♥SARAH WEIS♥ // sarahweis.com
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Email: sarah@i3hypermedia.com // mochiscicle@gmail.com
Phone: +1 773.512.0195
Skype: sirrywhite
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♦Co-founder and Creative Director of i^3 hypermedia, May 2007-Present // i3hypermedia.com
♦Casting Director for The Chicago Screenwriters Network, 2012
♦Co-developing Hyper-Cinema with Arturo Cubacub // hyper-cinema.com
♦5.5 million+ total video views on YouTube // bseventeen + others
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♦Partial Filmography on IMDb
♦Discography on Discogs
♦i^3 hypermedia Catalog
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Awards
2011
Amsterdam Film Festival: Van Gogh Award for World Cinema - Music Video (S T R E T C H)
Independents’ Film Festival - Winner, Best Independent Music Video (S T R E T C H)
Myrtle Beach International Film Festival: Best Actress (B-17: A Mini-Epic)
The Talking Pictures Festival: Honorable Mention (S T R E T C H)
2010
Action on Film International Film Festival: Best Experimental Project, Best Actress, 1st Runner Up Art Direction (B-17: A Mini-Epic)
Canada International Film Festival: Rising Star Award for Excellence in Filmmaking (S T R E T C H)
Louisville International Film Festival: Best Music Video (S T R E T C H)
Very Short Movies Festival: Best Music Video (S T R E T C H)
Exhibitions
Upcoming
Les Transnumériques #4 via SPAMM, Galeries, Brussels
2012
Sheroes #9, Toronto // Curated by Lorna Mills
Speed Show: Extra Credit, Penn State Altoona // Curated by A Bill Miller
Evil is Interesting, Antena Gallery, Chicago // Curated by Michael Workman/Antidote Projects
SPAMM Vernissage IRL, La Cantine par Silicon Sentier, Paris // Curated by Thomas Cheneseau + Systaime
2011
SPAMM (Super Art Modern Museum) @ http://spam.fr // Curated by Thomas Cheneseau + Systaime
BYOB Art Basel Miami [Part of LikeArtBasel] // Curated by Daniel Levya
Verge Art Miami Beach // via Astro Space Party
BYOB Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art // Curated by Brian Khek
QR/ART: Shine a Light, Portland Art Museum // Curated by Krystal South
BYOB Chicago, Kunsthalle New // Curated by Nicholas O’Brien + Brian Khek
2010
BYOB NYC, Spencer Brownstone Gallery // Curated by Rafaël Rozendaal
Crates and Laptops, LIVESINNY$LA, Chicago // Curated by Jordan Rhoat, Nate Hitchcock + Dain Oh
Internet Conversation, Co-Prosperity Sphere - Version Festival, Chicago // Curated by Nate Hitchcock + Dain Oh
2009
Xth Biennale de Lyon, France, http://mybiennialisbetterthanyours.com // Curated by Tolga Taluy
European Media Arts Festival, Osnabrück, Germany
Something New Chicago // *Curator with Nikola Tosic
2008
Common Ground: Merging Art and Digital Media for a Healthy Planet, Huan Tie Art Musuem, Beijing
(international | independent | interstitial) festival, i^3 hypermedia, Chicago // Curator
Select Media Festival, Chicago
Version Festival, Chicago
¡Various Performances 2004-2012!
Film Festival Screenings
2012
Boston Underground Film Festival
2011
Miami Short Film Festival
30th Annual New Jersey Film Festival
18th Annual Independents’ Film Festival (Tampa, Florida)
Chicago International REEL SHORTS Film Festival
ONECLOUDFEST, Facebook
Salento International Film Festival, Italy
Queens World Film Festival
The Talking Pictures Festival, Chicago
Myrtle Beach International Film Festival
Artsfest Film Festival, Harrisburg
2010
Cannes Independent Film Festival
London Independent Film Festival
Boston Underground Film Festival
Action on Film International Film Festival, LA
Visionfest, Tribeca Cinemas, NYC
NewFilmmakers Summer Fest, Anthology Film Archives, NYC
Chicago International Movies & Music Festival, Chicago Cultural Center
Very Short Movies Festival, Internet & LA
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
Atlanta Shortsfest
Seen and Heard Music Video Festival, Chicago Filmmakers
Louisville International Film Festival
Red Rock International Film Festival, Zion Canyon, Utah
See the Voice: Visible Verse 10th Anniversary Festival, Vancouver
2009
New Beijing International Movie Festival
Louisville International Film Festival
Mu-Fi Shorts, Chicago
2008
Festival De Cannes – Short Film Corner
2007
Melbourne Underground Film Festival
Boston Underground Film Festival
2006
Select Media Festival, Chicago
Other Screenings
2012 Happy Dog Gallery, Chicago
2011 Colchester Slack Space, UK
2010 Chopin Theatre, Chicago
2010 & 2009 Heaven Gallery, Chicago
2009 Borg Ward, Milwaukee
2008 Monkey Town, NYC
2008 Reversible Eye Gallery, Chicago
Commercial Music Composition
2010 Whole Foods Market: Freshly Caught Halibut // The Escape Pod
Publications
2012 Junk Jet n°5: net.heart! issue // Curated by Asli Serbest + Mona Mahall
Curatorial
2009-2010 Follow Spot Live Art Night (monthly webcast performance night), i^3 hypermedia, Chicago
2009 Something New Chicago, all over city // with Nikola Tosic
2008 (international | independent | interstitial) Festival, i^3 hypermedia, Chicago
¡More Curatorial Work, 2008-2010 to be compiled!
Actor Stuff