Hello all! For anyone in or near London, please join us for a screening of my feature creative doc, *back home <https://vimeo.com/752788800>* at Close-Up Cinema on Tuesday May 19 I'll be there for Q&A afterwards
Here's the info: *'back home' * directed by Nisha Platzer šTuesday May 19 at 8:15pm šClose-Up Film Centre 97 Sclater Street London E1 6HR post-screening Q&A synopsis: back home follows the filmmakerās pursuit to get to know her older brother, Josh, twenty years after he took his own life. As she connects with the friends who knew him best as a teen, a complex portrait emerges. Through intimate recollections re-imagined on Super8 and 16mm film, and lyrical images hand-processed with plants, seaweed, soil and ashes, āback homeā floats between memory and present time in a fragmented meditation on grief and loss: illuminating the transformative power of healing in community. trailer: https://vimeo.com/752788800 Hope to see you there! Nisha On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 10:00āÆAM <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Frameworks mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Frameworks digest..." > Today's Topics: > > 1. Handmade Film Institute 2026 Events (Robert Schaller) > 2. Trying to figure out a film (Adam Hyman) > 3. Re: Trying to figure out a film (Eli Horwatt) > 4. Re: Worm--Rotterdam (Eric Theise) > 5. Re: Worm--Rotterdam (Eric Theise) > 6. Re: Trying to figure out a film (Daniel Wilson) > 7. Re: Trying to figure out a film (Adam Hyman) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Robert Schaller <[email protected]> > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 15:35:43 -0600 > Subject: [Frameworks] Handmade Film Institute 2026 Events > > Reminder! The Handmade Film Institute <https://www.handmadefilm.org/> still > has spots available for our retreat offerings for this summer, 2026! > > Pacific Northwest Film Camp <https://www.handmadefilm.org/classes/sucia> May > 27th ā June 1st, 2026. A multi-day exploration of handmade filmmaking, > happening now once again on Orcas Island in Washington Stateās beautiful > San Juan Islands. We still have several indoor rooms available -- they are > for no extra charge this, available until they're gone! > > The Wilderness Film Expedition > <https://www.handmadefilm.org/wildernessFilmmaking> June 6th ā 16th, > 2026. A backcountry expedition where we shoot, process, edit and premiere > in the wilderness, carrying all our gear with us into a high and wild > mountain landscape. > > Rocky Mountain Handmade Filmmaking Camp > <https://www.handmadefilm.org/RockyMountainHandMadeFilmCamp> June 21st ā > 28th, 2026 The Handmade Film Instituteās original week-long intensive in > the Colorado mountains explores the chemical nature and aesthetic > possibilities of film as a hands-on physical medium. > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Adam Hyman <[email protected]> > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 22:48:22 -0700 > Subject: [Frameworks] Trying to figure out a film > > Hi all, > > I am trying to figure out I saw at some undetermined time in the past (but > probably between five and ten years ago, maybe a bit more) and I have no > info on it except my recollection. Canāt find my notes. > > > > Animated, photographing down at a blank book, in which drawings start, > pages turn, and the animation becomes more and more involved. The > notebook(s) had pages on the left & right, bound in the middle (like a > normal blank book, lying flat), not one bound on one side (like a flip > book). At times parts of it are erased and scrapings are pushed off. (It > is not a regular flip book.) Iām sure there are multiple films like this, > and Iām happy to learn of more, but this one was exceptional in my memory, > and not by someone whose name I remember. Itās not short, so perhaps > multiple notebooks are used in the film. > > > > Sorry for the vagueness. Thank you for any help or suggestions. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Adam > > > > > > ----- > > Adam Hyman > > Executive Director > > Los Angeles Filmforum > > www.lafilmforum.org > > [email protected] > > 323-377-7238 > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Eli Horwatt <[email protected]> > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 02:22:18 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Trying to figure out a film > Hi Adam, > > This animated/erasure sounds a lot like William Kentridge. I can't locate > my file excerpts of his films (they're hard to come by), but did it involve > charcoal, erasure, and then redrawing? > > There's a long essay on this work by Rosalind Krauss in October that's > quite good (if this is the film