Artist Leo Vait Creates New Sign for the Kachemak Bay Campus of Kenai Peninsula College in Homer Alaska

 

 Artist Leo Vait Creates New Sign for the Kachemak Bay Campus of Kenai Peninsula College in Homer Alaska

Homer, Alaska artist Leo Vait works together with fabricator Doug Schwiesow to create a new sign for the Kachemak Bay Campus of Kenai Peninsula College. Leo talks about his process as we see photos of the project. 

Photographs by Scott Dickerson 

Soundtrack by Andrew Vait 

Montage by Miriam Elizondo

Tamamta Katurlluta

Tamamta Katurlluta: The Gathering


The Gathering is a biennial event held in Homer, Alaska which brings communities together to celebrate Native Alaskan culture.  In 2006, the villages of Port Graham, Nanwalek, Seldovia, Kenai and Savoonga gathered to share their traditions.   

This film was made possible by a generous grant from the Rasmuson Foundation.  It is archived in the permanent collection of the award-winning Pratt Museum in Homer, AK.

Nothing is Better Nothing is Best

Nothing is Better Nothing is Best 

The 24-hour genre is explored in this quirky, short documentary that features three young travelers who find themselves in Homer, Alaska.  

Using the title phrase "Nothing is Better Nothing is Best", the filmmakers were asked to conceptualize, storyboard, cast, shoot and edit a film in just 24 hours.  

Delightfully, all three reveal their deep dedication to oral hygiene.  

Original music by John Buenrostro.  

MOLESKINE ®

MOLESKINE® 

MOLESKINE® is a short, experimental documentary about initial impressions of Homer, Alaska.  The story is not uncommon:  a new arrival to the last frontier, friendless, jobless and homeless.  The filmmaker's '86 VW Golf, tent, and black MOLESKINE® notebook were her only articles of comfort and company. Memory, reprieve, and curiosity are examined through time-lapse photography and elusive verse.

This film was created for the collaborative show Between Time: An International Exhibition of Work from Film and Digital Artists from Korea and the United States which exhibited at MTS Gallery in Anchorage, AK and at the Nam Jun Paik Arts Center in Seoul, Korea in 2010.  

Original soundtrack written and performed by Michael Walsh and Miriam Elizondo.