HOLOGRAPHIC WILL
Mike Stoltz, USA, 16mm, 5 min, 2023 A domestic swirl filmed while the building was being sold. How much longer can we afford to stay? A kaleidoscopic portrait of destabilization during the struggle to stay in a rent-controlled apartment amidst an affordable housing crisis. Shot frame by frame, moving the camera between every image. Single frames move forward in time, creating afterimage combinations without superimpositions. A phased drum machine soundtrack emphasizes the percussive quality of the image. With gratitude to neighbours and the Los Angeles Tenants Union Northeast Local. Mike Stoltz (1981). 10+ films since 2010; screenings at venues including Toronto International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, and Courtisane Festival. Programmer of screenings at venues including Magic Lantern Cinema and Echo Park Film Center. 10+ cassettes, 7″s and split LPs since 2003 on labels including Rare Youth and Independent Woman Records. Lives between California and New York.
