An extraordinary, four-night film series showcasing the unique artistic vision and experimental storytelling techniques of College of the Atlantic T.A. Cox Chair in Studio Arts Nancy Andrews, and a celebration of Andrews’ retirement from COA.  Each night features a live Q&A session with Andrews, where she will discuss her creative process and the themes explored in her films.

 

Live sound night. Aaron Jonah Lewis ’05, COA music professor Jonathan Henderson, Danielle Byrd ’05, and Nancy Andrews perform live music and sound effects for the following films:

 

FLOWER (2025, 4 min.)

Accompaniment with four radios

 

SHE HAD SOME WORK DONE (2025, 3 min.)

Accompaniment with drums, electric guitar, and electric bass

 

AN EPIC FALLING BETWEEN THE CRACKS (1996, 20 min.)

Black and white puppet animation with electric guitar, electric bass, keyboard, and sound effects. An Epic Falling Between the Cracks presents the voyages of Frances Coco and her dog sidekick, Lemuel, as related by a documentary filmmaker through film, animation, monologue, and song. Frances, an 18-inch puppet, leaves the comfort of her shoe box bed and sets off on a series of adventures, including to remote locations in outer space and underwater. It’s a space age, existential, Nanook of the North.

 

THE REACH OF AN ARM (2000, 30 min.)

Music, song, and sound effects featuring virtuoso banjo and fiddle player Aaron Jonah Lewis ’05 and bass by Jonathan Henderson.. Peculiarity and Frank Goodin (portrayed by puppets) seek their fortune during the westward movement of the 1800s. Peculiarity has seen the promise of a better life: "The trouble with you, Frank, is that you shot half your brain off. This is your chance to get rich." So they set out in their homemade wagon.