The Lost Mariner, 2014, 5’45’’, HD video (photo cut-out)

Jimmie G. was a real patient of neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks and his unique condition left him ‘unmoored in time’ (as related in the book The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat). This experimental film uses photographs to explore how identity is inexorably tied to memory and the perception of ourselves in time. The Lost Mariner has screened at venues worldwide.

Credits:

A film by Tess Martin, inspired by “The Lost Mariner” from “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” written by Dr. Oliver Sacks.  Supervising Producers – Warren Etheredge, Brad Hutchinson; Young Jimmie – Ruud Aarden; Old Jimmie – Hank Botwinik; Doctor – Kieran Dolan; Ray – Tjeerd Knoop; Voice of Ray – Jeff Hoyt; Film Shoot Camera – Thijs van Gasteren; Sound Design – Production House Media; Music – Jason Staczek. Created at AKV|St Joost, The Netherlands

SCREENINGS
Worlding the Brain Symposium, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Nov 2, 2017
Open Theater MeMeme, Anyang, South Korea, Sept 15-17, 2017
Hotel Eastlund, Lower Boom October Program, Portland, OR, Oct 5-31, 2016
Disposable Film Festival featured at Exploding Cinema, Cinema Museum, London, UK, Oct 1, 2016
Moonrise Film Festival, Wells, Canada, Aug 26-28, 2016
Psychology Animation: Animated Mind, Image Power, Renmin University Art Gallery, Beijing, China Aug 9-Sept 9, 2016
Shot in the Dark: hand-crafted animated shorts from around the world, Seattle, WA, USA, Aug 8, 2016
Black Maria Film Festival retrospective, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., USA, Aug 6, 2016
Animix, Tel-Aviv Animation Festival (The Animation Comics Caricature International Festival), Tel-Aviv, Israel, Aug 2-6, 2016
Animation Attack!, Atlanta, GA, May 21, 2016
Northwest Fest, Edmonton, Canada, May 8, 2016
Riverside International Film Festival, Riverside, CA, May 6, 2016
Future Film Festival, Bologna, Italy, May 6, 2016
Black Maria Film Festival retrospective, Anthology Film Archives, New York City, USA, April 28, 2016
Stop Motion Now: Handmade Animation in the Digital Age, Nijmegen, Netherlands, April 23, 2016
Disposable Film Festival, San Francisco, CA, April 7, 2016
Cartoons & Bloody Marys, Seattle Transmedia & Independent Film Festival, Seattle, WA, March 26, 2016
Richmond International Film Festival, Richmond, VA, March 3-6, 2016
Black Maria Film Festival, NJ, USA & tour, Feb 2016 – WINNER, Jury’s Choice Award, 2nd Prize
Animated Dreams, Tallinn, Estonia, Nov 18-22, 2015
Seattle Shorts Film Festival, Seattle, WA, Nov 14-15, 2015 – NOMINATED, BEST ANIMATION
CutOut Fest, Querétaro, Mexico, Nov 12-15, 2015
Cucalorus Film Festival, Wilmington, NC, Nov 11-15, 2015
Underexposed Film Festival yc, Rock Hill, SC, Nov 4-7, 2015 – WINNER BEST ANIMATED FILM
INVIDEO, Milan, Italy, Oct 28-Nov 1, 2015
Strange Beauty Film Festival, Durham, NC, Oct 22-24, 2015
Imagine Science Film Festival, New York City, NY, Oct 16-24, 2015
Tallgrass Film Festival, Wichita, KS, Oct 16-17, 2015
FICSAM, International Mental Health Film Festival, Faro, Portugal, Oct 8-10, 2015
European Animated Film Festival Balkanima, Belgrade, Serbia, Oct 6-10, 2015
Stoptrik International Film Festival, Maribor, Slovenia, Oct 1-4, 2016
AnimaSyros International Animation Festival, Syros, Greece, Sept 24-27, 2015
Netherlands Film Festival, Utrecht, Netherlands, Sept 23-Oct 2, 2015
Raindance Film Festival, London, UK, Sept 23-Oct 4, 2015
Animacursed: International Festival of Darkness Animation for Adults, Rio de Janeiro, Sept 03-13, 2015; Sao Paolo, Sept 24-26, 2015
Massachusetts Independent Film Festival, Somerville, MA, Aug 26, 2015
Chain NYC Film Festival, Long Island City, NY, Aug 14, 2015
Snake Alley Film Festival, Burlington, IA, Aug 6-8, 2015 – WINNER BEST STUDENT FILM
San Antonio Film Festival, San Antonio, TX, July 28-Aug 2, 2015
Filmadrid, Madrid, Spain, June 5-13, 2015
Animasivo, Mexico City, Mexico, May 27-31, 2015
Seattle International Film Festival, Seattle, WA, May 24, 2015
Sunscreen Film Festival, St. Petersburg, FL, April 30-May 3, 2015
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, Philadelphia, PA, April 17-25, 2015
Fete de l’Anim, Lille/Tourcoing, France, March 27-29, 2015
American Documentary Film Festival, Palm Springs, CA, March 26-30, 2015 – WINNER, BEST ANIMATED FILM
Flatpack Film Festival, Birmingham, UK, March 19-29, 2015
Holland Animation Film Festival, Utrecht, the Netherlands, March 18-22, 2015
Byron Bay International Film Festival, Byron Bay, Australia, March 6-14, 2015
ANIMATEKA, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Dec 8-14, 2014
Seville European Film Festival, Seville, Spain, Nov 9-15, 2014
PrimAnima World Festival of First Animations, Budaors, Hungary, Oct 29 & 30, 2014 – WORLD PREMIERE