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Roland drives a dada art gallery on wheels and attracts more girls than he knows what to do with. Unfortunately, they seldom stick around. Can it be his chicken imitations? His dead animal skulls? His green body make-up? Can a handsome boy who feels like a Martian find happiness with earth girls? And if not, then with who? Or what?
©1987 – 30 minutes

THIS MOVIE, ABOUT AN ALIENATED ADOLESCENT, HAS EXPLICIT SEXUALITY AND LANGUAGE AND PARENTAL DISCRETION IS ADVISED. NOT RATED.

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This brand new 2nd edition of "Art Cars," features 43 additional photos, a completely new chapter of 16 pages, and the Camera Van on the cover. Published in April 2007 by Blank Books, this is the most complete and contemporary book on this vital art form. Author & Photographer Harrod Blank, offers a guided tour of these visionary artists and their captivating creations, along with their inspiring stories, colorful photography, and a how-to section full of tips on creating your own Art Car! Appropriate for all ages. (8.5" X 11", 160 pages, 380 photos)

"Recommended for all public libraries and academic folk art collections" – Library Journal

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Camera Van 5 Postcards by Harrod Blank

A stunning five pack of postcards that will bring fun and joy to all.

Only $5.00 plus $1.00 for shipping.

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The 18 inch by 24 inch poster and is suitable for framing. It is a limited edition print and you can request for it to be signed by Harrod Blank. The illustrator is the world renown folk artist Calef Brown.


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What if you could morph your car into a mobile work of art, and drive it down the road for all to see? What would it look like? What would the world think of you? How would you be changed?

AUTOMORPHOSIS looks into the minds and hearts of a delightful collection of eccentrics, visionaries, and just plain folks who have transformed their autos into artworks.

On a humorous and touching journey, we discover what drives the creative process for these unconventional characters. And in the end, we find that an art car has the power to change us — to alter our view of our increasingly homogeneous world.

Subjects featured include: Harrod Blank and his Camera Van; World-renowned spoon bender Uri Geller and his fork-and-spoon-covered “Peace Car”; Howard Davis’s “Telephone Car” an obsession-driven telephone collection; & Leonard Knight, a religious folk artist who’s painted his vehicles as well as most of an entire mountain in the desert as a testament to his faith.
Weaving his own tale amidst the others, Blank, as narrator, is the glue that binds these vibrant portraits.

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What if you could morph your car into a mobile work of art, and drive it down the road for all to see? What would it look like? What would the world think of you? How would you be changed?

AUTOMORPHOSIS looks into the minds and hearts of a delightful collection of eccentrics, visionaries, and just plain folks who have transformed their autos into artworks.

On a humorous and touching journey, we discover what drives the creative process for these unconventional characters. And in the end, we find that an art car has the power to change us — to alter our view of our increasingly homogeneous world.

Subjects featured include: Harrod Blank and his Camera Van; World-renowned spoon bender Uri Geller and his fork-and-spoon-covered “Peace Car”; Howard Davis’s “Telephone Car” an obsession-driven telephone collection; & Leonard Knight, a religious folk artist who’s painted his vehicles as well as most of an entire mountain in the desert as a testament to his faith.
Weaving his own tale amidst the others, Blank, as narrator, is the glue that binds these vibrant portraits.

For more information,
email Harrod Blank

or call
520-805-1850

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1. World Premiere at Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Jan 23 – Feb 2, 2009

(See article re-cap of festival in Santa Barbara Independent)

2. SF Indie Fest – Sat. Feb 14th 2009 5:00 pm at Roxie Cinema, San Francisco, CA

Tue. Feb 17th 2009 7:15 pm at Roxie Cinema, San Francisco, CA

Sat. Feb 21st 2009 7:15 pm at Shattuck Cinema, Berkeley, CA

(See article in Pink Section of San Francisco Chronicle)

Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature!
3. Big Sky Documentary Film Festival - Wed. Feb. 18th, 2009 10:30 pm, at Wilma 1, Missoula MT

(See article in Missoula Independent)
4. Ann Arbor Film Festival - Sat. March 28th 2009, 3:00 pm, Michigan Theater, MI

(See article in The Ann Arbor Chronicle)
(You tube video on making of Art Car at UM)
5. Ashland Independent Film Festival – Fri. April 3rd 2009, 9:00 pm, Historic Armory, …and

Sat. April 4th 2009 6:00 pm at the Varisty Theater, Ashland, OR

(See Capsule review in Southern Oregon’s Mail Tribune, See article in Southern Oregon’s Mail Tribune, the Oregonian, Ashland Daily Tidings & on NBC TV Medford)
6. WorldFest Houston International Film Festival – Sat April 18th 2009, 7:15 pm, Sun. April 19th 2009, 5:00 pm,

AMC Studio 30, Houston TX

Remi Award Winner!
7. Independent Film Festival BOSTON- April 25th 2009, 2:30 pm, Sommerville Theater, (Davis Square), Boston, MA

(See review by festival)
8. Newport Beach Film Festival – April 26th, 3:15 pm, Edwards Island 5, Newport Beach, CA
9. Lubbock Arts Festival - Fri. May 1, 2009, 7PM, Firehouse Theater, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts,

511 Avenue K, Lubbock, TX
10. 39th Annual USA Film Festival – May 3, 2009, 7:00 pm, Angelika Film Center, Dallas TX
11. Discovery Green Orange Show Fest - May 8, 2009, 8:30 pm, 1500 McKinney, Houston TX
12. Tulsa Art Car Festival - May 17, 2009, 2:00 pm, and 3:45 pm;

May 21, 5:30 pm at Circle Cinema, Tulsa OK

May 28, 2009, 7:30 pm at Living Arts, 308 S. Kenosha Ave, Tulsa,

(See film review in Tulsa World) (See Review in Urban Tulsa Weekly) (See Channel KOTV News on 6 segment)
13. Santa Cruz Film Festival - May 15, 2009, 7:30 pm, Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA

(See article in Good Times) (See article in Santa Cruz Sentinel)
14. Mexico International Film Festival - May 21st Rosarito, Mexico (Will not Screen publically)

Bronze Palm Award winner!

