Wholphin

Miguel Arteta and Miranda July’s short film “Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody?” and J. Lisa Chang and Newton Thomas Sigel’s short adaptation “The Big Empty,” both from Wholphin No. 1, have been selected as two of the first eight films appearing at the launch of YouTube’s premiere Screening Room — the new curated section of high-quality short content on YouTube. Another dozen Wholphin films have been selected to appear in the Screening Room throughout the year. We’ll keep you posted.

Join us as SF360 presents the debut screening of Wholphin No 6 at Mezzanine on Thursday, June 19th. We will be screening a selection of films including a documentary about a class of Chinese third graders who hold a democratic election for classroom monitor and in the process end up hilariously, if unintentionally, mocking 300 years of American politics; a beautifully black, comic exploration of 70s England that isn’t, but could easily be, the prequel to A Clockwork Orange; a surreal dating short starring Michael Cera, with alternate audio versions featuring John Cleese and Daniel Handler; stunning footage of rarely-seen tropical reptiles and insects that are amazingly beautiful to watch, even when they’re eating each other head first; as well as films featuring great white sharks, America’s leading Bigfoot researchers, and a miniature seeing-eye horse.

Thursday, June 19th at 7PM
Mezzanine
444 Jessie St., San Francisco
Tickets are $12 at the door or $8 with an RSVP to sf360@sffs.org (each RSVP is for you +1).

Wholphin’s own Brent Hoff spoke with MarBelle of Directors Notes about Wholphin’s past, present, and future. Listen to the podcast here.

Written and Directed by Antonino D’Ambrosio
Produced by La Lutta & Noise Pop

Go to http://www.july17action.org to find out how you can get involved by signing a petition or registering to attend an action on July 17, 2008 in your area.

For those of you in Austin on Sunday, May 18th, there’s going to be a special screening of Wholphin No 5 at the Alamo Ritz. Films will include the world-record setting, one-handed, blind-folded Rubik’s cube champions, drunk bees, an instructional video on how to perfect the ancient art of tree hanging, an animated short about a fake rock star taking on a heroin-addicted carnival monkey, giant paper airplanes, Paul Rudd, Zooey Deschanel, Spanish sci-fi and so much more.

Sunday, May 18th at 10PM
Alamo Ritz/Downtown
320 E 6th St. Austin, TX

More info here.