ON THE OTHER SIDE is a living portrait of the aging woman as her “youngness” slips away. Based on a poem by Natalie H. Rogers, the film interweaves voice, animation and music to lay bare the essence of a woman’s vanishing youth; her aging process is irrevocable revealing a deeply fragile and touching reality.
I had seen the film several times before, but this time it really struck me like a bolt of light how artfully you have granted us the viewers the privilege of actually entering into the lives and histories of these women artists. It was such a tender and yet powerful statement revealing the life force that thrusts itself in their need to create. A momentary glimpse into the soul of the artist, in such an authentic and beautifully presented manner. To grow old and to continue speaking out through their art. And you put it ll together so artfully .The choices you made for the stops and start, the personal sharing and then the presentation of the the art. It was inspiring.
Natalie Rogers, actor, playwright and poet
Narrated by:
- Avis Boone
- Duvall O’steen
- Natalie H. Rogers
Screenings & Festivals:
- Across Divides: Borders and Boundaries in Contemporary Art, Defner Museum, NY
- AXW Film Festival, Anthology Film Archive, New York, NY
- Asbury Shorts, The Auditorium on Broadway, New York, NY
- Experimental Documentaries, Cellular Cinema, Minneapolis, MN
- Experimental Documentaries, Anthology Film Archive, New York, NY
- Ozark Shorts Film Festival, 2016, Lamar, Missouri
- Art Night, Third Space Gallery, Davis, CA
- Nevada Women’s Film Festival, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Equinox Women Film Festival , 2016, Palmer, Alaska
- First Goldensun Short Film Festival, 2016, Malta
- The Pythians webzine
