Dirt is a four-minute film by independent filmmaker Chel White. A man’s strange obsession with dirt starts as a childhood game, but eventually manifests itself on a most surreal level. The dark humor, expressionistic images create an allegory for individuality and self-sufficiency, in this off-beat ecological parable.[1] The short narrative is taken from a radio program written and read by Joe Frank, and stars Evan Knapp, with cinematography by Mark Eifert.[2]
The American independent film producer Christine Vachon describes the film as “A post-modern Invasion of the Body Snatchers".[3] The Stockholm Film Festival calls it, "A very original and inspired work. Sharp and to the point."
Awards/Film Festivals edit
- Best Short Film - 1998 Stockholm Film Festival[4]
- Official Selection in Competition - 1999 Sundance Film Festival[5][6]
- Best Experimental Film - 1999 USA Film Festival
- Director's Citation - 1999 Black Maria Film and Video Festival[7]
- World Premiere - 1998 Montréal World Film Festival
References edit
- ^ "Best of the Northwest Film and Video Festival".
- ^ "Dirt | Chel White". 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Watch Dirt | Prime Video".
- ^ "Sweden's Twin Winter Festivals Shine: Arctic Light and Stockholm International". 15 December 1998.
- ^ "1999 Sundance Film Festival Shorts". 15 December 1998.
- ^ https://history.sundance.org/films/1955/dirt
- ^ Black Maria Film and Video Festival: 1999 Awards