you're thinking of). > > I do always love this game. > > Best, > Eli > > On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 1:50āÆAM Adam Hyman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I am trying to figure out I saw at some undetermined time in the past >> (but probably between five and ten years ago, maybe a bit more) and I have >> no info on it except my recollection. Canāt find my notes. >> >> >> >> Animated, photographing down at a blank book, in which drawings start, >> pages turn, and the animation becomes more and more involved. The >> notebook(s) had pages on the left & right, bound in the middle (like a >> normal blank book, lying flat), not one bound on one side (like a flip >> book). At times parts of it are erased and scrapings are pushed off. (It >> is not a regular flip book.) Iām sure there are multiple films like this, >> and Iām happy to learn of more, but this one was exceptional in my memory, >> and not by someone whose name I remember. Itās not short, so perhaps >> multiple notebooks are used in the film. >> >> >> >> Sorry for the vagueness. Thank you for any help or suggestions. >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> >> >> Adam >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- >> >> Adam Hyman >> >> Executive Director >> >> Los Angeles Filmforum >> >> www.lafilmforum.org >> >> [email protected] >> >> 323-377-7238 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Frameworks mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org >> > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Eric Theise <[email protected]> > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 00:49:50 -0700 > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Worm--Rotterdam > Hi Domenic, > > I wrote to Worm in the autumn of 2024 about performing there after a > residency in Amsterdam. That didn't fit their programming at the > timeāunderstandableābut I wanted to visit Rotterdam anyway, so at the end > of October 2024 I made an appointment with Worm staff, got a tour, and got > a handshake agreement to do a two week residency there in Nov 2025. > Submitted a proposal that was tied tightly to their unique facilities and > was told "be in touch in may/June to set the dates". When I did ā¦ nothing. > > Ghosted. > > Getting ghosted is rarely a good thing. When you decline/avoid other > opportunities in a three month window because you expect to be on another > continent, frankly, it's brutal. Can you, at this stage of your > life/career, absorb a three month setback? > > Worm's been around a long time, is housed in a large facility, has a > cafe/bar, a theater/cinema cobbled together from scrapped airplane panels, > two dance spaces, offices on a mezzanine, is centrally located ā¦ but in my > experience they're not to be trusted. > > Eric > > > On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 1:07āÆPM Dominic Angerame < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Does anyone have any information about Worm in Rotterdam. >> >> I am also searching for European showcases where I can present my work in >> the Fall of 2026. If anyone has any suggestions, please contact me or off >> list. Thanks >> >> Dominic Angerame ([email protected]) >> -- >> Frameworks mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org >> > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Eric Theise <[email protected]> > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 00:52:03 -0700 > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Worm--Rotterdam > Ugh, sorry to misspell your name, Dominic. I know better, the topic just > kind of set me off. > > > On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 12:49āÆAM Eric Theise <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Domenic, >> >> I wrote to Worm in the autumn of 2024 about performing there after a >> residency in Amsterdam. That didn't fit their programming at the >> timeāunderstandableābut I wanted to visit Rotterdam anyway, so at the end >> of October 2024 I made an appointment with Worm staff, got a tour, and got >> a handshake agreement to do a two week residency there in Nov 2025. >> Submitted a proposal that was tied tightly to their unique facilities and >> was told "be in touch in may/June to set the dates". When I did ā¦ nothing. >> >> Ghosted. >> >> Getting ghosted is rarely a good thing. When you decline/avoid other >> opportunities in a three month window because you expect to be on another >> continent, frankly, it's brutal. Can you, at this stage of your >> life/career, absorb a three month setback? >> >> Worm's been around a long time, is housed in a large facility, has a >> cafe/bar, a theater/cinema cobbled together from scrapped airplane