Demi Pietchell: Film, Video, Photography, and Interaction Design

The 057 (2007) Feature-length experimental documentary exploring the connection between trauma narrative and collective memory by exposing viewers to ten years of video based documentation of a group of friends united by tragedy. Music by ISE, Projktnine, Reid, Shameful Act, Jennifer Kircherr and Demi Pietchell.

Fake in Front (2005) Pixilation process, music video. Music by FnB.

Idolatry (2005) Experimental documentary short exposing the connection between nightlife and ritual. Music by Jennifer Kircherr and Demi Pietchell.

Coney Island (2005) Surrealist performative experimental documentary exploring the gap between the nostalgic mythical view of Coney Island and the modern reality of the location. Inspired by the ironic tone of Luis Bunuel's Land Without Bread, the vintage filmstrip style narration in 'Coney Island' shows no mercy or compassion for the people it describes, causing a reaction of simultaneous humor, disgust, shame, and horror within its audience. 'Coney Island' explores the notion of society's 'tough love' heartlessness for the heroin addict, especially among his/her peers. The comic notion of society's having looked the other way is portrayed to an extreme which causes the audience to face its laughter as ironic guilt through its measure of coldness and cruelty.

Relative Dysfunction (2003) Narrative short. Jordyn, a sarcastic, defiant teenage girl attempts to balance her vulnerability and cynicism in a world where children no longer live sheltered and protected lives. Feeling trapped between the nosiness of her mother and the lack of attention she receives from her father, Jordyn decides to live her life in her own way, running with a wild crowd, taking illegal and prescription drugs to combat her depression, angst, and ultimately, a pervasive sense of suburban boredom. When the drug money runs out, Jordyn turns to burglary and prostitution. Music by Human Landscapes and The Yoko Theory.

Demi Pietchell is a producer, writer, director, video artist, and photographer whose work is personal and experimental, exploring the gaps between time and memory through the deconstruction of narrative, culture, myth, and media. She has been responsible both on and off set for managing creative collaboration among small and large crews from concept to completion of the pre-production, production, and post-production processes.

She has written, directed, and produced seven shorts, including RELATIVE DYSFUNCTION (2003), CONEY ISLAND (2005), FAKE IN FRONT (2005) and IDOLATRY (2005). Her work has been shown domestically and internationally in festivals and exhibitions, with the honor of receiving Best Long Format Narrative Drama, DV Awards; Best Picture and Best Writing, Palm Beach Film Society Competition, Palm Beach International Film Festival; and the Grand and Silver Goldie Awards.

With a fiscal sponsorship from the Independent Film Project, Pietchell is currently writing, directing, and producing THE 057 (2007), an experimental documentary feature exploring the connection between trauma narrative and collective memory by exposing viewers to ten years of video based documentation of a group of friends united by tragedy in their youth. She is also spearheading a viral marketing and public relations campaign for AskEJean.com, a social networking site allowing users to give and receive advice, pioneered by E. Jean Carroll, advice columnist for Elle Magazine.

M.P.S. Interactive Telecommunications, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, New York, NY, May 2006

DV Awards, UT “Relative Dysfunction” 5.15.03 Winner, Best Long Format Narrative Drama

Tisch School of the Arts at New York University Best of Sight and Sound for Film Showcase, NY Untitled Spring 1999

Florida Association for Media in Education Awards, FL “Swarm” Spring 1995 Second Place, Music Video