Short Films, Animations, Documentaries, Experimental works, it's all here, selected for rapid consumption and containing Adult Themes. Accompanied by live theatre and multi-media performances, VJ and DJ's, bands and special one-off events.

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REVOLVING MUFF

7 - 10 + 15 July 2002 Programs 1 - 5
Revolver Upstairs, 229 Chapel Street, Prahran

PROGRAM 1 - Sunday 7 July, 8pm - Revolver Upstairs

Mini MUFF launch. With guests DJ David Thrussell and Trevor 4ever with the Sweat n Pet dancers.

Kann Ich Was Abhaben? (What's In It For Me?) Directed by Johannes Keassenburg/Klaus Reinelt Germany 16.40
Human dreams in the testing lab and a struggle for personal freedom. This film was made by filming around 15,000 photos.

Dealers Day Directed by James Brett UK 4.30
Set in a future Britain, a black comedy revolving around one day in the life of a drug dealer.

Dark and Stranger Directed by Cameron Stewart Australia 5.32
A stranger comes knocking in the middle of the night, with a seemingly innocent request.

Lincoln & 31st Directed by Damien Caldwell USA 12
Two kids that hang out at a gas station because they have nothing better to do…

Earthquake Directed by James Brett UK 1.30
Earthquake! Run for the hills you fools, run for the hills! Aaaaargh!

Ablution Directed by Eric Patrick USA 12.30
A film ritual in three acts, Ablution traces a character's dissociative journey through an archetypal cleansing.

The Upstairs Neighbour Directed by Eric Manchester Australia 13.30
Nightly sounds of violence from the apartment above drive Mark, a writer, to distraction.

Amadeafragment Directed by Celine me Ait-Manna France 6
She…

Enough Directed by Gary Ravenscroft Australia 12
When the mundane daily grind is interrupted by a life changing realisation, advertising executive David Dalaney's life starts to fall into pieces.

PROGRAM 2 - Monday 8 July, 8pm - Revolver Upstairs

California Uber Alles part 1. With guests not The Greasy Hawaiians, but... and DJ B. Danger
Means of Production: California Underground Film 1989 - 2001 Compiled by Other Cinema USA 95
The best of 12 years of Californian Underground Short Cinema. A profile of 6 emerging underground filmmakers from the West Coast. Curated by J.X.Williams

PROGRAM 3 - Tuesday 9 July, 8pm - Revolver Upstairs

The bluest, the kinkiest, the sexually frankest and the occasionally downright strangest of MUFF 2002's short films. With guests DJ Tuffy Selecta, MC Circle K and a costume parade...

Bourgeois Boredom Directed by Tatiana Doroshenko Australia 3
What DO "they" get up to in the dark and the decadent "SUBURBS!!"

Lustmord Directed by Gwynne Fulton Canada 10.30
Experimental psycho-horror about a deranged hospital chambermaid's nightmarish vision of her repressed fantasies.

Bacondom Directed by Joe Craig New Zealand 6.30
"Deliverance" meets "Babe".

The Film that John Lennon Couldn't Make Directed by Rupert Costa de Silva Australia 0.54
Yoko Ono attempted to capture John Lennon getting an erection in a film called 'Self Portrait', John was unable to get it up - this filmmaker has attempted to recreate and complete the task in this film.

Porn Again Christian Directed by Luke McGowen Australia 10
An aspiring actress answers a casting call with a sleazy producer. Throw in some lollies, an unlikely hero and a week of foam and a star is porn.

Splinters Directed by J R Phillips Australia 4.30
Drugs and sex can sometimes make you want to smash glass and bathe in splinters.

Better Mistressing Directed by Steve Spangaro Australia 3.13
Now everyone can get the most out of their slave with these handy hints from the mistresses Ursula Fettisha.

Blue Haven Directed by Julian Cautherley USA 17
Two skateboarders journey to find the perfect swimming pool to skate. But $40,000 and a sex change later, they find true love instead.