panels, >> two dance spaces, offices on a mezzanine, is centrally located ā¦ but in my >> experience they're not to be trusted. >> >> Eric >> >> >> On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 1:07āÆPM Dominic Angerame < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Does anyone have any information about Worm in Rotterdam. >>> >>> I am also searching for European showcases where I can present my work >>> in the Fall of 2026. If anyone has any suggestions, please contact me or >>> off list. Thanks >>> >>> Dominic Angerame ([email protected]) >>> -- >>> Frameworks mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> >>> https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org >>> >> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Daniel Wilson <[email protected]> > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 05:29:30 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Trying to figure out a film > Adam, > I've seen this film too, but I can't remember its title. My curiosity got > the better of me, so I did a quick search using your description. The AI > overlords came back with the text below. I ~think~ the one I saw was "The > Pencil Burster/The Notebook". > Hope these help! > Dan > > The masterpiece you are remembering is likely *The Mind's Eye: A Lasko > Notebook Animation* or *La Joie de Vivre* type of meta-animation. > However, the exact matches based on your highly specific visual cuesāa > flat-lying standard notebook bound in the middle, top-down framing, literal > eraser scrapings being brushed away, and a longer, escalating > narrativeāpoint to one of two legendary independent animated shorts: > 1. *The Pencil Burster* / *The Notebook* by PES (or similar avant-garde > independent animators) > > - The Format: The camera is locked directly overhead (down-shot), > framing a clean, open notebook lying completely flat. > - The Progression: It begins with simple graphite lines sketching > basic geometric shapes or stick figures. As the pages turn left-to-right, > the complexity morphs into highly intricate architectural or anatomical > structures. > - The Eraser Crumbs: This is the most distinct identifier. The > animator intentionally retains the meta-elements of real physical > drawing. Characters are violently rubbed out with a pink or white > rubber eraser, leaving behind textured rubber shavings/scrapings that > a hand physically sweeps off the page before the next sequence starts. > [1 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8TTg1aPCLo&t=16>, 2 > <https://storywarren.com/picture-books-that-flip-the-script/>] > > 2. *Notes on Biology* (by Ornana Films) > > - The Format: Captures an escalating, epic battle/animation sequence > inside a studentās standard, center-bound notebook during a class lecture. > - The Progression: It starts as a simple doodle of an animal (an > elephant) and expands into an incredibly detailed, multi-page, > action-packed cinematic sequence utilizing multiple layers of the notebook. > - The Duration: It runs much longer than a standard 30-second internet > flipbook, transforming the entire notebook into an expansive ecosystem. > > ------------------------------ > Other Iconic "Flat-Book" & Eraser Masterpieces To Explore > If the above do not exactly match, your description perfectly aligns with > a highly niche sub-genre of stop-motion replacement animation executed on > physical notebooks. Check these acclaimed shorts to see if one is your > exact memory: > > - William Kentridge's *Drawing Lessons* / *Erasure Series*: A > world-renowned fine artist famous for filming a large book or page from > above. He draws in charcoal, records a frame, partially erases the > charcoal (leaving a distinct "ghost" smudge and debris on the paper), > and redraws over it. The animation is entirely defined by the physical act > of erasing. > - Blu's *Muto*: While famous for wall graffiti, this animator has a > lesser-known, highly technical sequence shot top-down on an open, > flat-lying sketchbook where surreal creatures morph, tear through the > center seam, and consume the opposite page. > - Don Hertzfeldt's Early Archive: Known for maintaining the physical > realities of paper. His animations frequently show the edges of the paper, > accidental tears, and pencil smudges, rejecting the sanitized digital look. > [1 > > <https://mediacommons.org/imr/2015/01/15/morphing-city-street-art-vision-and-urban-embodiment-blu-s-muto>, > 2 > > <https://biffbampop.com/2017/08/17/creations-of-chaos-the-chipmunk-adventure/> > ] > > To help narrow down the exact film, could you tell me roughly what decade > you saw this, whether the drawings were in black-and-white graphite or > color, and if there was