Evan Mather

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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]

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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

YearEnglish TitleGenreNotes
1998Quentin Tarantino's Star Wars Animation (Stop Motion) Profiled by Henry Jenkins. [31]
1998Godzilla Versus Disco Lando Animation (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] Mockumentary First short film shot on digital video.
1999Les Pantless Menace [37] Animation (Stop Motion) First animated short film using digital video.
1999Buena Vista Fight Club Animation Screened at FIFI 2000 (2nd Edition Festival International du Film de L'Internet), Lille.
2000Fansom the Lizard [38] Animation Subject 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 drama Winner at SeNef 2001, Seoul. [46]
2001"Red Vines" [47] Animation, Music Video Music video for Aimee Mann from "Bachelor No.2".
2002Icarus of Pittsburgh [48] [49] [50] Mockumentary Screened at 2003 Sundance Film Festival. [51] [52] [53]
2003"Pavlov's Bell" [54] [55] Animation, Music Video Music video for Aimee Mann from "Lost In Space".
2003Bodybags [56] Comedy drama Created for 2003 1 Reel Film Festival.
2004A Fool's Errand [57] Mockumentary
2004My Big Fat Independent Movie Animation Animated title sequence for feature film.
2005The Image of the City [58] Essay Adaptation of Kevin Lynch text.
2005Expressions Documentary Documentary portrait of a landscape architect.
2006Scenic Highway [59] Essay Autobiographical Baton Rouge travelogue; Screened at SXSW 2007. [60]
2007So What? Documentary 2008 ASLA Communications Honor Award. [61]
2009A Necessary Ruin: The Story of Buckminster Fuller and the Union Tank Car Dome Documentary Funded 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 Television Animation Animated story about Saint Clare of Assisi.
2010Eagle Rock (Los Angeles) California Essay Created for Los Angeles magazine.
201039-A: Een Reisverhaal Van Eindeloos (A Travel Tale of Interminable) Essay Travelogue to Kennedy Space Center; Winner "Best Documentary" Webcuts.11, Berlin; Screened at SXSW 2011; [65] [66] Dallas International Film Festival. [67]
2011A Plea For Modernism Documentary Narrated by Wendell Pierce. [68]
2011Telly Animation Funded by Kickstarter; [69] Screened at Cinequest [70] and HollyShorts Film Festival. [71]
2012I Am An Artist Animation (Stop Motion)
2012Building a Sustainable Future Documentary Documentary 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 Environment Essay Screened at Cinequest. [72]
201212 Minutes to Vegas Time-lapse First time-lapse video experiment.
2013From Sea to Shining Sea [73] [74] Time-lapse First feature film; time-lapse video across United States. [75]
2014S,M,L,XLA: A Time-Lapse Circumnavigation of Los Angeles [76] Time-lapse Time-lapse circumnavigation of Los Angeles.
2015Hringvegur Time-lapse Second feature film; time-lapse circumnavigation of Iceland. [77]
2016Sic Erat Scriptum [78] Essay Screened at 2016 International Festival of Landscape Architecture, Canberra. [79]
2017My Two Kentuckys Essay Travelogue through Midwest via TV Guide .
2017How to Read an Island Essay Aerial land use interpretation of Pelee Island.
2018World Famous in Poland: Evan Mather and the Making of "Hannah and Her Midichlorians" Essay Animated adaptation of Hannah and Her Sisters using Star Wars action figures.
2019Looking for Mister Solo Essay
2019A Missal for Rapid City Essay Creation of TV Guide for Rapid City, South Dakota during Apollo 11.
2020Sanctum Essay Documentary essay about the landscape architectural transformation of Magic Johnson Park and its impact on the adjacent Willowbrook community; 2021 ASLA Communications Honor Award. [30]

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