
BIFF Offscreen: Let Them Eat Cake (w/ Kate)
Unity Island
Join artist Kate Gaudy for cake at the Canadian border!
Friday October 10 through Thursday October 16 @ K:Dara
Velella Velella, 16mm to digital video, 2025, 2:25 minute loop w/ stereo sound
Velella Velella is a cameraless film in the tradition of Stan Brakhage's "Mothlight," which takes celluloid as the medium for an encounter between the moving-image, and the materiality of San Diego's shoreline ecosystems.
About the Artist:
James DeLisio is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles and San Diego. His filmmaking practice uses experimental nonfiction to explore the histories and ecologies of Southern California. His work has been supported by the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts, the William Male Foundation, the Russell Foundation, and Labocine. Previous films have screened internationally at the Slow Film Festival, National Film Festival for Talented Youth, the San Diego Asian Film Festival, and more.
WEBSITE: https://jamesdelisio.com/
Stills from Velella Velella courtesy of the artist.
Join artist Kate Gaudy for cake at the Canadian border!
Join artist Stephanie Rothenberg for oysters at the Canadian border!
Join artists Stephanie Rothenberg + Kate Gaudy (+ more TBA) for a Westward facing picnic w/ live performances!