Danny loves Andy.MOV :
a remembrance of Love and Warhol
Love stories don’t always have a happy ending, but they don’t always have to be forgotten. Esther Robinson immerses herself and paints a picture of exploration and journey to the truth about the disappearance of her uncle, Danny Williams, one-time lover of Andy Warhol.
A Walk into the Sea is more than just a reminiscent look at the Factory era, but is also an homage to Williams’ talent, collaborator and filmmaker in his own right, as well as a discovery and compelling inquiry into his mysterious disappearance at the age of 27 in the year of 1966.
Robinson’s intimate interviews of the surviving Factory members is brilliantly complemented with the discovery of 20 never-before-seen films of Williams during his stay in the Factory, with the likes of Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, Paul Morrissey, Brigid Berlin, Billy Name as his subjects. There’s also some footage that allows us to finally bridge the gap in history as to the Velvet Underground.
From the eyes of his lover, get to know Warhol not as the iconic Modern Arts persona that we perceive him to be today, but as an artist who has a deep appreciation and understanding of the fragility of the human character, which makes up the core of the empire that he has built.
.MOV is proud to present you the Best Gay Film in the Berlin International Film Festival of 2007, A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory. It’s a love story that was not meant to be, but is too great not to be seen.
Also seen in the Digital Dekalogo 10 x 10 program are the following films:
“Days Of The Turquoise Sky” (Kurus) by Woo Ming Jin ( Malaysia , 2008) [starring Malaysian actress Carmen Soo of “Kahit Isang Saglit” (A Time For Us)]
“Re-Defining Video” by Kyle Canterbury ( USA , 2007) [19-year old avant-garde boy genius]
“Cinnamon” by Kevin Everson ( USA , 2006) [about drag racing in Black America]
“Head Trauma” by Lance Weiler ( USA , 2007) [a psycho supernatural horror flick]
“En La Cama” by Matias Bize ( Chile , 2005) [Spanish erotica]
“Honor De Cavalleria” by Albert Serra ( Barcelona , 2006) [A hauntingly serene & moving experimental take on "Don Quixote”]
“Yves” by Olivier Zabat ( France , 2008) [A different perspective on the mentally handicapped]
“The Sun and Moon” by Stephen Dwoskin (USA/UK, 2008) [A film fairy tale, a personal adaptation of “Beauty and the Beast”]
“A Prima Vista” by Michael Pilz ( Austria , 2008) [A meditative cinematographic journey, a poetic documentary]
This will be presented by ten of the best local filmmakers who have pushed the boundaries of cinema in their own unique ways: Ato Bautista, Jeffrey Jeturian, Jim Libiran, Auraeus Solito, Adolf Alix, Raya Martin, Sherad Anthony Sanchez, Ditsi Carolino, Manny Montelibano, & John Torres .
About .MOV
.MOV (pronounced “dot-mov”), the first digital filmfest in the Philippines which jumpstarted the digital revolution in the country back in 2002, will have its third edition in Robinsons Galleria Cinema from September 30 to October 7, 2008. The Opening Night will be on September 30, Tuesday, and the Closing & Awards Night will be on October 4, Saturday. Parallel screenings in the cities of Bacolod , Dumaguete, and Iloilo will be held from September 24 to October 7.
For group screenings, workshops, tickets and other related inquiries and information, contact dotmov@gmail. com, bien@bannedmoviespilipinas.com, and visit www.movfest. com.
The 3rd .MOV International Digital Film Festival is presented by Filmless Films in cooperation with Robinsons Movieworld, Geiser Maclang Communications, Inc., Parco, Swiftsure Group, Inc., Click the City, Brown Monkeys Jam 88.3, Terno, Dakila, Video 48, FHM, Backdoor and LVN.
3rd .MOV International Digital Film Festival Sept 30 - Oct 7, 2008
Robinsons Galleria Cinema
