6/7/08 TICKS show at The Five Spot in Little 5 Points - Atlanta, GA:

DOORS OPEN AT 1PM!!!!!!

3PM - TRIAL BY FIRE

3:30PM

"Table Kid Kirby: Magic Mirror" Dir. Paul Whittington (5mins.)

"Table Kid Kirby: Realm of the Spiral Sky" Dir. Paul Whittington (5mins.)

3:45PM - SICKFIGURES

4:15PM

"Table Kid Kirby: The Other" Dir. Paul Whittington (5mins.)

"Table Kid Kirby: Darkness" Dir. Paul Whittington (5mins.)

4:30PM - MICE IN CARS

5PM

"Table Kid Kirby: Table Escape" Dir. Paul Whittington (5mins..)

5:15PM - CAN CAN

featuring "Sissy Boy Slap Party" Dir. Guy Maddin (7mins.)

5:45

"Pretty Kitty" Dir. Gregory McDonald (4mins

6PM - CINETROPE
featuring a live art experience from
HANDJOB

6:30PM

"Sword of Damocles" Dir. Grant Goans (5mins.)

6:45PM - JEFFREY BUTZER & THE MIDWIVES

7:15PM

"Divisions" Dir. John DeFazio (6mins.)

7:30PM - THE SEXUAL SIDE EFFECTS

8PM

"Man Drawing a Reclining Woman" Dir. Grant Goans (5mins.)

8:15PM - MISFORTUNE 500

9PM - BLAST OFF BURLESQUE

9:30PM

"Join the Resistance Fall in Love" Dir. Franklin Lopez (15mins.)

9:45PM - BLACK MONA LISA

10:15PM

"Distraction" Dir. Steven Lapcevic (2mins.)

10:30PM - SLOW MOTION CRASH

11PM

"Daydream" Dir. Steven Lapcevic (2mins.)

11:15PM - ENTERTAINMENT

Midnight - FEEDING FINGERS

 

 

Make Friends with "TICKS"
"TICKS" is a feature-length stop-motion/C. G. I. animated film being created by yours truly through my production company, Tephramedia, in association with I. M. A. G. E. Film & Video of Atlanta, and is expected to be completed by late 2010.

The film has been in production since January 1, 2008 and is involved in an on-going process of fundraising and promotion through the sale of media and art objects through this site, private donations, and through fundraising/networking events just like this, made possible by the generous assistance and participation from arts and entertainment communities within Atlanta, GA and from all over the globe.

The first of such events will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2008 at The Five Spot in Atlanta, GA (Little Five Points), where for one evening (from 4PM to last call at 2AM), under one roof, we will have a comprehensive arts and entertainment showcase and networking party entirely open to the public in exchange for a $5 admission fee (and/or any additional donation that our attendees wouldn't mind parting with) that will go toward the funding of "TICKS".

Artists and representatives from the music, film, television, animation, performance, graphic and photographic communities will be present and are encouraged to take advantage of this gathering to get to know one another and thread together the many multi-disciplined and talented people present within our city and also to tap into one another's local audience and fan base.

I have been so fortunate over the past five years to have worked so closely within the music, film, animation, and other arts communities here in Atlanta that I want all of my friends to meet and work with all of your friends, while at the same time helping to make Atlanta's first non-profit, locally produced and financed feature-length animated film.

And... this is sort of my farewell to everyone that has made all of this possible. I will be grounded in my studio working on "TICKS" (expected to be complete by December 2010), the second full-length Feeding Fingers album (titled "Baby Teeth" and expected to be complete by January 2009), and a novel (untitled as of 3/19/08 and expected to be complete and published by June 2009).

$5 Admission -

We will have live performances from some of Atlanta's best musical acts, including:

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Feeding Fingers
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Slow Motion Crash
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Entertainment
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Black Mona Lisa
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Jeffrey Butzer & The Midwives
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Cinetrope
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Can Can
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Trial by Fire
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Misfortune 500
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Mice in Cars (tentatively)
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Sick Figures
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The Sexual Side Effects

Film screenings and representation from:

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Independent Media Artists of Georgia, Etc. (I. M. A. G. E. Film & Video of Atlanta)
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Association International du Film d'Animation (A. S. I. F. A. - Atlanta)
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An exclusive film personally submitted by renowned Canadian filmmaker, Guy Maddin
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Stickfigure Records
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Industrial Strength Promotions (I. S. P.)

And more...

