Utah 1978 is an 8-1/2mi. video by Inflatable Deities - a collaboration with Emily Pelstring, commissioned for SAW Video Association's 30th Anniversary project: Jog and Shuttle. The project asked 4 video artists to create a work using 30-year-old analog video equipment.
Utah 1978 is a series of vignettes that combine the sensibilities of video art, sketch television comedy, and home videos. "Serial Breaker" follows the character, Marygold, as she naively wreaks havoc on an otherwise peaceful neighbourhood. In the sic-fi world of "Das Baby", two club-goers get stuck in a time loop. Set to the warped soundtrack of Bobby Darin's "Dream Lover", the 3rd sketch opens on the humble Utah dwelling of Frankie and her niece, Finessa. Chaos, sinister magic, and miracles ensue when Frankie's Christmas Leg goes missing...
Screenings:
Arboretum Festival, Ottawa, ON
Ottawa Explosion Music Festival, Ottawa, ON
SAW Video Association, Jog and Shuttle, Ottawa, ON