Evan Mather Explained

Evan Mather (born 25 February 1970) is an American landscape architect, urban designer, and filmmaker. He is primarily known for his work in the genre of web film[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] specifically the reconfiguration of personal histories[6] and exploration of memory landscapes.[7]

The most successful web-stream films, of course, are made with the format in mind. American film-maker Evan Mather's work, such as Icarus of Pittsburgh (2002), is a good example: densely packed with visual and aural information, his films seem made to be watched intently, in isolation and cocooned by headphones.[8]

Background

Mather was born in New Orleans and spent his childhood in Baton Rouge. He is a second-cousin of A Confederacy of Dunces author John Kennedy Toole. In 1993 he received a degree in landscape architecture from Louisiana State University. In 1995 he started the online video site Hand Crafted Films as a forum to experiment with the self-distribution of short films via the Internet. He gained early notoriety[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] for his animated short films featuring Star Wars action figures. Most recently his films have focused on design and architectural issues, notably his 2009 documentary short film A Necessary Ruin about a geodesic dome ostensibly designed by Buckminster Fuller and its raison d'etre in Baton Rouge.[17] [18] [19] [20] [21] A 2011 advocacy film, A Plea For Modernism, attempted to save a historic modernist elementary school in New Orleans.[22] [23] [24] [25] [26] Mather's first feature film, From Sea To Shining Sea, was funded by Kickstarter[27] and premiered at the National Building Museum in 2014.[28] In 2017, Evan Mather was elevated to the ASLA Council of Fellows.[29] In Fall 2021, his documentary essay film Sanctum was awarded a Professional Communications Award of Honor from the ASLA.[30]