any music or sound effects (like the loud > scraping of paper)? > -- > Dan Wilson. INTJ. Art. Music. Film. > Bartoli Filmworks - Milwaukee, WI > 414.573.3456 > > āDon't be trapped by dogma ā which is living with the results of other > people's thinking." -Steve Jobs > > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free.www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#m_-8657063695573801379_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 12:50āÆAM Adam Hyman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I am trying to figure out I saw at some undetermined time in the past >> (but probably between five and ten years ago, maybe a bit more) and I have >> no info on it except my recollection. Canāt find my notes. >> >> >> >> Animated, photographing down at a blank book, in which drawings start, >> pages turn, and the animation becomes more and more involved. The >> notebook(s) had pages on the left & right, bound in the middle (like a >> normal blank book, lying flat), not one bound on one side (like a flip >> book). At times parts of it are erased and scrapings are pushed off. (It >> is not a regular flip book.) Iām sure there are multiple films like this, >> and Iām happy to learn of more, but this one was exceptional in my memory, >> and not by someone whose name I remember. Itās not short, so perhaps >> multiple notebooks are used in the film. >> >> >> >> Sorry for the vagueness. Thank you for any help or suggestions. >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> >> >> Adam >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- >> >> Adam Hyman >> >> Executive Director >> >> Los Angeles Filmforum >> >> www.lafilmforum.org >> >> [email protected] >> >> 323-377-7238 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Frameworks mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org >> > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Adam Hyman <[email protected]> > To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 09:38:31 -0700 > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Trying to figure out a film > > Hi, > > Replying to you and Eli, > > It does have similarities to but itās not Kentridge; I know his films, and > I remember that this film was by someone I did not know. > > The film, if I remember correctly, was in color, but the drawings might > have beem primarily black pencil or charcoal. But the book pages and > setting had color. > > I canāt remember the āstoryā being drawn. > > I would imagine it would have circulated more in animation festivals. > > I also donāt fully trust my memory, and I trust AI even less, but will > check these out. > > > > I found āThe Mind's Eye: A Computer Animation Odysseyā on YouTube, and > itās definitely not that. Thatās almost the exact opposite. Still looking > for reference images from those works by PES. > > Itās not PES. > > https://pesfilm.com/pages/films > > And to show you how AI sucks, PES doesnāt seem to have films called āThe > Notebookā or āThe Pencil Burster,ā so no idea what AI is talking about. I > am reassured that AI should actually be called AS for Artificial Stupidity, > and should never be trusted for fact checking. > > > > Notes on Biology is closer > > https://vimeo.com/21119709 > > but the film didnāt have the scene-setting moments around it like this > does, and there was nothing else in the notebook besides the drawing. > Thatās a fun film though. > > > > Best regards, > > Adam > > > > > > *From: *Frameworks <[email protected]> on behalf of > Daniel Wilson <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected] > > > *Date: *Friday, May 15, 2026 at 3:31āÆAM > *To: *Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [Frameworks] Trying to figure out a film > > > > Adam, > > I've seen this film too, but I can't remember its title. My curiosity got > the better of me, so I did a quick search using your description. The AI > overlords came back with the text below. I ~think~ the one I saw was "The > Pencil Burster/The Notebook". > > Hope these help! > > Dan > > > > The masterpiece you are remembering is likely *The Mind's Eye: A Lasko > Notebook Animation* or *La Joie de Vivre* type of meta-animation. > However, the exact matches based on your highly specific visual cuesāa > flat-lying standard notebook bound in the middle, top-down framing, literal > eraser scrapings being brushed away, and a longer, escalating > narrativeāpoint to one of two legendary independent animated shorts: > > *1. The Pencil Burster / The Notebook by PES (or similar avant-garde > independent animators)* > > - *The Format:* The camera is locked directly overhead (*down-shot*), > framing a clean, open notebook lying completely flat. > - *The Progression:* It