Market Value – Short Films

In November 2009, a multimedia exhibition was presented to an audience as a 30-minute tour through the labyrinth of closing shops. Animated tales of family histories play on monitors propped up on counters, where salami should be. Each turned corner reveals a moving image embedded on its steel walls. Peeking behind the façade of the markets, the audience witnesses stories of conflict, family, trade and incidental humour.

Providing opportunities to linger is identified as one of the essential attributes that enables a Market to function as a site of social interaction. This is then a chance to loiter and linger with purpose, to take time to soak up the distinctive culture that exists in a market place and to proudly showcase the resulting artwork.

Through filmed stories, projections, and digital snippets we explored ways in which collective storytelling became a community-forming activity.

PlayTag!

The market’s life story is being written all the time; even the smallest gesture adds to it. Play Tag! is an exploration of the market through a narrative game of tag. This film is based around the exquisite corpse exercise whereby each line of a story is collectively assembled.

director, Tintin Wulia
executive producer, Tara Prowse
camera, Stuart Liddell & Tintin Wulia

Julieland

Singing Santa, magical girls and a car ride on an easy Saturday morning: a glimpse of the amazing landscapes that shapes Julie’s world.

director, Tintin Wulia
executive producer, Tara Prowse

camera, Stu Liddell & Tintin Wulia
starring, Julie Le

Lisa’s Garden

All for just one apple…

director, Brian Cohen
executive producer, Tara Prowse

camera, Brian Cohen & Naz Allen
cast, Lisa Piccione, Alice Chaw, Jai Singh & Jamie

Through Local Eyes

Charandev Singh is a Darebin local and Preston Market fan.

director, Brian Cohen
executive producer, Tara Prowse
camera, Brian Cohen, Tintin Wulia & Stuart Liddell