__F__or the past three years, Seattle cinephiles have been blessed with a monthly microcinema presentation from Blackchair Productions called Independent Exposure, in which the city's Speakeasy Cafe becomes a screening room for new short films, videos, and computer art. Now the rest of us can find these jewels on the Internet.
The Sync Web site presents these monthly minifestivals in RealVideo. And what a selection of films! There is the seven-minute romp Wire Girl, billed with the breathless lines: "She's young, she's beautiful, she's totally naked, by Mark O'Connell." Somewhat more sober, but equally eye-popping, is Hooray! The Economy Is Booming, in which the current cheery national fiscal news is somehow lost on those who pay bills. Enter the Shag portrays a battle royale between Dog Star Man and Fist of Fury.
Independent Exposure offers a loopy collection that is never mundane. Forget the multiplex, the video store, or the TV - get on the Internet and catch these films!
STREET CRED
Speech Recognition - To Go Dutch Hitmeister
When the Background Eclipses the Game
Cine-Exposure
