LE FOOTBALL (2001) DV, 3:00 A critical look at the failure of American sport abroad. Written and directed by Paul Charney. |
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THE SECOND LANGUAGE (2001) DV, 7:00 Four people from four different worlds and their dedicated study of the international language. Part of the KML Learning is Funtastical series. Written by Maura Madden. Directed by Paul Charney. |
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REZELSCHEFT (2001) DV, 2:00 An investigation of the magic of period melodrama. Written and directed by Brian L. Perkins. |
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EIGHT PLUS FOUR (2001) DV, 20:00 An exercise in running the numbers. Dialog improvised by cast. Directed by Marc Vogl and Daniel Cavey. |
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THE BLUE HOLE (2000) DV, 28:00 Three friends on the run find themselves stalled out in a small California town that is home to The Blue Hole - the world's deepest water-filled hole. Antics ensue. Written by Bill Donoghue, Paul Charney, Brian L. Perkins, and Marc Vogl. Directed by Paul Charney and Brian L. Perkins. |
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VICTOR AMERICA (1999) DV, 16:00 Most Americans have never been in a high-speed boat chase. Others are not in the midst of romantic melodrama. And still others go an entire day without handling a firearm. Written and directed by Brian L. Perkins and Bill Donoghue. |
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SUNDAY AFTERNOON (1999) 16mm, 4:00 Finding the humor in moments of extreme emotional pathos, this Lobster film pits lovers against one another in a highly subtextual dialogue whose deepest meaning may only be known to the penguins who hear it all. Written by Paul Charney, Daniel Lee, and Marc Vogl. Directed by Paul Charney and Justin Curtis. |
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BONJOUR SANDWICH (1998) 16mm, 2:00 A 72 second exegesis of contemporary difficulties among the neutral states of Europe as described by polyglots having lunch in a pastoral setting. Written by Marc Vogl and Chris Wilmers. Directed by Paul Charney and Justin Curtis. |
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DON'T LITTER (1998) DV, 0:25 A public service announcement from Killing My Lobster. Improvised by cast. Directed by Paul Charney. |
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KADIMA! (1998) DV, 4:30 The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly meets a John McEnroe wannabe on a crowded beach for an epic duel -- a gritty essay on what it means to compete for guts and glory in a recreational sport that no one can ever win. Written and directed by Paul Charney. |
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PLEASED TO MEET YOU MR. RIGGS (1998) DV, 8:00 The inimitable Chester Riggs has no qualifications for the job. Enthusiastic yet futile sporting ensues. Written and directed by Paul Charney. |
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SPACE CHOCOLATE (1997) 16mm, 5:30 The homecoming of an intergalactic hero: a piece of chocolate, a pizza box, and a story for an infinitely expanding universe. Written and directed by Paul Charney and Brian L. Perkins. |