A disjointed experimental narrative that humorously explores the concept of sleepwalking and traveling through the terrain of the subconscious via the use of found footage, this work features such legendary movie icons as Betty Boop and the Sleepwalker from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari....
Miami Remix
posted by Dinorah
An abstract trance film by Dinorah de Jesús Rodriguez created from 16mm film footage originally shot at various outdoor locations across Miami as well as animated drawings depicting the subtropical landscape. The film footage is then hand-scratched, digitized and processed into a...
IN A GADDA DA VIDA
posted by Dinorah
A music video depicting the plight of Earth Mother’s Daughter through the process of global overdevelopment via the use of found footage and psychedlic effects. Music by Fred Ho and the Green Monster Big Band. 2010, 05:14
elixir
posted by Dinorah
The seventh movement of “female alchemy: a videosymphony in seven movements” this piece was created as part of a step-by-step guide to womanhood dedicated to the artist’s daughters and designed to explore, honor and celebrate the many phases, choices and transits that make...
Parlor Tricks
posted by Dinorah
A beautiful bride suffers from an existential crisis while fluttering inside and outside of her cage. Directed and edited by Dinorah de Jesús Rodriguez, cinematography by Isabel Cuervo, with actress Om Daya and music by award-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank. Filmed at the abandoned...
Sex Tabú
posted by Dinorah
A look at the relationship between cartoons, childhood memories, advertising, and human sexuality, and the drive to attain a state of purity in spite of it. Music by Valerie Opielski. 2005, 02:13
Blondes
posted by Dinorah
A graffitti remake of the classic Clairol hair dye ad from the 1960's using hand-scratching and hand-coloring techniques. This video was originally featured in the performance work Cabaret Unkempt by Jennylin Duany. 2006, 00:58
Global Medea
posted by Dinorah
Using found footage, hand-scratched, painted and then digitized, the artist draws an analysis of the current crisis in communication, cross-cultural understanding, social mores and spiritual values under the influence of technology, mass media and globalization. Soundtrack by J Foster Peone....
Un nombre de Mujer
posted by Dinorah
An image embarks upon a journey of self-discovery in response to a mysterious phone call. This media collage features hand-crafted 16mm film combined with digital video, performances by famed Cuban actress Magaly Agüero and filmmaker Dinorah de Jesús Rodriguez, and music by 1960’s Cuban...
l’anatomie du ...
posted by Dinorah
A tribute to biophysical impulses, this 16mm assemblage of erotic images, scientific illustrations, and distressed footage presents an experiment in texture, psychological association and synchronicity. This piece exists in various versions wherein each one is synched to the soundtrack at a...
A Trilogy
posted by Dinorah
This stylistic 16mm film collage addresses balance between “feminine” and “masculine” forces and inner and outer realities. The work consists of three shorts and the animated sequences between them. Original score by Guillermo and Bobi Céspedes, Thierry Diallo, William R. Jack, Ustad Habib Khan and Auschim Chadhouri; animated drawings by Bárbara Safille.