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Performances from Blast Off Burlesque
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The Hand Job Art Experience
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Silent Art Auction and Show
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Animated, Surreal, & Avant-Garde film shorts

And more to come...
We Still Have an Open Call for Submissions for Artwork & Photography for the Silent Art Auction & Show!

We are still accepting submissions for the silent art auction & show. The early deadline is May 1, 2008. The final deadline is May 15, 2008. There will be a separate room in the back of The Five Spot that will serve as a gallery space where we encourage artists of all disciplines to display and sell their work. We are letting the artists name their terms of sale for this auction. Keep the money that you want and donate whatever you want. Just let us know what works and feels fair for you and we'll work with you.

Please contact us IMMEDIATELY if you want to get involved in this, and please tell your friends. The silent art auction and art show is being coordinated by three people, making it as easy as possible to get you in here:

Justin Curfman

(770-317-5439)

Rachel Spicgulia

Chris Hamer

Sharron Scott

Posted: 4/14/08

Radio Interview from 4/13/08 100.5FM The Buzz in Gainesville, FL - Download it here:

http://justincurfman.com/feeding_fingers_buzz.mp3

Posted: 4/1/08

This is what's going on:

- Feeding Fingers is playing a show at The Alcove Gallery in Decatur, GA on Friday, April 11, 2008 in support of an art show opening with artwork from Valery Milovic, JustinK, Kevin Titzer, and Matt Sesow.

- Feeding Fingers will be interviewed Sunday, April 13, 2008 on 100.5FM The Buzz in Gainesville, FL on Resurrection Radio with Leroy the Lovetoy. The show will run from 8PM - Midnight. There will be an interview and Feeding Fingers merchandise giveaways as an aid to help promote this show...

- Feeding Fingers will perform Saturday, April 19, 2008 at The Backstage Lounge in Gainesville, FL in conjuction with Heart of Darkness Promotions

- Article from Insite Magazine (Gainesville, FL):

"FEED YOUR NEED FOR NEW WAVE"
by Erin Everhart

Heads up, Gainesville. A post-punk, new-wave force is heading into foreign territory. The Atlanta based indie trio, Feeding Fingers, is coming to Gainesville on April 19 for their first Florida performance.
Accented by frontman Justin Curfman’s imaginative and wildly intriguing lyrics, Feeding Fingers’ sound is surreal, melodics, and oddly dream-like - addictive, if you will.
Before he was the mastermind behind Feeding Fingers, Justin gained fame as an international award-winning multi-media artist for his work in stop-motion animated films. The next step was to release his music live, so he worked up a catalog of never-released tunes and scoured Atlanta to sign on bass player Todd Caras and percussionist Danny Hunt. After tweaking the music a bit, Feeding Fingers started performing around Atlanta about two years ago.
At first, Feeding Fingers was just a publicity stunt for Justin’s music, but the chemistry between the three musicians was undeniable, and their success skyrocketed. Soon, they were booking gigs around Atlanta, scoring a deal with Stickfigure Records, and recording tracks for their first album, "Wound in Wall".
"I thought that this was just going to be a short lived thing," Justin says. "I didn’t really expect this to happen all at one time." What’s next for the dark-wave band of the Southeast?
Feeding Fingers is set to perform along the East Coast and jet set to Europe at the end of the year, but most of their efforts are directed toward releasing a second album. As for Justin, he’s juggling between performing and finishing up production of his newest feature-length animated film, "TICKS".
Check out their Gainesville show at Backstage Lounge at 10PM, and with Feeding Fingers putting on a solo act, it’s safe to expect a solid two-hour set.
- Erin Everhart
Insite Magazine
Gainesville, FL
http://www.insitegainesville.com

 

- On Saturday, June 7, 2008 at The Five Spot in Atlanta, GA this will happen from 1PM to 2AM:

The "TICKS" film fudraiser show is confirmed and being put together right now. We have the bands in place. We have the films in place. We need more artwork for the silent art auction, however, it has been coming together pretty well recently. Just keep checking the "TICKS" page for more updates. And, if you want to submit artwork to the show just get in touch with me... it's not that hard. :)

- After the "TICKS" fundraiser show I will disappear until 2009. This will be the last Feeding Fingers show until 2009. We will be recording another album that I would like to have released in spring of 2009. It will be titled "Baby Teeth"

- I will be working on "TICKS" full-time in order to get it finished by 2010

- I will be working on a novel also...