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DESCRIPTION:https://www.fridae.asia/tc/agenda/7104\n\nPart of \nHome Movies
  \nFri\, 22 Jul – Fri\, 9 Sep | 7:30pm | MIG\, SAM at 8Q\nSingapore Art 
 Museum\n\n<object width='300' height='200'><param name='movie' value='http
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 \nFRI\, 12 AUG 2011\, 7:30PM\n\nTARNATION\ndir. Jonathan Caouette\, 2003\,
  United States of America\, 88 mins\n\nFilm Rating: M18\nConsumer advice: 
 Mature Content\n\nCreated by Caouette from over 20 years and hundreds of h
 ours' worth of Super-8 and VHS home movies\, found footage\, photographs\,
  and audio recordings\, this film tells the story of his life\, transition
  into young adulthood\, and his relationship with his mother Renee. This f
 ilm delves into what it means to grow up queer with a schizophrenic mother
 .\n\nTarnation (Jonathan Caouette) trailer:\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?
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 t>\n\nMore:\n\n<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarnation_%28film%29'
  target='_blank'>Wikipedia on Tarnation</a>\n\nTarnation is an autobiograp
 hical documentary focusing on Caouette's early life and adulthood\, as wel
 l as his mother\, Renee LeBlanc\, who was treated with electroshock in her
  youth. She did not need this electroshock therapy\, which resulted in lif
 elong insanity. With an absent father and a mother who struggled with ment
 al illness\, Caouette eventually settled in the Houston area with his gran
 dparents\, Adolph and Rosemary Davis\, who despite personality quirks prov
 ided a supportive family for him. The film explores Caouette's life as he 
 negotiates his complicated relationship with his mother as her child\, fri
 end and ultimately\, parental figure while developing his creativity as an
  actor\, writer and director.\n\nCaouette came out as gay at a young age a
 nd moved to New York City at age 25\, eventually finding a boyfriend named
  David Sanin Paz. They both live in New York City today. As documented in 
 the film\, his mother has lived with them at times and they've formed an u
 nusual family. A scene early in the movie has an approximately 11-year-old
  Caouette improvising a monologue as a woman in an abusive relationship.\n
 \nIn the making since the director was 11 years old\, Tarnation was create
 d by Caouette from over 20 years and hundreds of hours' worth of Super-8 a
 nd VHS home movies\, video diaries and short films\, as well as photograph
 s and audio recordings. Part documentary\, part home movie and part narrat
 ive fiction on acid\, this film tells the story of Caouette's life and tra
 nsition into young adulthood while exploring his relationship with his mot
 her Renee.Caouette portrays his complicated family legacy of abandonment a
 nd abuse\, and juxtaposes it with his personal history of experimentation 
 and escapism. This film is his story of what it means to grow up queer wit
 h a schizophrenic mother.\n\nMade using home computer editing software\, T
 arnation was initially made on a budget of USD$218.32.  Executive produced
  by Gus Van Sant and John Cameron Mitchell\, the film went on to screen at
  Sundance and the Cannes Film Festival\, and has won awards including The 
 National Society of Film Critics (Best Documentary)\, the Independent Spir
 it\, the Gotham Awards and awards at the Los Angeles and the London Intern
 ational Film Festivals.\n\nDirector: Jonathan Caouette\nScreenplay: Jonath
 an Caouette\nCast: Jonathan Caouette\nRunning time: 88 minutes\nCountry: U
 nited States\nLanguage: English\n\nDirector's Biography\nJonathan Caouette
  is a filmmaker\, writer and actor. His films include the autobiographical
  and multiple award-winning film Tarnation (2003)\, as well as All Tomorro
 w's Parties (2009)\, a film about the eponymous long-running underground m
 usic festival. He also directed the short film All Flowers in Time (2010)\
 , starring Chloë Sevigny. His most recent feature\, Walk Away Renée (201
 1)\, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was selected for the Critic
 's Week section. This film is a return to autobiography and depicts his ef
 forts to place his ill mother under state care. Caouette was also an actor
  in Fat Girls (2006) and Portland (2008) and has toured with the European 
 company of the Rocky Horror Picture Show and the New York 30th anniversary
  of Hair. His first film Tarnation has won multiple awards internationally
 . \n\n-------------\n\nscreened with:\nMOTHER\ndir. Royston Tan\, 2002\, S
 ingapore\, 6 mins\n\nAfter ten years\, a son returns home to reconcile his
  relationship with his mother. Using Super-8 found footage\, this film exp
 lores the love/hate relationship between mother and son with an ironic mix
  of nostalgic sentimentality and contempt.\n\n----------------------------
 --\n\nHOME MOVIES\nFri\, 22 Jul – Fri\, 9 Sep | 7:30pm | Moving Image Ga
 llery | SAM at 8Q\, Level 2\n\nIn conjunction with Video: an Art\, a Histo
 ry 1965-2010: A Selection from the Centre Pompidou and Singapore Art Museu
 m Collections\, SAM presents a special series of eleven films notable for 
 their unique takes on the themes of home movies\, amateur film\, and found
  footage. These marginal genres serve as an important parallel story to th
 e history of video art and independent film.\n\n$10 for each film screenin
 g day. $5 concessions for students with valid ID\, senior citizens and ful
 l-time NS men. Limited seating. Tickets can be purchased at SAM at 8Q and 
 SISTIC from 1 July onwards (TBC). Please call 6332 3200 ahead of time for 
 ticket availability.\n\nVisit www.singaporeartmuseum.sg for full listings\
 , synopses and ratings.\n
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