The Odyssey

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THE ODYSSEY premiere/release party at MIX NYC!! Nov.12, 8PM

At 3LD Art & Technology Center

POCKET MYTHS, created by writer Andrea Lawlor, is a series of handmade zines featuring multiple contributing artists and writers, each with the theme of a different Greek (or sometimes Roman) myth. Zines so far include PERSEPHONE, CUPID & PSYCHE, and ORPHEUS.

THE ODYSSEY, coming late summer 2006, is 4th in the POCKET MYTHS series and is a collaboration between Andrea Lawlor and filmmaker Bernadine Mellis. It comprises a zine complete with stories, poetry, and art, and an accompanying film on DVD. The film consists of 24 continuous shorts by 24 groups of filmmakers telling the complete story of THE ODYSSEY, Homer’s epic in 24 chapters.

The story begins at the end of a war, the invasion of Troy by the Greeks, and chronicles the 10-year journey home of one warrior, Odysseus. Having offended Poseidon, the God of the Sea, Odysseus is thwarted at every turn in his voyage, and even passes through the realm of the dead before reaching Ithaka, his kingdom.

The epic hints at what it might mean to travel to wage war, to then try to return to the point of departure, and to have both left behind and carried home chaos. The original impulse to make the film came—in part—out of a desire to create a forum for exploring some of these themes.

Then again, each chapter of THE ODYSSEY represents each filmmaker’s particular interpretation.

THE FILMMAKERS

Book 1

Book 2

Book 3

Book 6

Book 10

Book 12

Book 15

Book 23

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