A&E Accessibility and Environment Podcast

Alexander Schellow - A_Biography

How can a person suffering from Alzheimer's still tell their own life?  A_biography recollects through drawn animation, point by point, the emergence of a memory exactly where it seems lost - remembering: the possibility of being at a "point of view". This process takes place in a gliding state of constant transformation on the surface of a now closed body of memory. More Info [https://aneff.org.uk/film/a_biography/] | Transcript [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yhaxtY8T2ojZMsmDteI-D5U-iZ7xF7obAF5LGEvHSVo/edit?usp=sharing] Alexander’s Schellow pedagogical practice has taken him to universities, among others, in London, Paris, Tirana, Singapore, Mexico City and Brussels, where he founded AnimLAB and since 2013 holds a professorship in animation, heading an MA of more than human practices at the erg - école de recherche graphique. His research originates in an interest for methods of memory (re)construction, which he developed and pursued in daily drawing and animation practice.  The hybrid processes materialize into projects that have been shown widely internationally, most recently at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia. In addition, collaborations in recent years have focused in particular on the creation of specific archives (e.g. Colonial Family Films, Belgium) or on interfaces of human/digital (re)cognition, especially in the field of current deep learning developments.

Alexis Karl - Traveling Light

Traveling Light, is a short dance film celebrating performers with disabilities, revealing the language of movement as a profound form of communication. The film explores human connections and community as well as our inevitable link to nature. More Info [https://aneff.org.uk/film/traveling-light/] | Transcript [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cQu-TPu9qMB2u-Uoe9hsQNpNmNeRVIsE-Y_xrT0bu7M/edit?usp=sharing] In "Traveling Light," three out of five actors are neurodivergent. These performers with disabilities play a dual role as actors and collaborators in shaping the choreography, which serves as the core expression in the screen dance film. This choreography highlights their inherent body movements, showcasing the beauty of diversity and our distinct ways of moving Alexis Karl is a multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker creating films and cinematic installations for the U.S. State Department, Public film projections on the Manhattan Bridge with Leo Kuelbs Collection, and gallery installations of her hand-constructed, large scale film sets. Karl teaches cinematography and film directing for the U.S. State Department in Thailand and Gaza, Palestine, and is a professor of installation and multidisciplinary art and cinematic installation at Pratt Institute in New York City. She is a regular lecturer for the U.S. embassy, The Metropolitan Museum, and National Arts Club on the relevance of film, fashion and fine arts on modern and historical artistic culture Her films and live musical performances have been featured in festivals and exhibitions around the world, most notably the Whitney Museum of Art, The Guggenheim Museum, Stephen Romano Gallery, The Museum of Moving Image with Kaufman Center and The Morbid Anatomy Museum. Karl’s films have won acclaim at festivals internationally and nationally. Karls’ film and multidisciplinary work have been featured in New York Times: Women in The World, NY Post, Elysian Magazine, White Hot Magazine, Gothic Beauty Magazine, Heathen Harvest, Honeysuckle Magazine, London Financial Times, Atlas Obscura, Bustle Magazine; with TV and Radio spots on Salford City Radio UK, WMBR Bat’s In The Belfry Radio Boston, CNN and The View.

Nich Perez - Letters to Eleanore

Nich L. Perez is a Filipino-American filmmaker, educator, and collaborator. He creates film grain and pixels through personal human connections, carving narratives with the lens of empathy and community.  As the founder and director of the Nonprofit Film Collective (nonprofitfilm.org), a grassroots group of storytellers, “Nick” transcends traditional boundaries by collaborating with nonprofits, communities, students, and institutions to tell meaningful stories with tangible, real-world, positive impacts. ‘Letters to Eleanore’ is a poignant feature-length documentary about disability and social inclusion, highlighting the stories of children with cerebral palsy and their families. More Info [https://aneff.org.uk/film/letters-to-eleanore/] | Transcript [https://docs.google.com/document/d/15hcS-r7SLq9VtGIJZesDb6RyEYRkTVRhtc86VJPXaQI/edit?usp=sharing] nonprofitfilm.org [http://nonprofitfilm.org]

Mark Krol - Invisible Life

Mark Krol was born in Stavropol in Russian Federation in 1990. “Invisible Life" is his debut feature-length documentary following 5 visually impaired people, (3 of them completely blind), around their daily lives. The youngest of the characters, Sasha Leshov passes away 2 months after starting the filming. The film is dedicated to his memory. His story serves as a poignant reminder of the fragility and resilience of the human spirit. ⁠More Info [https://aneff.org.uk/film/invisible-life/] ⁠| ⁠Transcript [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G8k86CuguSmToaMhh85aGFx8Z_KhH4Cq_zKctOrqwxg/edit?usp=sharing]

Sally Pearce - Pripyat Horse

Pripyat Horse is a splinter from a much bigger project. The live footage was shot in Pripyat in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in 2009. Sally Pearce made this short piece to express grief for her editor and friend Marianne Kuopanportti Fennell who died in December 2020. The grieving extends out from the very personal to the global. Through this film she also grieves for the earth at a time of climate change and accelerating species extinction. More Info  [https://aneff.org.uk/film/pripyat-horse/]| Transcript [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q_YCnK8TsELD7wgb_A1LXCJ9PgWFhaV5obfdRufaxkw/edit?usp=sharing] Pripyat Horse is freely available online now:  ⁠https://vimeo.com/799558528⁠ [https://vimeo.com/799558528]