Filmography

!Year!English Title!Genre!Notes
1998Quentin Tarantino's Star WarsAnimation (Stop Motion)Profiled by Henry Jenkins.[31]
1998Godzilla Versus Disco LandoAnimation (Stop Motion)Screened at Cinequest,[32] Winner: "Best Animation", Microcinefest.[33]
1999Kung Fu Kenobi's Big Adventure[34] [35] Animation (Stop Motion)Screened at International Film Festival Rotterdam, January 1999.
1999Vert[36] MockumentaryFirst short film shot on digital video.
1999Les Pantless Menace[37] Animation (Stop Motion)First animated short film using digital video.
1999Buena Vista Fight ClubAnimationScreened at FIFI 2000 (2nd Edition Festival International du Film de L'Internet), Lille.
2000Fansom the Lizard[38] AnimationSubject of RES magazine profile; screened on Sundance Channel; Winner: "Best Animated Short Film", 2001 1 Reel Film Festival;[39] Winner: "Best Animated Video", Microcinefest;[40] screened at International Film Festival Rotterdam, January 2001.[41]
2001AIrplane Glue[42] [43] [44] [45] Comedy dramaWinner at SeNef 2001, Seoul.[46]
2001"Red Vines"[47] Animation, Music VideoMusic video for Aimee Mann from "Bachelor No.2".
2002Icarus of Pittsburgh[48] [49] [50] MockumentaryScreened at 2003 Sundance Film Festival.[51] [52] [53]
2003"Pavlov's Bell"[54] [55] Animation, Music VideoMusic video for Aimee Mann from "Lost In Space".
2003Bodybags[56] Comedy dramaCreated for 2003 1 Reel Film Festival.
2004A Fool's Errand[57] Mockumentary
2004My Big Fat Independent MovieAnimationAnimated title sequence for feature film.
2005The Image of the City[58] EssayAdaptation of Kevin Lynch text.
2005ExpressionsDocumentaryDocumentary portrait of a landscape architect.
2006Scenic Highway[59] EssayAutobiographical Baton Rouge travelogue; Screened at SXSW 2007.[60]
2007So What?Documentary2008 ASLA Communications Honor Award.[61]
2009A Necessary Ruin: The Story of Buckminster Fuller and the Union Tank Car DomeDocumentaryFunded by grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts;[62] narrated by Frances Anderton; premiered at National Building Museum.[63] [64]
2010The Patron Saint of TelevisionAnimationAnimated story about Saint Clare of Assisi.
2010Eagle Rock (Los Angeles) CaliforniaEssayCreated for Los Angeles magazine.
201039-A: Een Reisverhaal Van Eindeloos (A Travel Tale of Interminable)EssayTravelogue to Kennedy Space Center; Winner "Best Documentary" Webcuts.11, Berlin; Screened at SXSW 2011;[65] [66] Dallas International Film Festival.[67]
2011A Plea For ModernismDocumentaryNarrated by Wendell Pierce.[68]
2011TellyAnimationFunded by Kickstarter;[69] Screened at Cinequest[70] and HollyShorts Film Festival.[71]
2012I Am An ArtistAnimation (Stop Motion)
2012Building a Sustainable FutureDocumentaryDocumentary about the Burbank Water and Power EcoCampus.
2012Olympic & Western: A Primer on the Typographic Order and an Argument for its Proper Usage in the Built EnvironmentEssayScreened at Cinequest.[72]
201212 Minutes to VegasTime-lapseFirst time-lapse video experiment.
2013From Sea to Shining Sea[73] [74] Time-lapseFirst feature film; time-lapse video across United States.[75]
2014S,M,L,XLA: A Time-Lapse Circumnavigation of Los Angeles[76] Time-lapseTime-lapse circumnavigation of Los Angeles.
2015HringvegurTime-lapseSecond feature film; time-lapse circumnavigation of Iceland.[77]
2016Sic Erat Scriptum[78] EssayScreened at 2016 International Festival of Landscape Architecture, Canberra.[79]
2017My Two KentuckysEssayTravelogue through Midwest via TV Guide.
2017How to Read an IslandEssayAerial land use interpretation of Pelee Island.
2018World Famous in Poland: Evan Mather and the Making of "Hannah and Her Midichlorians"EssayAnimated adaptation of Hannah and Her Sisters using Star Wars action figures.
2019Looking for Mister SoloEssay
2019A Missal for Rapid CityEssayCreation of TV Guide for Rapid City, South Dakota during Apollo 11.
2020SanctumEssayDocumentary essay about the landscape architectural transformation of Magic Johnson Park and its impact on the adjacent Willowbrook community; 2021 ASLA Communications Honor Award.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Amateur Auteur Likes It That Way. Kahney. Leander. 2002-06-15. Wired. 2019-08-23. 1059-1028.
  2. News: The best of July's cyber cinema. Stables. Kate. 2001-06-30. The Guardian. 2019-08-23. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  3. News: Moviemaking in Cyberspace. Andersen. Soren. August 28, 2000. Tacoma News-Tribune.
  4. News: Making Movies, the Do-It-Yourself Way, on the Web. Mirapaul. Matthew. January 21, 1999. The New York Times.
  5. News: Our Takes: Evan Mather. Brabham. Dennis. May 2001. IFC Rant.,
  6. Web site: Digital Histoire(s): The Cyber-cinema of Evan Mather. Clayfield. Matthew. en-US. 2019-08-23.
  7. Web site: Event> Archi-Filmmaker Evan Mather In Focus. 2012-08-09. Archpaper.com. en-US. 2019-08-23.
  8. J. Bell . Eat My Shorts . Sight & Sound . May 2004 . 26 . British Film Institute.
  9. News: May The Farce Be With You. Pemberton. Daniel. August 1998. Esquire.
  10. News: Not My Starr War. September 28, 1998. Newsweek.
  11. News: Evan's Star Wars Cinema. December 1998. Details.
  12. News: Lando Versus Godzilla?. Nickell. Joe Ashbrook. 1999-04-24. Wired. 2019-08-23. 1059-1028.
  13. News: Jedi Farce. May 7, 1999. Entertainment Weekly.
  14. News: Evan's Star Wars Cinema. Lavoisard. Stéphane. December 1998. Micro Dingo.
  15. News: Evan's Star Wars Cinema. December 1998. Ministry (aka Ministry of Sound).
  16. News: Sei Dein Eigener Held. Stern. Elias. March 14, 2001. Jetzt.
  17. Web site: Film: 'A Necessary Ruin: The Story of Buckminster Fuller and the Union Tank Car Dome'. www.architectmagazine.com. 2019-08-23.
  18. Web site: Demolished Bucky Fuller Dome Subject of New Documentary 2010-04-29 Architectural Record. www.architecturalrecord.com. 2019-08-23.
  19. News: Looking Inside a Diamond. Roedel. Jeff. March 2010. 225.
  20. Web site: Midcentury Architecture Experiments on Film. 2010-04-07. Metropolis. en-US. 2019-08-27.
