David Finkelstein
David Finkelstein's video work has been featured in the Athens Film Festival, Dahlonega Film Festival, Exground, Valleyfest, Big MiniDV Festival, Park City Film Music Festival, the Puget Sound Cinema Society, the Downstream Film Festival, the Silver Lake Festival, EXP2, New Filmmakers, Bearded Child Festival, X-Fest, SinCiné, and the Robert Beck Memorial Cinema.
"Radiant Emanators" won "Best of Festival: Experimental" at the Berkeley Video and Film Festival in 2003, and "Born in Mid-Flight" won the Grand Festival Award there in 2004. "Earth and Moon in Love" won "Best of Fest: Experimental" at the Putnam County Film and Video Festival, "Best Experimental Short" at the Brooklyn Arts Council Film Festival, "Best Of Festival: Experimental" at the Berkeley Video and Film Festival, and the "Silver Medal of Excellence" at the Park City Film Music Festival.
"Lovely Academic Slaughter Houses" won "Best of Fest: Experimental" at the Putnam County Film Festival.
Finkelstein has been commissioned three times to create videos for the Outmusic Awards, and these videos were subsequently shown on the PrideVision cable network and the PBS series "Under the Pink Carpet." His work has been funded by The Fund for Creative Communities, The Field, Movement Research, Meet the Composer, The Brooklyn Arts Exchange, BACA, and other sources.
From the Director
"My intention is not to create a painful experience, to make people angry, or to confuse people. Actually, my video is meant to be an enjoyable, entertaining and pleasurable experience.
"If a viewer watches my video expecting a story, consistent characters, a clear concept or any kind of intellectual construct, they WILL experience pain, irritation and anger, because their desire will be continually frustrated.
"The video HAS no consistent themes, concepts, or storyline. That is because the video is designed to encourage people to learn how to watch it in a different way; to enjoy the flow of rhythm, emotions, and dynamics, rather than ideas. To enjoy it the same way you enjoy music (despite the use of language)."