'The Discomfort of Everything' is a program of 6 short films curated by Diego Ramirez and Taylor Mitchell, as a part of the fortnightly Dogmilk Degustations screenings.
"Narcissus is enthralled by their darkened reflection in a pool of oil. Wellness influencers call this state of capitalism a red flag on TikTok. But that is such a pissy thing to say, so give Narcissus an igniting match and listen to the atonality of their manic laughter. You have 15 seconds to make a counter TikTok. The doom scroll begins with a snip-snap-whoosh from the banality of your Facebook-marketplace patio chair.
The Discomfort of Everything looks at how the moving image gazes at this state of contemporary uneasiness. From increasingly uninhabitable landscapes, to unrestrained body horrors and the toxicity of Reddit, these works turn the frame into a dark mirror. We gaze at its reflection to observe our shadow and contemplate the psychological pollution of the present. The only green flag here is the beam of the projector, everything else is red."
- Diego Ramirez
Works (in screening order)
A Century Plant in Bloom - Ross Meckfessel | 10:16
Hard As You Can - Tiyan Baker | 12:05
Vox - Philip Brophy | 6:16
White Walls - Alessandro Sedda and Annalisa Ciacco | 14:55
Trans-apariencia-estéreo-voodoo - Bruno Varela | 4:06
The Harvest (Pilot Episode) - Andrew Roberts and Mauricio Muñoz | 12:05
