In Conversation With Randall Okita

In Conversation with Randall Okita

Gray Area Foundation for the Arts
March 12, 2016 12:30 pm Not Available

Description

Randall Okita’s work has become progressively more ambitious, exhibited and awarded. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Okita has lived and worked in Japan, Vancouver and Toronto. CAAM welcomes Okita to the Bay Area with a special screening of his short films and a discussion of the influences and processes involved.

In This Program

The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer

Randall Lloyd Okita / SHORTS / USA / 2014 / Animation, Experimental, Family, Short
This short animation presents the haunting story of two brothers who share the scars, though not the memories, of an untold history that has driven them to existential extremes.
Machine with Wishbone

Randall Lloyd Okita / SHORTS / Canada / 2008 / Experimental, Narrative
Machine with Wishbone is an entirely live action movie shot without special effects, featuring the work of internationally celebrated artist Arthur Ganson.
Fish in Barrel

Randall Lloyd Okita / SHORTS / Canada / 2009 / Experimental, Narrative
Fish in Barrel depicts a young man facing his demons as his struggle erupts into visions that question what lies below the surface.
No Contract

Randall Lloyd Okita / SHORTS / Canada / 2011 / Documentary, Experimental, Narrative, Short
No Contract combines elements of performance, sculptural cinema and documentary to explore themes of urgency, isolation and escape, as well as the notions of torment and renewal, desire and destruction.
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Portrait as a Random Act of Violence

Randall Lloyd Okita / SHORTS / USA / 2013 / Experimental, Reality, Short, Social Issue
Portrait as a Random Act of Violence incorporates performance and sculpture to examine themes of harm, protest, and destructive and restorative transformations.