BasketArt Court (short)

Performance artist, Xray Aims, transforms a Covid-abandoned basketball court into an expansive outdoor installation. The work, which came to them in a dream, culminates in the durational creation of a sculptural weaving that spans one backboard to the other, as dog walkers, neighbors, sport players, and passersby, are invited to dialog about the work. These encounters are underscored by the unique soundscape of Covid: birds, wind, and a busy hospital next door. As the artist ties square knots of the raw material, bicycle inner tubes, Aims also weaves human relationships, to forge meaningful connections in the face of so much disconnection.
(short is 3:27min, there is a longer a 11:29min)
I am currently working on creating CC for this.

  • Xray Aims
    Director
  • Xray Aims
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 27 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Provincetown International Film Festival
    Provincetown, MA
    United States
    June 16, 2022
    North American Premiere
  • BOSTON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
    Boston, MA
    United States
    July 12, 2022
Director - Xray Aims