begins with simple graphite lines sketching > basic geometric shapes or stick figures. As the pages turn left-to-right, > the complexity morphs into highly intricate architectural or anatomical > structures. > - *The Eraser Crumbs:* This is the most distinct identifier. The > animator intentionally retains the *meta-elements of real physical > drawing*. Characters are violently rubbed out with a pink or white > rubber eraser, leaving behind textured *rubber shavings/scrapings* > that a hand physically sweeps off the page before the next sequence starts. > [1 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8TTg1aPCLo&t=16>, 2 > <https://storywarren.com/picture-books-that-flip-the-script/>] > > *2. Notes on Biology (by Ornana Films)* > > - *The Format:* Captures an escalating, epic battle/animation sequence > inside a studentās standard, center-bound notebook during a class lecture. > - *The Progression:* It starts as a simple doodle of an animal (an > elephant) and expands into an incredibly detailed, multi-page, > action-packed cinematic sequence utilizing multiple layers of the notebook. > - *The Duration:* It runs much longer than a standard 30-second > internet flipbook, transforming the entire notebook into an expansive > ecosystem. > > ------------------------------ > > *Other Iconic "Flat-Book" & Eraser Masterpieces To Explore* > > If the above do not exactly match, your description perfectly aligns with > a highly niche sub-genre of *stop-motion replacement animation* executed > on physical notebooks. Check these acclaimed shorts to see if one is your > exact memory: > > - *William Kentridge's* *Drawing Lessons** / **Erasure Series**:* A > world-renowned fine artist famous for filming a large book or page from > above. He draws in charcoal, records a frame, partially *erases the > charcoal* (leaving a distinct "ghost" smudge and debris on the paper), > and redraws over it. The animation is entirely defined by the physical act > of erasing. > - *Blu's* *Muto**:* While famous for wall graffiti, this animator has > a lesser-known, highly technical sequence shot top-down on an open, > flat-lying sketchbook where surreal creatures morph, tear through the > center seam, and consume the opposite page. > - *Don Hertzfeldt's Early Archive:* Known for maintaining the physical > realities of paper. His animations frequently show the edges of the paper, > accidental tears, and pencil smudges, rejecting the sanitized digital look. > [1 > > <https://mediacommons.org/imr/2015/01/15/morphing-city-street-art-vision-and-urban-embodiment-blu-s-muto>, > 2 > > <https://biffbampop.com/2017/08/17/creations-of-chaos-the-chipmunk-adventure/> > ] > > To help narrow down the exact film, could you tell me *roughly what > decade* you saw this, whether the drawings were in *black-and-white > graphite* or color, and if there was any *music or sound effects* (like > the loud scraping of paper)? > > -- > Dan Wilson. INTJ. Art. Music. Film. > Bartoli Filmworks - Milwaukee, WI > 414.573.3456 > > āDon't be trapped by dogma ā which is living with the results of other > people's thinking." -Steve Jobs > > > > > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > > Virus-free.www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > > > > On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 12:50āÆAM Adam Hyman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am trying to figure out I saw at some undetermined time in the past (but > probably between five and ten years ago, maybe a bit more) and I have no > info on it except my recollection. Canāt find my notes. > > > > Animated, photographing down at a blank book, in which drawings start, > pages turn, and the animation becomes more and more involved. The > notebook(s) had pages on the left & right, bound in the middle (like a > normal blank book, lying flat), not one bound on one side (like a flip > book). At times parts of it are erased and scrapings are pushed off. (It > is not a regular flip book.) Iām sure there are multiple films like this, > and Iām happy to learn of more, but this one was exceptional in my memory, > and not by someone whose name I remember. Itās not short, so perhaps > multiple notebooks are used in the film. > > > > Sorry for the vagueness. Thank you for any help or suggestions. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Adam > > > > > > ----- > > Adam Hyman > > Executive Director > > Los Angeles Filmforum > > www.lafilmforum.org > > [email protected] > > 323-377-7238 > > > > > > > > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org > > -- Frameworks mailing list [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org >
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