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Ground Zero/
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Perpetual Motion
Perpetual Motion
Kakania
Kakania
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
Yours for the Taking
Yours for the Taking
Vis-á-Vis
Vis-á-Vis
Heavenly Bodies
Heavenly Bodies
Pentralia
Penetralia

Heavenly Bodies

(1980 • 3 minutes)
Music by Handsome Brothers

Heavenly Bodies still

An astronomical love story.

“Integrates style and content in a fluid tale of the relationship between the individual and the universe.”

— Michael Blowen, The Boston Globe



Awards and Festivals:
New York Filmmakers Exposition, 1981: Judge’s Award of Merit & Travelling Show
Big Muddy Film Festival, 1981: Award
New England Film Festival, 1981: Honorable Mention
Cambridge Animation Festival, England, 1983
Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada, 1980
Ann Arbor Film Festival, 1981
Santa Fe Winter Film Exposition, 1982
Athens International Film Festival, Ohio, 1981

Screenings:
Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC, 1981
Foundation for Independent Video & Film, NYC, 1981
“The New Boston Cinema” Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, 1981
“Magic Movies VI” Off the Wall Cinema, Cambridge, MA, 1981
Boston Independent Film Festival, Coolidge Corner Theatre, 1980
“Mass Retro” First Night, Boston, presented by Center Screen, 1983

Television Brodcasts:
WNET/13, New York Public Television
“Brief Encounters” WGBH, Boston Public Television
“Image Union” WTTW, Chicago Public Television
“Five All Night” & “Night Shift” WCVB, Channel 5, Boston
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