Peanut Butter Porn Directed by Claire Henry Australia 12.7
A feminist fetishist filmmaker tells the story of her tastefully dirty sex life in this post-modern punk peanut butter porno.

Beast Directed by Renee Brack Australia 2.17
Business and pleasure DO mix - badly.

Joystick Directed by Steve Hall USA 3
Some girls just wanna have fun.

Salim's Surprise Directed by Tai Tran & Tony Pitman Australia 14
He has a secret… are you sure you want to know?

The Private Girl's Club Directed by Janet Howe Australia 4.15
A quirky, fun and revealing documentary about the Brazilian Wax.

PROGRAM 4 - Wednesday 10 July, 8pm - Revolver Upstairs

The best of the locally-made shorts, with filmmakers in attendance. With DJ Is]Nod plus a live improvised film shoot of sorts...

Fashion Police Directed by Daniel Laurence Australia 7
We join the ultra sexy, PVC clad squad as they pass bloody judgement on fashion offenders & those slightly out of date.

Listless Directed by Maya Linden Australia 9
Listless explores forbidden memories, forbidden moments, emotions, and sensations. It is about the door we never opened…

The Arsonists' Riddle Directed by Ben West Australia 4
With a passing nod to the early work of Junet, The Arsonists Riddle is a black and psychological tale of a sadistic man obsessed with lighting match after match after match.

Gone Fishin' Directed by Sam Genocchio Australia 13
Tucker, who is in love with his childhood buddy, now worker, Boaz, comes out of the closet with disastrous results.

Neon Moon Directed by Nassiem Valamanes Australia 7.30
A horticulturalist living in a future world where humans are no longer part of nature but have instead learnt to control it.

Coming from Behind - Der Schnoopster Down Under Directed by Richard Coburn Australia 5.20
Schnoops Waldi Wan is Germany's biggest export since quality smallgoods. Young, dynamic PR man Robert Pilkington sees the Teutonic Hip Hop legend as the touring artist who will break him into the bigtime.

Spend! Directed by Nick Batterham Australia 13.45
A mint twenty-dollar note enters circulation

My Happiness Directed by Cassandra Tytler Australia 3.33
Elvis. Hunka Burning Love. Don't be cruel, love him tender, be his teddy bear. Vegas nights, prescription haze, obesity, exhaustion, death. Long live the King.

No Strings Attatched Directed by Keiran Fitzpatrick Australia 10
Follows the high expectations of JJ Speedball 7 Slurvie Vaughn into the surprising world of the Queensland Air Guitar Championships.

PROGRAM 5 - Monday 15 July - 8pm - Revolver Upstairs

With guests DJ David Thrussell, Lady Hannah Cadaver + Xtian, Max and Lee Caldwell.
Other Cinema: Experiments In Terror: The Horror Film and Its Spawn Compiled by Other Cinema USA 90
Recent works of experimental filmmakers working within the genre of horror. Special attractions include Alfred Hitchcock's guided tour of Norman Bates' mansion! And subliminal horrors shot in "psychorama"!

PROGRAM 6 - Sunday 21 July, 5pm - George Cinemas

Terzo° e Mondo Directed by Daniele Pignatelli Italy 74.30
Terzo° (Third) and Mondo (World) live together in a magic room. They belong together like master and slave, being and not being, money and work. One of them has nothing, the other, everything - or so it seems.

A Dozen for Lulu Directed by Naomi Jaye Canada 12
A tale of chance meeting. Two very different people… and donuts.

PROS and CONS Directed by Brett Hochkins/Robert Bonica Australia 23
A video camera falls into the lap of a low life conman. Every time the camera is switched on we become part of his seedy life. What follows is the never ending pursuit for cash that culminates in a fast moving scam.

ICQ Directed by Greg McLean Australia 21
A man meets a girl via a strange website and is drawn into a surreal and dangerous world after he attempts to find her.

