Native New Yorker (film)

Native New Yorker (2005) is the title of the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival Best Documentary Short [1] by Steve Bilich.[2]

Native New Yorker
Directed bySteve Bilich
Written bySteve Bilich
Produced bySteve Bilich and William Susman
CinematographySteve Bilich
Edited bySteve Bilich
Music byWilliam Susman
Distributed byAmazon and TFI Reframe Collection
Running time
13 minutes
CountryUnited States
BudgetUS$ $2500

Filmed with a 1924 hand-crank Cine-Kodak camera,[3] Shaman Trail Scout 'Coyote' takes a journey which transcends time, from Inwood Park (where the island was traded for beads and booze), down a native trail (now 'Broadway'), into lower Manhattan (sacred burial ground, now including the newest natives of this island empire).

Shot before, during and after the September 11 attacks, 'Native New Yorker' took several years of filming, with a running length of 13 minutes. This is a film by Steve Bilich with an original score composed by William Susman.

New Internationalist calls 'Native New Yorker' "...a conventionally unclassifiable short... In 13 minutes it brilliantly encapsulates aeons."[4]

"...the stuff dreams - and nightmares - are made of."[5] -The Austin Chronicle

In 2009, the film score to Native New Yorker was released on a CD entitled Music for Moving Pictures.[6]

In 2011, the Tribeca Film Institute selected Native New Yorker for inclusion [7] in their Reframe Collection which "shares the best of our visual heritage."[8]

In 2013, the Sound of Silent Film Festival[9] screened Native New Yorker with a live orchestra [10] at the Anthology Film Archives in New York City.

In 2014, The 50th Pesaro Film Festival in Pesaro Italy featured Native New Yorker in Panorama U.S.A. – Il cinema sperimentale-narrativo nel nuovo millennio[11]

In 2015, The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. featured Native New Yorker in a retrospective entitled "American Experiments in Narrative: 2000-2015" [12]

Festivals

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Awards

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  • Tribeca Film Festival - WINNER Best Documentary Short ( 2006)
  • Park City Film Music Festival - WINNER Audience Choice – Best Impact of Music (2006)
  • Park City Film Music Festival - WINNER Gold Medal Jury's Choice - Artistic Excellence (2006)
  • Moondance International Film Festival - WINNER Columbine Award (2005)

Broadcasts

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References

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  1. ^ Independentfilm.com May 6, 2006, "Fifth Annual Tribeca Film Festival Concludes with May 6 Awards Ceremony"
  2. ^ "The Austin Chronicle" M. Savlov, Two Towers, Six Years, and 16 Millimeters
  3. ^ "Tribeca Film Festival" Program Notes, Native New Yorker, 2006 Archived 2011-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "New Internationalist, December 2010, Issue 438" Where is the real cinema? Malcolm Lewis finds quality beyond Disney and exotic settings…
  5. ^ "The Austin Chronicle" M. Savlov, Two Towers, Six Years, and 16 Millimeters
  6. ^ "Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange" A review by Mark S. Tucker
  7. ^ "Tribeca Film Institute" Native New Yorker at the TFI Reframe Collection Archived 2011-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Tribeca Film Institute" About The Tribeca Film Institute Reframe Collection Archived 2011-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Tribeca Film" News & Trends, by the Editors June 4, 2013
  10. ^ "Vimeo from kim schlechter" native new yorker - sound of silent film festival in New York
  11. ^ "50a Mostra Internazionale del Nuovo Cinema, Pesaro 23 - 29 giugno 2014" Teatro Sperimentale
  12. ^ "National Gallery of Art"National Gallery of Art Film - Spring 2015
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