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Screening Schedule | Saturday, November 3rd, 2007 |
Highlights from the Collection of the Computer History Museum
Start time: 11:00 AM
| These are just some of the films and video from the collection of the Computer History Museum. From punched cards to Pentiums, this program will provide a partial tour of the moving image holdings of CHM.
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Revolution OS
Start time: 12:30 PM
| Revolution OS documents what might become the most important development in the history of microcomputing: Linux. Featuring interviews with notables like Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman, Eric Raymond and more, this documentary looks at the ways in which Linux grew, the threat it poses to Microsoft, and what the future holds. Narrated by Susan Egan, Revolution OS manages to bring the GNU/Linux world into perfect focus.
Release Date: 2001
Director: JTS Moore
Run Time: 85 minutes
Availability: http://www.revolution-os.com/ |
Tilt: The Battle to Save Pinball
Start time: 02:00 PM
| TILT: The Battle to Save Pinball is a documentary that tells the story of Pinball 2000, a clever attempt at resuscitating pinball that failed just at the moment a lot of people thought it might succeed. The director of this film, Greg Maletic, will do a Q+A with the audience and talk about his other projects!
Release Date: 2005
Director: Greg Maletic
Run time: 60 minutes
Availability: http://www.tilt-movie.com. |
Get Lamp
Start time: 03:00 PM
| Filmmaker Jason Scott will preview footage from his upcoming documentary, Get Lamp, which covers the history of text adventures (also known as interactive fiction), computer games in which one is immersed in a story and interacts by typing commands on the keyboard.
He'll also talk about another documentary he's concurrently filming called Arcade, which covers the history of video game arcades in America. And finally, he'll also screen clips from his acclaimed first documentary, BBS Documentary.
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24 Hours on Craigslist
Start time: 05:00 PM
| Craigslist has grown into one of the most active places on the web for folks looking for just about anything. This film documents 24 hours in the lives of folks who have been searching for that special something. From the director of the up-coming Wikipedia documentary.
Release Date: 2006
Director: Michael Ferris Gibson
Run Time: 83 Minutes
Availability: http://www.hereticfilms.com/ |
| Sunday, November 4th, 2007 |
Almost Real
Start time: 11:00 AM
| This exciting documentary from the National Film Board of Canada features a few individuals who live their lives entirely on the internet. The manner in which these folks live and love on-line will delight and boggle the mind. Commentary from science fiction author William Gibson, VR Pioneer Jaron Lanier and Pico Lyre add depth to this remarkable film.
Release Date: 2002
Director: Ann Shin
Run Time: 47 minutes
Availability: http://www.nfb.ca/ |
Sound Man
Start time: 12:30 PM
| You might not know the name Jack Mullin, but he's responsible for the single greatest shift in music production of all-time. Sound Man is the story of the Magnetophone, the machine that would change the way music was recorded and produced. Going from World War II through to the modern MP3 era, Sound Man features interviews with technologists and musicians from around the world.
Release Date: 2006
Director: Don Hardy
Run Time: 58 minutes
Availability: http://www.luckyexitfilms.com/Soundman.html |
The Dream Machine
Start time: 01:30 PM
| David Sieg takes a look at the Scanimate, a pioneering piece of engineering that changed electronic animation forever. Here you'll find interviews with pioneers who used this amazing analog animation device!
Release Date: 2005
Director: David Sieg
Run Time: 83 minutes
Availability: http://www.scanimate.net/ |
Microprocessor Mash-Up
Start time: 03:00 PM
| We'll be showing segments from three videos all dealing with the microprocessor and semiconductors. First, a portion of The Fairchild Chronicles, followed by SEMI's Great Moments in Semiconductor History, and then a piece from The Microprocessor Chronicles.
The Fairchild Chronicles and Microprocessor Chronicles available from Panalta. |
G4M3RS: A Documentary
Start time: 04:00 PM
| In 1999, a bunch of high school kids made a mod to Half-Life that would become Counter-strike. G4M3RS looks at the game and the players, both the enthusiasts and the pros, and what the game means and has become to them.
Release Date: 2003
Director: Kiyash J. Monsef
Run Time: 100 minutes
Availability: http://www.thegamingproject.com/ |
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