This collection of whimsical and sound related films was shown throughout the day during Mindfest.

Boogie-Doodle
(1940, 3.5 min.)
by Norman Mclaren, with music by Albert Ammons, is a rhythmic, colorfully beguiling animated film.

The Snail Project
(2002, 7 min.)
by San Francisco filmmaker Thad Povey was made in collaboration with the young children at the Leaping Lizards pre-school class at Children's Day School in San Francisco. The students explore the magic of mollusks and camera-less filmmaking, playfully discovering that film and slime do mix well!

Your Face
(1987, 3 min.)
by animator Bill Plimpton transforms the structure of the face in one continuous outlandish move.

Sour Death Balls
(1992, 4 min.)
by Jessica Yu is an award-winning quirky look at how people from all ages and backgrounds react to particular tastes. Yu won an Academy Award for her later documentary Breathing Lessons.

Ear to the Ground
(1985, 5 mins.)
by John Sanborn follows performance artist David van Tiegham as he plays the streets, sidewalks and buildings of New York City.

Whizeewhig
(2002, 5 min.)
by Chih Cheng Peng sets urban architecture into motion.

Birdbeat (Fugue)
(2002, 5 min.)
by Geoff Adams turns melodic bird song into a musical comedy.

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