PERFORMING PARENTHOOD 2017 OFFICIAL SELECTION: Yvonne Montoya (USA, Arizona) Caroline’s Story: Le beau plus jour de ma vie (2012) Filmed Dance Performance ARTIST STATEMENT: “This dance piece was inspired by my struggles with post-partum depression after the birth of my …..
PERFORMING PARENTHOOD 2017 OFFICIAL SELECTION: Elizabeth Wurst (Germany/Peru) Super Pregnant Gangsta Bitch (2015) and Push & Pull (2016) Video Performance ARTIST STATEMENT: “Super Pregnant Gangsta Bitch shows me performing in my ninth month of pregnancy to a medley of pop …..
BROOD FILM FEST 2016 OFFICIAL SELECTION: Megan Wynne (USA, Virginia) My Puppet (2014) and Her Puppet (2014) Short Films ARTIST STATEMENT: “I use myself and my children in my work to examine the complex and contradictory nature of motherhood and …..
BROOD FILM FEST 2016 OFFICIAL SELECTION: Byron Karabatsos One Half of One MM (USA, 2013) Short Film (Documentary) ARTIST STATEMENT: “On your own. That’s what I said when I cut the umbilical cord. Now I know that a vital part …..
BROOD FILM FEST 2016 OFFICIAL SELECTION: Shoshana Rosenbaum (USA, Washington D.C.) The Goblin Baby (2014) Short Film ARTIST STATEMENT: “In early parenthood, my husband travelled a lot. Late one night, I was downstairs doing the dishes. The old house was …..
BROOD FILM FEST 2016 OFFICIAL SELECTION: Michele Jaquis & Jeremy J. Quinn (USA, California) Negotiations (2016) Short Film ARTIST STATEMENT: “Through my artistic practice I examine ways in which people relate to and communicate with each other, and the conflicts …..
BROOD FILM FEST 2016 OFFICIAL SELECTION: Jennifer Hardacker (USA, Oregon) For Summers To Come (2004) Short Film ARTIST STATEMENT: “This work is an exploration of the concept of ‘childhood memories’ and, in particular, how their dependency on visual records such …..
Sarah Irvin (USA, Virginia) Rocking Chair Series (2014/15) Graphite on paper ARTIST STATEMENT: My practice exists within the context of motherhood as a lived experience and social construct. By responding to the biological act of bearing an infant and the …..
Early parenthood is now identified by many people as one of the most stressful and isolating periods in life. A major international study recently concluded that 20% of mothers and at least 10% of new fathers currently suffer from post-natal …..
PERFORMING PARENTHOOD 2017 OFFICIAL SELECTION: Courtney Kessel (USA, Ohio) In Balance With (2012) Performance documentation on film (5 minute edit) ARTIST STATEMENT: “In this performance my six-year-old daughter, Chloe, and I sit at opposite ends of an empty sixteen-foot seesaw. …..