Fist A'Cuff Directed by Michael Metzner Australia 32.20
Two contemporary artists step into the ring to face up against each other.

PRE-FEATURE SHORTS

Culture Directed by Jon Lucas Australia 10
Screening: Opening Night - Thursday 11 July, 7.30pm - George Cinemas
Matt is a DJ and promoter at Eurasia nightclub. Here, bouncers are his buddies, celebrities nod his way knowingly, and the drink card is currency.

Muse 6 Directed by Sarah Rogacki USA 20
Screening: Friday 12 July, 3pm - George Cinemas
NYC 1980. Spraycans rule the streets, police crack down on graffiti crews, and . . . Martine wants the mad fame.

Subject to Change Directed by Michael Labman USA 22
Screening: Friday 12 July, 5pm - George Cinemas
Their interests lie in each other. For better and for worse. Sooner and later, the worse gets the better of them all. Or so it seemed. One thing is certain: their love, their lives, their worlds are all subject to change.

Nocturne Directed by Michael Chrochetiere Canada 6
Screening: Saturday 13 July, 11am - George Cinemas
An impressionistic portrait of Montreal in a nocturnal fog that is simultaneously beautiful and foreboding.

Grave Concerns Directed by Dave Redman Australia 6.40
Screening: Saturday 13 July, 12am - George Cinemas
For years the grave robbing business has been quite lucrative, but these days it's a bit harder to make a living.

The Delivery Directed by Andreis Mission Australia 22
Screening: Monday 15 July, 2.30pm - George Cinemas
It's five to five on a Friday afternoon and there's just one more job to do before the weekend. A black comedy about fate, family honour and corporate real estate.

The Machine Directed by Michael Craft Australia 18
Screening: Wednesday 17 July, 3pm - George Cinemas
Driven by a force he cannot control, enchanted by a vision he cannot understand, a simple man descends into the world of the machine.

Do You Believe in Love, Man? Directed by Douglas Watkin Australia 8.30
Screening: Sunday 21 July, 1pm - George Cinemas
Jewels Logan is looking for a nice simple guy. Peter O'Neil is a nice 'simple' guy. Could this be love… man?

DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM - Tuesday 16 July, 3pm - George Cinemas

High Rocks
Directed by Jason Blalock
USA 19.30
The story of a swimming hole inhabited by a mix of drop-outs, druggies, drifters and rebellious youth. A shocking documentary portrait of a typical American swimming hole.

Champion Blues
Directed by Aletha Rodgers
USA 48.57
Champion Blues follows a Los Angeles blues singing legend, Mickey Champion, from her roots in Lake Charles, LA, to Los Angeles' Central Avenue, where she performed with Billie Holiday and taught Tina Turner some moves, to the California venues of the present day.

The Daddy of Rock 'n' Roll
Directed by Daniel Bitton
Canada 59
Introductory portrait of underground music hero Wesley Willis.

MUSIC VIDEOS AND COMPUTER ANIMATIONS

Eighties Enough
Screening: Saturday 20 July, 11pm - George Cinemas
A delicious decade of excess and flux. From New Wave to New Romantic, from Garage to Grunge, the eighties had it all and then packaged it in a nice corporate box. If you didn't love it you weren't there!

Five and Dime
Screening: Thursday 18 July, 5.15pm (with Films of 2001: Scott Becker) - George Cinemas
To follow on from the theory that "all you need to do to get on Rage is strap a camera to a dog's back". Here is a 'hat's off' to some of those who have done it on the cheap.

Films of 2001: Scott Becker
Directed by Scott Becker
USA 48
Screening: Thursday 18 July, 5.15pm (with Five and Dime) - George Cinemas
A series of computer 'desktop' movies that were created for CD-ROM-based multimedia presentations on various cultural, political and anarchistic societal commentaries, produced by the author during 2001.