LiveBox - “Doves and Crocodiles”
Open Call - Single-channel video and video installation

LiveBox is developing a series of video screenings and video installations inspired by or in dialog with selective literary themes or authors. “Doves and Crocodiles” is the first in the series; we are looking for video projects influenced by Edgar Allen Poe’s body of work or ethos. If you’re a fan of the macabre and the mystery this could be an opportunity for you.

Poe is most known as the father of the detective story, the master of horror and the voice of “The Raven”, but he also wrote hoaxes as news, comedic works, satire, parodies, sketches and experimental stories. He developed a theory of composition, which he used on his works of poetry and fiction: create a single and total psychological/spiritual effect on the reader. Theme or plot was subordinate to the construction of a single intense mood. We are interested in all creative approaches; surprise us with innovative applications of the lens and sound.

Submissions must be received by Sept 1, 2010. To submit email a URL link of your piece on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/ no other links will be reviewed) and a link to your website, or mail a digital copy of a CV, bio, synopsis, jpeg images and a QT file or DVD to:
Catherine Forster
LiveBox submissions
1031 North Shore Dr
Crystal Lake, IL 60014