No Words (USA/5:10/2001)
Director: same as the cast

Circulating camera, the play with language and subtitle, right when the repeated scene started to imprint in your brain, it evolves into some mundane reality. Appreciate the beauty of old Italian mafia naming a esthetics.

19-2000: Gorillaz (UK/4:01/2001)
Director: Jamie Hewlett, Peter Candeland

Famous animation band Gorillaz that has a voice of Damon Albarn (Blur)’s and Miho Hatori (Chibo Matto)’s needs not explanation. Much talked about animation figures are nothing but the band itself. Since the human body does not exist for this band, music video serves as the major marketing tool. Decency of visual presentation and smooth cruise of the figures pushed Gorillaz on RES‘s cover. Film is promised for a extra applaud in Japan for the use of Japanese characters.

Ya Mama: Fatboy Slim (UK/4:51/2001)
Director: TRAKTOR

Audience Award winner of Los Angeles show amongst 17 entries in Cinema Electronica. Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim’s charm has fully been reflected onto the big screen. The command “push the tempo!” turns this little Caribbean island upside down, and police is no exception either. (No wonder MTV refuses to air the clip.) The king of Ibiza has done it all. Created by the Swiss duo TRAKTOR, whose hands created over 300 commercial in the past, this film premiered in USA as their first but banned music video.

The Future of Filmmaking Panel Series program features the young creator representing each city and Mike Mills stood for Los Angeles. Since his contribution in 1997’s entry “Deformer” (the intimate portraiture of pro skater Ed Templeton), Mills successfully became the favorite of Resfest/RES. Creator like him, having his feet in various fields, successor as both graphic designer and film maker, is the figure that dreamed to be in this 21st century. Yet the very one is sitting back in the chair. Talking about the fascination towards Saskwach/wookie of his generation (fellow Directors Bureau member Geoff McFetridge has Saskwatch design too, when come to think of it), and explaining the beauty of ‘leakiness’ of the teenagers, the presentation kept his tone from beginning to the end. Audience was introduced to his music video works and advertising works, which all succeeds in simple but intelligent camera work. Mills did not forget to express his love and appreciation to colleagues, and that portrays him as era’s darling director. Mills’ “Paper Boys”, project film with Jack Spade, premiered in shorts #5 DIRECTORS CLUB.

This years festival is traveling to more cities. Starting off in San Francisco, Resfest visits Seattle (postponed due to 9.11.01 tragedy), Chicago, London, New York, Los Angeles, Soul, Bristol, Cape Town, Tokyo, Osaka, Rio De Janeiro, and Sao Paulo. Especially destination South Africa and Brazil was much talked about by the organizers showing their excitements. The show must not be missed.

Resfest 2001
Date: October 25th – 28th, 2001
Place: Egyptian Theatre, Los Angeles
Address: 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028
http://www.resfest.com