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Episode Synopsis
In this episode, filmmaker Lydia Cornett speaks with Edward about rhythmic choreography in her work, ethnographical and observational approaches to filmmaking, and making films without a specific agenda.
Guest Bio:
Lydia Cornett is a filmmaker based between Columbus, Ohio and Brooklyn, NY. As a former musician turned filmmaker, she makes work that unites the restraint of observational storytelling with the physicality and connective qualities she associates with music-making. Her work has screened at BAMCinemaFest, Sheffield DocFest, AFI Docs, AspenShortsFest, Hamptons International Film Festival, and DOC NYC, where she received a Special Jury Mention for her film Yves & Variation. She was awarded fellowships to the Jacob Burns Film Center’s Creative Culture program and the UnionDocs’ Collaborative Studio, and she has received support from the Tribeca Film Institute, IF/Then Shorts, the Princess Grace Foundation, and the NYC Women's Fund for Media, Music and Theatre. Her work has been distributed and featured by The New Yorker, PBS (POV and Reel South) Nowness, and Vimeo Staff Picks.
Time Codes:
1:00 - Lydia's First Film Memory and Filmmaking Path
8:45 - Presenting Yves's multifaceted life and Collaborating With Yves in Yves & Variation
18:25 - Exploring Tenderness and Care in Bug Farm
28:15 - The Pleasures of Waiting, Humanizing Voting, and Witnessing the Absurdity in Party Line
41:30 - Tackling Labor, Rhythmic Choreography, and Connecting Meat Processing to Human Bodies in Fleshwork
51:55 - Lydia's Recommendation: Bombay Beach by Alma Har'el
Show Notes:
Bug Farm and Yves & Variation
Party Line and Fleshwork Information
Guest Bio:
Lydia Cornett is a filmmaker based between Columbus, Ohio and Brooklyn, NY. As a former musician turned filmmaker, she makes work that unites the restraint of observational storytelling with the physicality and connective qualities she associates with music-making. Her work has screened at BAMCinemaFest, Sheffield DocFest, AFI Docs, AspenShortsFest, Hamptons International Film Festival, and DOC NYC, where she received a Special Jury Mention for her film Yves & Variation. She was awarded fellowships to the Jacob Burns Film Center’s Creative Culture program and the UnionDocs’ Collaborative Studio, and she has received support from the Tribeca Film Institute, IF/Then Shorts, the Princess Grace Foundation, and the NYC Women's Fund for Media, Music and Theatre. Her work has been distributed and featured by The New Yorker, PBS (POV and Reel South) Nowness, and Vimeo Staff Picks.
Time Codes:
1:00 - Lydia's First Film Memory and Filmmaking Path
8:45 - Presenting Yves's multifaceted life and Collaborating With Yves in Yves & Variation
18:25 - Exploring Tenderness and Care in Bug Farm
28:15 - The Pleasures of Waiting, Humanizing Voting, and Witnessing the Absurdity in Party Line
41:30 - Tackling Labor, Rhythmic Choreography, and Connecting Meat Processing to Human Bodies in Fleshwork
51:55 - Lydia's Recommendation: Bombay Beach by Alma Har'el
Show Notes:
Bug Farm and Yves & Variation
Party Line and Fleshwork Information
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