Jerome Foundation Supports Minnesota Media Artists

St. Paul-based Jerome Foundation's latest round of grantmaking included support for new works by nine media artists based in Minnesota. The July 2002 grants, which range in size from $8,000 to $15,000, will provide production support for the following artists and projects:

• Billy Golfus, Minneapolis, for "Sex & the Single Gimp," a romantic comedy about a paraplegic who tries to learn to swing dance in his wheelchair in order to meet women.
       
• Chris Larson, St. Paul, for "The Trial (Untitled)," a uniquely idiosyncratic installation that features a man attached to a machine that is powered by two horses.
       
• Adam Levy, Minneapolis, for "10,000 Years," a feature-length, music-driven animated allegory about youth violence and international conflict.
       
• Marti Lufkin, St. Paul, to support "He Ain't Heavy ...," a personal documentary about her severely brain-damaged brother and his impact on their family.
      
• John O'Brien, Lake Elmo, for "The Rise and Fall of it All," a new media work that uses the complementary aspects of music, sound, narrative and imagery to explore the challenges faced by various people who inhabit the margins of society.
       
• Matthew Stenerson, Minneapolis, to support "How to Read a Letter at the End of a Movie," a film that presents ten movie "endings" in a series to examine how movie endings have lives of their own.
       
• Amanda Taylor, St. Paul, for "Freak of Nature," a documentary combining gender theory, case studies, scientific explanations, humorous anecdotes and musical interludes about the existence of gay animals.
       
• Kang Vang, St. Paul, for "Miskas American," a docudrama that takes place before and during the court trials of an older Hmong man named Wa Her Yang, who is convicted of murdering his wife. During the proceedings, Yang finds solace through his lawyer, a young man.
       
• Mark Wojahn, St. Paul, for "What America Needs 2002," an experimental documentary about the United States, a sequel to "What America Needs 1994." The filmmaker will travel from Manhattan to San Francisco asking people the question, "What do you think America needs?"

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