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24 MIN / ENGLISH + RUSSIAN / COLOR / STEREO / 2009


  BRETHREN ARISE   is a three-part meditation on solitude, environment, and big box retail.

The film was inspired by a song of the same name by Chris Zabriskie, which features throughout the film. 











AWARDS:
Zero Film Festival Los Angeles (WINNER Best Experimental)
Zero Film Festival New York (WINNER Best Experimental)
SCREENINGS:
Art Basel Miami Beach 2010 (Miami, FL USA)
Singapore International Film Festival (Singapore)
Zero Film Festival LA (Los Angeles, CA USA)
Zero Film Festival NY (New York City, NY USA)
Canyon Gorge International Film Festival (Oregon USA)
River's Edge International Film Festival (Kentucky USA)
Costa Rica International Film Festival (Montezuma, CR)
Spark Art Space (Syracuse NY)
Cinecycle (Toronto, Canada)
Cable Car Cinema (Providence RI, USA)
WAMC's "The Linda" Performing Arts Center (Albany, NY USA)
The Hexagon (Baltimore, MD USA)
Anthology Film Archives (NYC, NY, USA)
Videology (with live score by Julia Kent) (Brooklyn, NY USA)


CREDITS:

a film by 
Brent Chesanek

Photographed by
Jason Cacioppo

Music by
Chris Zabriskie

Featuring
Ben Toht, Amelia Martin, Meghan Doherty, Alessandro Magania, Stass Klassen

Sound design & mix
Jeff Hinton