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'''''The Dancing Bulrushes'''''<ref>http://http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457565/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1</ref> is a [[1985 in film|1985]] 5 minute [[16mm]] [[short film|short]] [[animated film]] by [[Joanna Priestley]],<ref name="B1">{{cite book|last=Furniss|first=Maureen|title=Art in motion: animation aesthetics|publisher=[[Indiana University Press]]|year=1998|edition=illustrated, reprint|pages=69|isbn=9781864620399}}</ref> and Steven Subotnick using sand on top glass, directly under the camera. The film was directed, produced, and animated by Priestley<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1142452/?ref_=nv_sr_1</ref>and Steven Subotnick<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1905448/?ref_=nv_sr_1</ref>, written by Barry Lopez<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1905654/</ref> (based on an Ojibwa Native American story) and narrated by Fran Bennett with music composed and performed by Miroslav Tadic<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1564715/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1</ref>.
'''''The Dancing Bulrushes'''''<ref>http://http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457565/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1</ref> is a [[1985 in film|1985]] 5 minute [[16mm]] [[short film|short]] [[animated film]] by [[Joanna Priestley]],<ref name="B1">{{cite book|last=Furniss|first=Maureen|title=Art in motion: animation aesthetics|publisher=[[Indiana University Press]]|year=1998|edition=illustrated, reprint|pages=69|isbn=9781864620399}}</ref> and Steven Subotnick using sand on top glass, directly under the camera. The film was directed, produced, and animated by Priestley<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1142452/?ref_=nv_sr_1</ref>and Steven Subotnick<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1905448/?ref_=nv_sr_1</ref>, written by Barry Lopez<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1905654/</ref> (based on an Ojibwa Native American story) and narrated by Fran Bennett<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071754/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm</ref> with music composed and performed by Miroslav Tadic<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1564715/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1</ref>.


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==

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The Dancing Bulrushes
Directed byJoanna Priestley
Steven Subotnick
Written byBarry Lopez
Produced byJoanna Priestley
Steven Subotnick
StarringFran Bennett
Narrated byFran Bennett
CinematographyJoanna Priestley
Steven Subotnick
Edited byJoanna Priestley
Steven Subotnick
Music byMiroslav Tadic
Production
company
Priestley Motion Pictures
Distributed byMicrocinema International (2006)
Release date
1985
Running time
5 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Dancing Bulrushes[1] is a 1985 5 minute 16mm short animated film by Joanna Priestley,[2] and Steven Subotnick using sand on top glass, directly under the camera. The film was directed, produced, and animated by Priestley[3]and Steven Subotnick[4], written by Barry Lopez[5] (based on an Ojibwa Native American story) and narrated by Fran Bennett[6] with music composed and performed by Miroslav Tadic[7].

Synopsis

The Dancing Bulrushes is based on an Ojibwa Native American story about coyote, the trickster, published by Barry Lopez. The film was made by animating beach sand frame by frame, on top of a sheet of glass, directly under the camera.

Credits

Directed, produced and animated by Joanna Priestley and Steven Subotnick. Written by Barry Lopez. Music composed and performed by Miroslav Tadic. Narrated by Fran Bennett. Made at California Institute of the Arts.

Release

The film was re-released on DVD in 2006 by Microcinema International[8]. It was screened in a retrospective of Priestley's works in April 2009.[9]

Awards & Recognition

  • USA Film Festival (USA): Special Judges Award for New Animation Talent
  • Sinking Creek Film Festival (USA): Cash Award Winner
  • FOCUS Film Festival (USA): Third Place

Film Festivals

  • Athens International Film Festival (USA)
  • San Francisco International Film Festival (USA)
  • Chicago International Film Festival (USA)
  • Los Angeles International Animation Celebration (USA)
  • Centre Pompidou (Paris, France)

References

  1. ^ http://http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457565/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
  2. ^ Furniss, Maureen (1998). Art in motion: animation aesthetics (illustrated, reprint ed.). Indiana University Press. p. 69. ISBN 9781864620399.
  3. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1142452/?ref_=nv_sr_1
  4. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1905448/?ref_=nv_sr_1
  5. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1905654/
  6. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0071754/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
  7. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1564715/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
  8. ^ https://www.awn.com/news/animator-joanna-priestley-celebrates-20-years-dvd-set
  9. ^ Soares, Andre (6 April 2009). "Joanna Priestley Screenings at the REDCAT". Alt Film Guide. Retrieved 16 January 2010.