around the world. All of the works are united by a concern with place, landscape, and the interconnections between the local and the global. Followed by a Virtual Q&A with Paige Taul, Lívia Sa, and Ufuoma Essi.
A garbage truck plows through the dawn silence. It pulls into place next to a dumpster at a residential apartment complex, whereupon Diego, a Chilean trash worker in Houston, wheels the dumpster over to the truck. As the dumpster is lifted and its contents spilled out, images of residents show us who produced this trash, while an unnamed narrator tells of the earliest forms of waste management, highlighting how little has changed over thousands of years.
- Year2021
- Runtime6 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereUS
- DirectorCuyler Ballenger
- FilmmakerCuyler Ballenger
A survey of some recent experimental short films, Third Coast (and Other Shores) presents the latest works by film artists based in Houston and around the world. All of the works are united by a concern with place, landscape, and the interconnections between the local and the global. Followed by a Virtual Q&A with Paige Taul, Lívia Sa, and Ufuoma Essi.
A garbage truck plows through the dawn silence. It pulls into place next to a dumpster at a residential apartment complex, whereupon Diego, a Chilean trash worker in Houston, wheels the dumpster over to the truck. As the dumpster is lifted and its contents spilled out, images of residents show us who produced this trash, while an unnamed narrator tells of the earliest forms of waste management, highlighting how little has changed over thousands of years.
- Year2021
- Runtime6 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereUS
- DirectorCuyler Ballenger
- FilmmakerCuyler Ballenger