Perpetual Motion

(1992 • 5 minutes)
Music by Ken Field

A shrine to ritualized time. This film celebrates the cyclical nature of time, and the symbols and rites which have been created to mark and honor its passage.

“For a society so often focused on beating the clock in fragments of minutes and hours, ‘PERPETUAL MOTION’ is a revitalizing reminder of the larger relationships between time and life. It’s a joy to the senses.”

— Pam Korza, New England Film & Video Festival

Awards:

ASIFA-East Animation Awards, NYC, 1993: 1st Prize, Direction

Carolina Film & Video Festival, North Carolina, 1994: Grand Prize Winner

Bucks Co Independent Film Tour, 1993: Grand Prize Winner

New England Film & Video Festival, 1993: Animation Award

Sinking Creek Film Festival, Tennessee, 1993: Judge’s Award

Black Maria Film & Video Festival, 1993: Jurors’ Citation Award

Humboldt International Film Festival, CA, 1993: Honorable Mention

Festivals:

New York Film Festival, 1992

Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films, Croatia, 1992

Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada, 1992

Annecy International Animation Festival, France, 1993

Ann Arbor Film Festival, 1992

Cleveland International Film Festival, 1993

Charlotte Film & Video Festival, North Carolina, 1993

Women in Film’s International Film Festival, Hollywood, CA, 1994

Athens International Film & Video Festival, Ohio, 1994

Northampton Film Festival, Massachusetts, 1995

South Beach Film Festival, Florida, 1997

Screenings:

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1992

National Film Board of Canada, Toronto, 1993: “Animation Sensation” Series

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1993

Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA, 1993

Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA, 1993

Southeast Center for Contemporary Art, North Carolina, 1993