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Taxonomy
Taxonomy
Twist of Fate
Twist of Fate
Sensorium
Sensorium
Andaluz
Andaluz
Ground Zero/Sacred Ground
Ground Zero/
Sacred Ground
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

Penetralia

(1976 • 4 minutes)
Music by Fla Lewis and Ken Field

Penetralia still

A person’s internal journey to the penetralia, the innermost place.

“Visually tells about our relationship with nature and myth, then goes to a higher level by delivering a message about our relative size in the universe.”

— Ed Symkus, The Cambridge Tab



Awards:
CINE Eagle Certificate, 1977
Athens International Film Festival, Ohio, 1978: Merit Award & Roadshow
Le Touquet Festival, France, 1978: Special Award
Sinking Creek Film Celebration, 1977: Judge’s Award
Marin County Film Competition, 1977: Honorable Mention
Fourth Rhode Island Community Film Competition, 1977: 2nd Prize, College Category

Screenings:
South Carolina Arts Commission: Travelling Show
Boston Independent Film Festival, Coolidge Corner Theatre, 1980
Center Screen’s 5th Annual Winter Animation Series, Cambridge, MA, 1978
Bellevue Film Festival, Washington, 1977

Television Broadcasts:
Showtime Cable Television
Home Box Office
“Premier Choix” Canadian Cable
“Alternate Images” WGBY, Springfield, MA Public Television
“Five All Night” WCVB, Channel 5, Boston

Print Purchases:
South Carolina Arts Commission
West Virginia Library Commission
International Communication Agency
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