Mills Folly Microcinema presents Twinning: "Gemini" and animated inspirations, curated by Jamie Griffiths, a program of surrealist and experimental animated shorts on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 7:00pm. Admission $5.00, free for ALL members. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
This program highlights Jamie Griffiths' most recent hand-drawn animation, Gemini (2024), as well as experimental work by colleagues and other luminaries that give a general sense of the context in which Gemini was made. Gemini has screened at several North American and international film festivals, including Slamdance Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival, and Open World Animation Festival. Griffiths will join us in a virtual Q&A via Zoom after the screening to talk about her work and these selected films.
Special thanks to Mills Folly programmer Grant Phipps for coordinating this screening.
Furies | Sara Petty | USA | 1977 | 2:59
Cubist and Art Deco-inspired designs evoke the curiosity, grace, and beauty of two cats in constant motion.
good dog | Zekkereya El-Megharbel | USA | 2017 | 2:00
A study of the end of the grieving process, when raw emotions mix with, and give way to, benign nostalgia.
...Ja Teeb Trikke [...And Plays Tricks] | Priit Pärn | Estonia (ESSR) | 1978 | 9:49
A tiny green bear tries his best to impress a group of animals with his annoying tricks.
2012 | Inga Raschka | USA | 2017 | 5:58
Two would-be lovers meet for an online date against the backdrop of the looming 2012 apocalypse hoax.
Sparky | Dian Liang | USA | 2019 | 4:19
Sparky likes to gaze out of the window, to see every possible or impossible thing.
Triangle | Grace Nayoon Rhee | USA | 2012 | 6:09
What would you do if a stranger disrupted your daily routine? The choice is whether to accept this person as a friend, or reject him as an outsider.
Venus | Jamie Griffiths | USA | 2020 | 3:37
A girl meets a goddess.
One Day | Zilai Feng | USA | 2018 | 1:53
A man goes to sleep in his room.
Dumb Day | Kevin Eskew | USA | 2013 | 9:31
Flower sniffing, carpet calisthenics, and other restless leisure-time activities. Domestic life can be tough. Finally, the day breaks.
Gemini | Jamie Griffiths | USA | 2024 | 6:41
A woman begins to see something unsettling hiding in the eyes of her two pet cats.
ABOUT MILLS FOLLY MICROCINEMA
Mills Folly Microcinema showcases nationally recognized experimental film and video art from the festival and microcinema circuit. We network with regional filmmakers and organizations to bring filmmakers and guest programmers to Madison for screenings. And we incubate local experimental filmmaking by providing screen time at Project Projection events.
