Screen Stories Library
Camille Henrot, “Grosse Fatigue” (2013)
This library was originally compiled for the ‘Screen Stories’ project I am teaching at Merz Akademie during the spring semester 2020, moved online due to COVID-19. It is meant to work as a coherent curriculum for teaching the study and production of audiovisual works derived from networked and digital screen environments.
It is by no means intended to be a comprehensive collection of Screen Stories. For an example of such a collection, one can refer to this catalog of desktop cinema compiled by Conor Bateman. This is a living document that will continue to grow.
At the same time, I am always seeking further examples and I would like to provide links to additional recommended resources. I welcome your recommendations, input and feedback by email: kevin(dot)lee(at)merz-akademie(dot)de.
0. PRECURSOR
excerpt from David Holzman’s Diary, Jim McBride, 1968
1. ART
A Date With An Enfield by Adam Butcher, 2016
watch Kevin's intro to A Date with an Enfield
girls room dance by Leo Gabin, 2011
watch Kevin's intro to girls room dance
#music #performativity #socialmedia #youtube
Grosse Fatigue by Camille Henrot, 2013
watch Kevin's intro to Grosse Fatigue (excerpt)
#archive #design #gallery #music #performativity
Laid Off (from the Testament series), Nathalie Bookchin, 2016
watch Kevin's intro to Laid Off
#labor #music #online-subculture #performativity #socialmedia #youtube
Mining the Internet with Jenny Odell | KQED Arts, 2015
watch Kevin's intro to Jenny Odell
#book #mapping #travel
The Visitors, Ragnar Kjartansson, 2012 (two samples)
watch Kevin's intro to The Visitors
sample 1: Ragnar Kjartansson, The Visitors, 2012
sample 2: RAGNAR KJARTANSSON THE VISITORS (Unofficial iPhone Shoot)
#installation #music #performance #social-distancing #socialnetwork #space
2. VIDEO ESSAY
A Brief Look at Texting and the Internet in Film, Tony Zhou / Every Frame a Painting, 2014
watch Kevin’s intro to A Brief Look at Texting and the Internet in Film
#design #filmmaking #texting
Criticism in the age of TikTok, Charlie Shackleton, 2019
watch Charlie’s presentation about how he made this video
#journalism #online-subculture #socialmedia #tiktok
Comment devenir un cheval en 3 jours ? (How to become a horse in 3 days? ) - #DansTonFlux 70, Klaire fait Grr, 2016
#dekstopdocumentary #navigation #research #streamofconsciousness
My Crush was a Superstar, Chloé Galibert-Laîné, 2017
watch Kevin’s intro to My Crush Was a Superstar (and Comment devenir un cheval en 3 jours?)
#dekstopdocumentary #navigation #research #terrorism
Reading // Binging // Benning, Kevin B. Lee and Chloé Galibert-Laîné, 2018
watch Kevin’s intro to Reading // Binging // Benning
#dekstopdocumentary #navigation #research
3. DOCUMENTARY
Don't F**k with Cats, Mark Lewis, 2019
On Netflix. Watch trailer
#crowdsourcing #facebook #network-narrative #online-subculture #socialmedia #truecrime
Operation Jane Walk, Leonhard Müllner, Robin Klengel, 2018
watch Kevin’s intro to Operation Jane Walk
#gaming #hacking #navigation #online-subculture #performativity
Playing a Girl, Angela Washko, 2012
watch full video
watch short excerpt
watch Kevin’s intro to Playing a Girl
#gaming #gender-feminism #hacking #online-subculture
Roman National (National Narrative), Grégoire Beil, 2018
watch Kevin’s intro to Roman National
#crowdsourcing #livestreaming #network-narrative #online-subculture #performativity #periscope #terrorism
Transformers: The Premake, Kevin B. Lee, 2014
watch Kevin’s presentation about how he made this video
#crowdsourcing #dekstopdocumentary #navigation #filmmaking #network-narrative #online-subculture #research
#socialmedia #youtube
Watching the Detectives, Chris Kennedy, 2018
watch Kevin’s intro to Watching the Detectives
#crowdsourcing #gaming #gender-masculinity #online-subculture #terrorism #truecrime
Watching the Pain of Others, Chloé Galibert-Laîné, 2019
watch Chloé’s presentation about this video
#affect #filmmaking #gender-feminism #online-subculture #performativity #spectatorship #youtube
4. PODCAST INVESTIGATIONS
Good Job, Alex, Reply All, 2020
Listen to the second story about the Tinder mystery, starting at 27:04. It is 20 minutes long.
The podcast series Rabbit Hole by New York Times (2020) is an impressive investigation of YouTube culture.
The entire series is highly recommended. I especially recommend these two episodes:
Rabbit Hole Episode 2: Looking Down, 37 minutes
Rabbit Hole Episode 5: The Accidental Emperor, 35 minutes
5. FICTION
Dead Of Night | Episode 1 | Snap Originals
watch Kevin’s intro to Dead of Night (coming soon)
Noah, Patrick Cederberg, 2013
watch Kevin’s intro to Noah (starts at 10:10)
Searching, Aneesh Chaganty, 2018
(available on YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime, Hulu – not Netflix)
Trailer — The opening scene is especially worth watching
watch Kevin’s analysis of the opening scene (coming soon)
Unfriended, Levan Gabriadze, 2015
(available on YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime, Hulu – not Netflix)
Trailer
Ralph Breaks the Internet, Rich Moore, Phil Johnston, 2018
(available on YouTube, Google Play, Amazon Prime, Netflix)
Trailer