When hummingbirds come back

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"These are the days when Birds come back/A very few/ a Bird or two/To take a backward look//These are the days when skies resume/The old, old sophistries of June /A blue and gold mistake// Oh fraud that cannot cheat the Bee / Almost thy plausibility/ Induces my belief// Till ranks of seeds their witness bear /And softly thro' the altered air/Hurries a timid leaf//Oh Sacrament of summer days/Oh Last Communion in the Haze/Permit a child to join//Thy sacred emblems to partake/They consecrated bread to take/And thine immortal wine!//"

Indulging in a moment of nostalgia over a pixelfest not attended, Sam Renseiw captured footage of another, quiet fest-closing near Dragør, on late Sunday afternoon, musing about the screenings of some videos near the Pacific; And: Sam would have loved to walk the line too. View the other closing by clicking here or on the links above. (patafilm # 434, 01'32'', 6.9MB, Quicktime/mov - Flash version at blip.tv)

Supplementary hummingbird

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" Flowers should be chosen for their ability to produce nectar, to grow well in your particular region, and to be in bloom when the hummingbirds need them. These provide the fundamental basis for creating a hummingbird-friendly yard or garden."

Inspired by Ryanne and Cheryl's delicate hummingbird promos, Sam Renseiw encountered a moving installation by Tove Storch at Exit' 07 featuring yet another hummingbird. A promo tribute to the dedicated and enthusiastic work of the Pixelodeon team. View the flapping wing beats with added stormbugs flip-flap by clicking here or on the links above. (patafilm # 426, 00'45'', 3.4 MB, Quicktime/mov - Flash version at blip.tv)

Pixelodeonfest promo

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The nickelodeon boom in Manhattan was an extraordinary phenomenon. At the close of 1905 movies were still a relatively marginal amusement, filling brief slots at the end of vaudeville shows or running on Sundays in melodrama theatres that aimed to evade New York's blue law against live performance. Two years later, "nickelodeons" had revolutionised urban recreation and altered the commercial landscape of Manhattan.

Going from Web 2.0 virtual to Hollywood, Sam Renseiw is honoured to have some of patalab's small video pieces screened at the upcoming inaugural Pixelodeon at the American Film Institute. View patalab's short promo trailer for the fest featuring some well known celebrities and soundtrack excerpt from People Like Us by clicking here or on the links above. (patalab pixelodeonpromo, 01'44'', 7.8 MB, Quicktime/mov - Flash version at blip.tv)