Sparrow Duet
Animated abstract shapes and gestures dance together playfully with bird-like motion. The original music score was composed and performed by Gary Chang
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Steve sockiDirector
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Steve SockiProducer
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Gary ChangMusic Composer & Performer
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Barbara EddyAssociate Producer
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Project Type:Animation, Experimental, Short
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Runtime:3 minutes 55 seconds
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Completion Date:November 20, 2015
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Holland Animation Festival, The NetherlandsUtrecht
Netherlands
March 15, 2016
World Premiere -
Athens Animfest, GreeceAthens
Greece
April 7, 2016
Greece Premiere -
Video Festival Imperia, ItalyImperia
Italy
April 26, 2016
Italy Premiere -
Melbourne International Animation Festival, AustraliaMelbourne,
Australia
June 21, 2016
Australian Premiere -
Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival, ChinaHong Kong
China
April 30, 2016
Asian Premiere; Chinese Premiere -
Animaze - Montreal Int'l Anim Film Fest, CanadaMontreal
Canada
August 18, 2016
Canadian -
Athens International Film and Video Festival, Ohio USAAthens, Ohio
United States
April 4, 2016
Midwest USA Premiere, Ohio Premiere -
Euro Fest-St Petersburg, RussiaSt. Petersburg
Russian Federation
June 4, 2016
Russian Premiere -
Brooklyn Film Festival, USABrooklyn New York
United States
June 3, 2016
New York Premiere -
Inde Gathering Int'l Film Festival, USACleveland Ohio
United States
August 11, 2016
Ohio
Honorable Mention -
Kolaksai International Film Festival, UkraineKolaksai
Ukraine
October 1, 2016
Ukrainian Premiere -
Arte Non Stop Film Festival, ArgentinaBuenos Aires
Argentina
September 27, 2016
Argentina -
BuSho - Budapest Short Int'l Film Fest, HungaryBudapest
Hungary
August 30, 2016
Hungarian -
Cutout Fest- Int’l Anim & Art Festival, MexicoQuerétaro
Mexico
November 17, 2016
Mexico -
Madeira Film Festival, PortugalFunchal, Madeira
Portugal
April 28, 2016
Regional Premiere; Portugal Premiere -
Blow-Up Chicago Arthouse Film FestivalChicago
United States
November 3, 2016
Chicago Premiere; Illinois Premiere -
Experimental Superstars, SerbiaNovi Sad
Serbia
May 1, 2016
Serbian Premiere -
Intermediaciones Videoarte, ColombiaMedillín
Colombia
October 4, 2016
Columbian -
Anima Sào, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilSão Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
September 13, 2016
Brazilian, South American -
Jahorina Film Festival, Sarajevo BosniaSarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
September 21, 2016
Bosnian -
Delete TV, London UKLondon
United Kingdom
October 28, 2016
UK Premiere -
Los Angeles Cine Fest, USALos Angeles California
United States
October 28, 2016 -
European Film Fest, Mainstream & Underground, MoscowMoscow
Russian Federation
October 22, 2016
Moscow -
Linoleum – Int’l Animation & Media Arts Fest, UkraineKiev
Ukraine
September 15, 2016
Ukranian -
Countryside Animafest CyprusNicosia
Cyprus
July 21, 2016
Cyprus -
Under 5 Minute Animation Feedback Film Fest, CanadaToronto
Canada
September 25, 2016
Montreal -
Flick - Fledgeling Film Fest - Pennsylvania USAIndiana, Pennsylvania
United States
April 23, 2016 -
Los Angeles New Wave Int'l Film Festival, USASanta Monica, California
United States
May 17, 2016 -
Fest Int’l del Cinema d’Arte, ItalyBergamo
Italy
October 5, 2016 -
Under 5 Minute Festival, Toronto CanadaToronto
Canada
October 1, 2016
Canadian Premiere -
Columbia Gorge Int’l Film Fest, USABig Bear Lake California
United States
September 22, 2016 -
Order & Chaos - Iota Salon, San Francisco USASan Francisco
United States
August 26, 2016 -
Animation Attack, Atlanta USAAtlanta, Georgia
United States
May 21, 2016
Southern USA Premiere, Georgia Premiere -
Green Mountain Film Festival, Vermont USAMontpelier, Vermont
United States
March 18, 2016
North American Premiere, USA Premiere -
Motion Commotion at ICON9, AustinTexas, USAAustin Texas
United States
June 6, 2016 -
Free State Fest, Lawrence Kansas, USALawrence, Kansas
United States
June 20, 2016
Kansas Premiere -
Blue Sky Animation Festival, Ohio USAWooster Ohio
United States
September 5, 2016 -
Locomoción FestivalCDMX
Mexico
October 28, 2016
Mexican Premiere -
Multivision FestivalSt. Petersberg
Russian Federation
October 28, 2016 -
Cinemistica FestivalGranada
Spain
November 17, 2016
Spanish Premiere -
Cinque Continenti Film FestivalVenosa
Italy
November 27, 2016 -
Salair Int'l Inde Film FestivalKamen-na-Obi
Russian Federation
November 10, 2016
Semi-Finalist Award -
Animation MarathonAthens
Greece -
Stonefair Int'l Film FestPiatra-Neamt
Romania
December 19, 2016
Romanian Premiere -
ZOOM International Film FestivalZblizeṅia
Poland
February 20, 2017
Polish Premiere -
Martinique Int’l Film FestFort-de-France
Martinique
March 22, 2017
Martinique -
Purgatory Film ExhibitionDetroit
United States
March 12, 2017 -
Ann Arbor Film FestivalAnn Arbor, Michigan
United States
March 21, 2017 -
Anim8 Int’l Film FestLos Angeles
United States
March 24, 2017 -
Chicagoland Shorts Vol. IIIChicago
United States
May 30, 2017 -
AccessCode Film Festival,Bangalore
India
June 16, 2017
Indian Premiere -
300 Seconds Short Film FestivalToronto
Canada
July 10, 2017 -
Technochat Film FestivalBarcelona
Spain
Distribution Information
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Chicagoland Shorts Volume IIICountry: United StatesRights: Internet, Video / Disc
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Art & ShineCountry: FranceRights: Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Paid TV
Steve Socki received an MFA from California Institute of the Arts where he studied under his mentor Jules Engel. He worked for over 25 years in Hollywood as an animation director & producer on animated TV series such as Rugrats, Hey Arnold, Curious George, The Simpsons, & Futurama. He was nominated for 5 Emmy Awards, and won 1. Steve is currently teaching animation at DePaul University in Chicago.
Personal Link: www.linkedin.com/pub/steve-socki/3/b94/560/
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0811973/
Artists Statement
“Sparrow Duet” film: Steve Socki; music: Gary Chang; November 2105
My animated film developed from hand-drawn pastel art, based on motion studies of birds, and the moving patterns they suggested. The film is a non-narrative story, focusing on the timing and the motion, not the artwork. It's a kind of short dance piece that's choreographed with abstract shapes and textures - interacting playfully with each other and woven together with the impressionistic music, creating a more poetic etude.
I would classify my work as Experimental Animation, since the story does not follow a typical narrative. This piece could enter either Animation or Experimental categories, based on festival criteria.