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Films and VideosThe films and videos listed below are predominantly the creation of Paolo Davanzo. As filmmaking is a collaborative process, there are many others who contributed their time, energy, and resources to create these works. These people are acknowledged in the credits of each film.
Special Announcement: We will be releasing a DVD of Paolo Davanzo's films and videos in the Winter of 2008. Please check back for details.
Pick a year: 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Earlier
2008
Owen's Valley USA16mm, work-in-progress This experimental documentary explores the issues of water rights, land usage, and sustainability. Watch Excerpt. (370KB: Requires Quicktime 7) Back to the top2007
Ukrainian TourSuper 8, 3 minutes Paolo Davanzo and Lisa Marr travelled around the Ukraine performing music and showing films. This is a snapshop of their tour.
South Central Trees16 mm, work-in-progress This project highlights the saving of 100+ trees from the defunct South Central Los Angeles Farm. This documentary tries to honor the families who built their lives around the land.
Farm Lab16 mm, super 8 & video, work-in-progress Farmlab is a transitional project between Not A Cornfield and the emerging Studio for Social Sculpture. It is a multi-disciplinary investigation of land use issues.
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2006
Not a CornfieldSuper 8 & video, 100 minutes The Not A Cornfield project transforms an industrial site into a cornfield for one agricultural cycle. The project serves as a metaphor for reflection and action. Watch Excerpt (649KB: Requires Quicktime 7) 
When You're FiveSuper 8, 4 minutes A claymation film made for a surrogate nephew in Vancouver Canada. Watch Excerpt (1.25MB: Requires Quicktime 7) 
Viva35mm, 120 minutes A suburban housewife in 1972 finds herself in the middle of the Sexual Revolution. In this tribute to vintage sexploitation films, Paolo Davanzo plays a lecherous hippie.
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Important16mm, 4 minutes Grover Records of Stockholm, Sweden, commissioned this video. Lisa Marr and Paolo cover a Jonathan Richmond song. Watch Video (4.64 MB: Requires Quicktime 7)
View from Jack Lynch's WindowVideo, 2 minutes In 2005 Paolo was an Artist-in-Residence in Cork, Ireland. For three weeks he set up a camera on his windowsill to film the changing Irish skyline. Watch Video (3.24MB: Requires Quicktime 7) 
Water WaterVideo, 1 minute Living in Ireland for 3 weeks in 2005, Paolo discovered that water was a constant force in his time there. Watch Video (1.91MB: Requires Quicktime 7) 
May the FOURce be with YouVideo, 4 minutes Every year, Paolo Davanzo and Lisa Marr make a film for her nephew, Max. This is the film when Max turned four and had nothing but Star Wars and robots on the brain.
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100 Minutes Around the WorldSuper 8 & video, 60 minutes On April 3, 2004, one hundred filmmakers from around the world shot films for one minute. This is Paolo's contribution.
GWSuper 8 & video, 8 minutes Inspired by the Republican Presidential Convention of 2004, this film examines the inconsistencies with our “Shock n’ Awe” Administration.
The Picnic16 mm, 7 minutes While teaching at a local college, Paolo asked his students to make a film about picnicking in the park.
AngelinaPXL 2000, 3 minutes After being in a vicious car accident where his car was totaled, Paolo made a film to remember her honor.
Three is the Magic NumberVideo, 4 minutes Stealing the music from the classic School House Rock song, this film celebrates Max's third birthday. No Animals were harmed in the creation of this work.
SunsetSuper 8, 7 minutes On a cloudy fall afternoon, Paolo tied a Super 8 camera to the handlebars of his bicycle and rode 23 miles down Sunset Blvd to watch the Sunset. Watch Video (8.93MB: Requires Quicktime 7) Back to the top2003
La PerdidaSuper 8, 6 minutes "La Perdida" is a Spanish term meaning "The Lost." This film is a home movie of a 2-week journey deep into the heart of Mexico. Watch Video (6.92MB: Requires Quicktime 7) 
The Beards LiveVideo, 9 minutes Paolo Davanzo sat in on a sound check for the infamous Beards. His 15 minutes of fame?
Coyote Lake Wind RaceVideo, 12 minutes Childhood friends Alec Miller, Paolo Davanzo, and Peter Miller built a windcar that traversed a dry lakebed in Joshua Tree, California.
Monday Morning Echo ParkSuper 8, 5 minutes The Lisa Marr Experiment released a new album and asked local filmmakers to make films for each song. Here is Paolo's ode to Echo Park. Watch Video (7.13MB: Requires Quicktime 7) 
Polyester Road DiariesVideo, 25 minutes In 2003, Paolo Davanzo set out to the heartland of California with two Japanese students and a young prophet who looked remarkably like Jesus. Back to the topEarlier
PicininSuper 8 & 16 mm, 5 minutes, 2001 "Picinin" means "childhood" in Venetian dialect. When Paolo lived in Venice for 3 months as an adult, he tried to see the world as his father, a Venetian, saw it 30 years earlier.
Troppo Bella16mm, 4 minutes, 1999 Too Beautiful as the name implies. A short that captures the physical and ephemeral beauty of our world. Watch Video (3.33MB: Requires Quicktime 7) 
The Super 8 ChroniclesSuper 8, 30 minutes, 1998 From the moment Paolo bought an old Super 8 Camera from his neighbors yard, he has been making home movies. Here are a few images.
Castelli in Aria16mm, 6 minutes, 1998 This film celebrates the life and times of Paolo's parents who left this world far too quickly. The image is of Paolo and his father skindiving in Yugoslavia. Watch Video (7.16MB: Requires Quicktime 7) 
Passive AnarchySuper 8 & 16 mm, 8 minutes, 1997 Paolo was in China for the 1995 UN Conference on Women and tried to capture a society at odds with itself. Watch Video (11.45MB: Requires Quicktime 7) 
Death of the Father16mm, 12 minutes, 1997 Adapted from a Charles Bukowski short story, this film was shot and edited in Humboldt County using an entirely volunteer cast and crew.
Pirates and Corsairs16mm, 5 minutes, 1996 A tribute to Freemasonry in the California Redwoods.
Sunny Day Afternoon16mm, 4 minutes, 1996 On a sunny day in paradise, a group of friends took two boats, some bottles of wine and a 16mm camera on an adventure down the Klamath River. Watch Excerpt (481KB: Requires Quicktime 7) 
Tipo16 mm, 5 minutes, 1994 This is the first 16mm film Paolo shot in 1989. It is a collage of California cults and freaks.
First ChurchSuper 8, 3 minutes, 1993 The first Super 8 film that Paolo made challenges the role of religion in contemporary America.
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My Fear of WaterSuper 8 & video, 7 minutes, 1992 One of Paolo's first videos, this piece incorporates old family home movies to help reconstruct memories of Paolo's childhood and his fear of water.
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