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• ALMT-FS: 1 Second Film and International Women’s Day

  March 7th, 2010

  ALMT-Funday Sundays is a diversion from the rest of the week.

  Tomorrow is International Women’s Day, an international holiday celebrating women’s achievements. It also happened to be the nine year anniversary for the 1 Second Film, a non-profit that celebrates art and the collaborative process.

  I first came across the 1 Second Film in 2005 and I loved its premise: there are 24 frames within one second of animation and each frame of their one second film is a giant painting that was created during an art party at CalArts. Here’s the video of their painting party:

  Another thing that I loved was the ability to donate to the project in return for a producer’s credit. The idea is not a new one, but the way they executed it was very clever, along with the ability to easily outbids celebrities like Christina Ricci, John C. Reilly, Michael Cera, Steve Buscemi, Woody Harrelson, Michel Gondry, Coolio, John Cameron Mitchell, Charlie Kaufman, Pierce Brosnan, Kevin Bacon, Stephen Colbert, Spike Jonze… the list goes on and on.

  One year from tomorrow is their proposed deadline for this one second film, complete with an hour of credits accompanying a making-of-documentary. They intend to have a big red carpet premiere to all contributors.  So, with as little as $1 you can become a part of collaborative history. Or if you like, you can tell them I sent you!

  The 1 Second Film has raised $314,357.45 with a goal of raising one million dollars/members, with all proceed going to the Global Fund For Women. So whether you are a lady or love the ladies (or maybe just your mom), you can help out a great cause by being part of this stellar community.

  And as a big fan of 24, I will leave you with the trailer and this video of generous Keifer Sutherland:

  March 7th,2010 Blogging, Funday Sundays, Video | Sections: 1 Second Film, CalArts, Charlie Kaufman, Christina Ricci, collaborative, Coolio, documentary, International Women's Day, John C. Reilly, John Cameron Mitchell, Keifer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, Michael Cera, Michel Gondry, non-profit, Pierce Brosnan, Spike Jonze, Stephen Colbert, Steve Buscemi, Woody Harrelson | 1 Comment