Carla Liss
1944 - 2012Holidaze, 1994
George Kuchar
Carla Liss, Panos Panagos
George spends quality time with his friends Karen and Carla in this unconventional, glitchy, collaged holiday video. HOLIDAZE filters a gift exchange through a lightly ironic, kitschy palette: whizzing geometric irises, stock footage of angelic-looking kids opening presents, and MIDI versions of Christmas songs. Kuchar’s magic was his ability to see the cinematic potential in everything around him—here, he finds endearing humor in three friends trying to work a landline phone. It became a tradition for Kuchar to break out the camera during his friends’ holiday festivities, but HOLIDAZE is unique for its visual verve, with lo-fi effects reminiscent of an arcade game.
Holidaze, 1994
Gastronomic Getaway
George Kuchar
John Waters, Carla Liss
Writes Kuchar, "The magnificent Mono Lake becomes the centerpiece for this car trip through Yosemite National Park and the splendors of roadside pastry. Majestic mineral deposits rise from the salt laden waters as the bloated and bulimic revel in nature's nutrients."
Gastronomic Getaway
Nightclub
Carla Liss
Carla Liss
A reading of seven dreams interleaved with filmed audience reactions and "Fire" by the Pointer Sisters, "A Message to Rudy" by The Specials,"Take It To the Limit" by the Eagles and more. The dreams deals with the past, present aswell as the future.
Nightclub
