Edge of the Woods

two channel video & sound installation
4 min. 36 sec. loop
2009

Edge of the Woods unfolds within the imagination of a young girl on the cusp of puberty. Moving through a lush, dreamlike forest, the video re-appropriates elements of fairy tales to explore innocence, desire, and loss. Structured as a dual narrative, the work blurs the boundaries between characters and the constructed ideas of femininity she inhabits. The dog and the girl mirror one another, shifting roles and sharing a fluid state of consciousness as she enters adolescence.

*also see Edge of the Woods, Photography

credits:
Director: Julie Orser
Cast: Patty Roberts
Assistant Director: Jon Irving
Camera: Julie Orser
Steamicam Operator: Ari Robbins
Crew: Jon Irving & Elmira Mohebali
Hair & Make-Up Artist: Yvonne Ortiz
Dog Trainer: Jim Leske with his dog Bear
Owl Trainer: Christy McGiveron with Sierra
Editor: Julie Orser
Sound Design: Jon Irving
Special Thanks: Urban Bohemia, Debbie Crans, Jon Irving, Gareth Walsh, AJ Wedding, Mountaintop Ranger District - Big Bear, Inland Empire Film Commission, Wildcard Productions
Filmed on Location in the San Bernardino National Forest

exhibitions:
Echo of Echo, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2012
Related Work, UCLA's Department of Art Staff Biennial Exhibition, New Wight Gallery, University of California Los Angeles, CA, 2009