  21. Web site: "A Necessary Ruin" Documents the Demise of an Industrial Classic. 2010-04-12. KCRW. en. 2019-08-27.
  22. Web site: A School on Stilts. 2011-05-27. Metropolis. en-US. 2019-08-27.
  23. Web site: Film: A Plea For Modernism. www.architectmagazine.com. 2019-08-24.
  24. Web site: A Plea from New Orleans. Gillin. Jaime. Dwell. 2019-08-23.
  25. Web site: Video> A Cry for Modernism in NOLA. 2011-05-31. Archpaper.com. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  26. Web site: 1950s school could become belated |expected=casualty}} of Katrina]. Bey. Lee. WBEZ. en. 2019-09-01.
  27. Web site: Kickstarter of the Week: From Sea to Shining Sea. Britt. Aaron. Dwell. 2019-08-23.
  28. Web site: National Building Museum Screens Film by LSU Landscape Alumnus Evan Mather. 2014-03-24. COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN. en-US. 2019-08-23.
  29. Web site: 2017 Fellows Profiles asla.org. www.asla.org. 2019-08-22.
  30. Web site: 2021 ASLA Professional Awards.
  31. Book: Jenkins, Henry . Convergence culture : where old and new media collide. 2006. New York University Press. 0814742815. New York. 64594290. registration.
  32. Web site: EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF CINEQUEST IN SAN JOSE. 1999-03-15. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  33. Web site: MICROCINEFEST: BALTIMORE'S UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL. 1998-11-16. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  34. Web site: BLOWUP: NEW VISIONS 2003 – FESTIVAL REEL. 2004-01-13. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  35. Web site: On a Galaxy of Sites, 'Star Wars' Fever Rises. archive.nytimes.com. 2019-08-24.
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  37. Web site: LES PANTLESS MENACE. 2001-03-03. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  38. News: Digital Habitat: Evan Mather. Draper. John. RES. 3. 3.
  39. Web site: ANIMATOR EVAN MATHER WINS BEST SHORT. 2001-09-29. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  40. Web site: MICROCINEFEST UNLEASHES WINNERS. 2000-11-11. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  41. Web site: Evan Mather. 2015-09-04. IFFR. en. 2019-08-27.
  42. News: Airplane Glue. Menzies. Tank. 2001-09-01. Wired. 2019-08-24. 1059-1028.
  43. Web site: MICROCINEMA'S INDEPENDENT EXPOSURE RETURNS. 2001-01-21. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  44. Web site: "AIRPLANE GLUE" SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT. 2001-01-10. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  45. News: The best of July's cyber cinema. Stables. Kate. 2001-06-30. The Guardian. 2019-08-24. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  46. Web site: Forward Migration: Indie filmmaker, SeeBeale.com. 2001-12-15. Macworld. en. 2019-08-27.
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  48. Web site: MICROCINEMA'S INDEPENDENT EXPOSURE – SEPTEMBER 2002. 2002-09-25. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  49. Web site: "ICARUS" AT ATOM. 2002-10-04. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  50. News: Cyber cinema: November 2002. Stables. Kate. 2002-11-01. The Guardian. 2019-08-24. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  51. Web site: LET THE SUNDANCE ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL BEGIN. 2002-12-17. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  52. Web site: "ICARUS" WINS THIRD PLACE IN 2003 SUNDANCE ONLINE FILM FESTIVAL. 2003-01-28. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
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  55. Web site: PAVLOV'S BELL. 2003-08-25. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  56. Web site: BODYBAGS. 2003-08-24. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  57. Web site: A FOOL'S ERRAND. 2004-10-28. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  58. Web site: THE IMAGE OF THE CITY. 2007-09-03. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  59. Web site: SCENIC HIGHWAY. 2007-03-18. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  60. Web site: 2007 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SHORT FILMS LINE-UP. 2007-02-15. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  61. Web site: ASLA 2008 Professional Awards. www.asla.org. 2019-08-24.
  62. Web site: Graham Foundation > Grantees > Evan Mather. www.grahamfoundation.org. 2019-08-23.
  63. Web site: Rise of the Archi-doc. 2010-03-18. Archpaper.com. en-US. 2019-08-27.
  64. Web site: LEARN ABOUT "A NECESSARY RUIN" WITH FILMMAKER EVAN MATHER. 2010-03-19. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  65. Web site: 2011 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES MIDNIGHTERS, SXFANTASTIC FEATURES AND SHORT FILMS LINEUP. 2011-02-10. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  66. Web site: SXSW 2011: HE DIDN'T SLAY ONE DRAGON, MAN! MEGA-UPDATE FROM THE FESTIVAL. 2011-03-17. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  67. Web site: 2011 DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL SCHEDULE. 2011-03-14. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  68. Web site: Treme Star Wendell Pierce Makes a Plea For Modernism. Bear. Rob. 2011-05-24. Curbed. 2019-08-24.
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  71. Web site: 2012 HOLLYSHORTS FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FULL LINEUP. 2012-07-30. Film Threat. en-US. 2019-08-24.
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  76. Web site: Young Designers Create Interactive Experiences at the A+D Museum. Gilmartin. Wendy. 2014-07-02. LA Weekly. en-US. 2019-08-24.
  77. Web site: Hringvegur: A Time-Lapse Circumnavigation of Iceland. Kickstarter. en. 2019-08-23.
  78. News: Prehistoric Palimpsests. Mortice. Zach. January 5, 2017. Landscape Architecture Magazine.
  79. Web site: AnthropoScene Short Film Competition Winners. www.aila.org.au. 2019-08-23.

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