Inspired by a newspaper article about the plight of monarch butterflies, using found footage from four different sources, I edited, optically-printed, superimposed, scratched on, bleached and otherwise altered the film to highlight, lament and challenge the monarch butterflies’ dilemma. –Caryn Cline

Butterfly Disaster

Narrative breaks down into a searching and tentative score, while optically printed flowers pass greens and reds and dirt against a scratchy white sky, then sometimes purples and blues and pink.

Film Tattoo

In "Horse Fare" two equine-obsessed filmmakers interact with three horses and their owner. While grooming, saddling and riding, they ponder the connection between the animals and themselves and find a contemporary resonance for this relationship as they discover how and why the owner acquired them as foals.