Comma Boat
33 mins
In Comma Boat, we're stuck in a mock-authoritarian fantasy--a power trip. The film centers around a director-character played by Trecartin who oscillates between feelings of omnipotence and self-doubt. As if a post-human, post-gendered reincarnation of the Fellini character in 8 ½, the director gloats and frets about professional and ethical transgressions. "I know I lied to get ahead," he admits at one point. "I've made up so many different alphabets just to get ahead in my field." The director is fancier now, but the fear nags that he might be "repeating" himself "like a dumb soldier ova and ova and ova and ova." The meta-connection to the artist's own career, while obvious, is also a decoy. All art, at some level, is about the artist. Here, reflexivity is the surface level, providing a decodable veneer that encases something more unsettling and complex. Single-channel and 3-channel versions.
Ruth Gruca
Ring Jenny
Madeline Poole
Ring Jenny
Tatiana Marie Valentin
Ring Jenny
Jesse Hoffmann
History Yet
Jude MC
Sexy Yet
Casey Jane Ellison
Host / Fineline. band
Jayne Goldsmith
Host
Raul Lopez
Host / Host. Unison
Leigha Mason
Host
Murphy Maxwell
Host / Swim Body / Host. More Trade
Peggy Noland
Jenny.Contest
Liz Rywelski
Jenny.Spy / Host. Occupy
Frankie Delessio
Not a Contest / Host. Guide
Andrew Aged
Time. 2jam
Daniel Aged
Time. 2jam
Nathan Whipple
Time. 2jam / Fineline. band
Matthew Lawton
Host. Spotter
Daniel Spann
Host. Junior War
Lauren Devine
Technician. top40
Nick Weiss
Technician. jamcam
Sarah Ball
Host. y
Johnny Makeup
Host. Jenny Sit
Cat Krudy
Co-Producer
Lola Sinreich
Co-Producer
Alisa Tager
Co-Producer
Mary Ann Heagerty
Camera Operator
Sergio Pastor
Camera Operator
Lola Sinreich
Camera Operator
Anthony Valdez
Camera Operator
Anthony Valdez
Script
Kevin Goold
Sound
Kevin Goold
Sound Technical Supervisor
Nick Rodrigues
Set Supervisor
Jeremiah Thies
Set Supervisor
Murphy Maxwell
Wardrobe Master
Murphy Maxwell
Makeup & Hair
Becky Brazier
Makeup & Hair
Monica Alvarez
Makeup & Hair
Emily Rae Blackmun
Makeup & Hair
Andrea Cardenas
Makeup & Hair
Janiva Ellis
Makeup & Hair
Carlota Gonzolez
Makeup & Hair
Kaci Grinder
Makeup & Hair
Raul Lopez
Makeup & Hair
Connor Nims
Makeup & Hair
Peggy Noland
Makeup & Hair
Gina Ribisi
Makeup & Hair
Liz Rywelski
Makeup & Hair
Dawn Subhasiriwatana
Makeup & Hair
Anthony Valdez
Makeup & Hair
Erica Uribe
Makeup & Hair
Peggy Noland
Prop Maker
Emily Auble
Props
Sergio Pastor
Props
Sean Grattan
Props
Nick Rodrigues
Props
Jeremiah Thies
Props
Anthony Valdez
Props
Nate Pointius
Electrician
Shareka Calhoun
Electrician
Sharena Calhoun
Electrician
Dea Lazo
Electrician
Luke Megner
Electrician
Jason Moore
Electrician
Christopher Roller
Electrician
Steven Snider
Electrician
Thompson Tran
Electrician
Tiffany Williams
Electrician
Jeremy Crabtree
Scenic Artist
James Haworth
Scenic Artist
Doug Johnson
Scenic Artist
Mikael Pecherkin
Scenic Artist
Rangel Mata
Scenic Artist
Kristen Burton
Scenic Artist
Kevin Valentine
Scenic Artist
Satoshi Imagawa
Scenic Artist
Fernando Díaz
Scenic Artist
Jose Garcia
Scenic Artist
Victor Balogh
Scenic Artist
Wendy Templeton
Scenic Artist
Amy Davila
Accountant
Libby Dosart
Accountant
Mary Pat Bentel
Consulting Accountant
Heather Carson
Consulting Accountant
Gina Kwon
Consulting Accountant
Kent Sparling
Consulting Accountant
Mireya Lucio
Craft Service
Sergio Pastor
Assistant Editor
Lola Sinreich
Assistant Editor
Anthony Valdez
Assistant Editor
Daniel Aged
Musician
Andrew Aged
Musician
Nathan Whipple
Musician