15. Artcars of Eureka Springs Festival – May 23, 6:00 & 8:00 pm, Carnegie Library, 194 Spring St., Eureka Springs, AR
16. Maui Film Festival - June 18, McCoy Theater at 8:00pm, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, 1 Cameron Way, Kahului, HI
17. Space Performing Arts Center- July 1, 7:30 pm, 247 West Pohakupele Loop Parkway, Pahoa, HI
18. Maine International Film Festival - July 12, 6:30 pm & July 13, 3:30 pm, Railroad Square 1, 17 Railroad Sq, Waterville, ME

(WCSH6 TV News piece) (Mainville Article) (Augusta Village Soup Article)
(WCSH6 TV Additional News Piece on Camera Van)
(NECN TV News Piece )
19. American Visionary Museum- July 16, 7 pm, 800 Key Highway, Baltimore MD

(See review from last year sneak preview in Baltimore City Paper)
20. Artscape Festival - July 17 & 18th, on Camera Van monitors after dark, location TBA, Baltimore MD

(See article in Baltimore Sun on the film, Art Cars and Artscape)

21. Kentucky Art Car Weekend August 6, 7:00 – 11:00 pm, Waterfront Park, Louisville, KY
22. Webster Film Series – Aug 21, 22, & 23 7:30 pm, Winifred Moore Auditorium, Webster University,

470 E. Lockwood Ave., St. Louis, MO

(See article in The Intelligencer.com, Edwardsville, IL)
(See review in St. Louis Dispatch)
(See article in “We Are Movie Geeks”)
(See Photo essay in stltoday.com)
(See story in Webster University’s “The Journal”)

23. Asolo Film Festival – Aug 30, 5:00 pm, Teatro Duse, Asolo- TV – ITALY

24. Maine International Film Festival (Added Satellite Screening)

The Strand Theater, Aug 29 & 30, Time TBA, Rockland, ME (pending confirmation)

25. Maine International Film Festival (Added Satellite Screening)

Reel Pizza Cinerama, Sept. 11-14, Time TBA, Bar Harbor, ME (pending confirmation)

26. Burning Man Festival - Sept 3, 9:00 pm, in Art Car Camp, Black Rock Dessert, NV
27. Southern Circuit Tour – Sept 16-23, venues, dates and showtimes below:

The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg, Spartanburg, SC – Wednesday, September 16, 2009 – 7 pm

(See Article in the Spartanburg Herald Journal)
(See Clip on WSPA TV “Your Carolina”)
(See clip on WSPA TV “Scene on 7″)

28. Historic Polk Theatre, Lakeland, FL – Friday, September 18, 2009 – 7:30 pm

29. Grand Theatre, Fitzgerald, GA- Saturday, September 19, 2009 – 3 pm

30. Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, GA – Monday, September 21, 2009 – 7 pm

(See review in Morgan County Citizen)

31. City of Carrollton GA Special screening, Sept 22, 7 pm @ The WPA Center, Carrollton GA

32. River Center for the Performing Arts, Columbus, GA – Wednesday, September 23, 2009 – 7 pm
33. Arts in The Park – Sept 27, Film screens every 2 hours @ Historic Smithville Park, Burlington County, NJ

(See article in Herald Palladium about Fantasy Van)
(See article in Phllly Burbs)
(See video of Hunter and Fantasy Van in Columbus OH en route to NJ)
(See Smithsonian article on Art Cars including Fantasy Van for the H St. Festival in DC on route to NJ)
34. Royal Flush Festival, Oct. 18, 3:30 pm, Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. NY, NY……. GET TICKETS!

BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD!

(Blog on Ron English Show where we promoted show with art cars out front)
(Baristanet.com Blog)
(Slide Show Montclair Times)
(You Tube Video by Ned Soltz)
(American Craft Blog)
(Article in The Star- Ledger)
(Article in Bergen Record)
(Crunch Gear Blog)
(Pocket-Lint Blog)
(NBCnewyork.com story)
(Slum Goddess blog)
(Top 40 Charts.com)
(Photo Art News Blog)
(Minutia Blog by Hoop Oct. 30, 2009)
(You Tube Music Video on Fusion Arts Opening)

35. Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Oct 23, 7:45 pm & Oct. 24, 2:55 pm , Downtown Historic Malco Theater,

Hot Springs, AR

(See Arkansas Times Blog)
(Hot Springs Sentinel-Record – Search Oct. 25, 2009 for article on Art Car made with Ron English and crew)
(Blog in Juxtapoz by Ron English)

36. Austin Film Festival, Oct 25, 7 pm, Rollins Theater, Austin, TX

Oct 26, 6 pm, Texas Spirit Theater, Austin TX

(Review in A.V. Austin)

37. Festival Temps D’Images, Film Award for films on Art, Oct. 29 – Nov 22, 2009, Venue and Time TBD,

Lisbon Portugal

(Article in Correio da manhã)

38. Orlando Film Festival, Nov. 6, 3 pm, & Nov. 8th 4:15 pm, both in Theater 6, Plaza Cinema Cafe Theater 6,

Orlando, FL

(Review in Orlando Sentinel)

BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD!

39. City Museum, Nov, 15., 10 am – 5 pm, Art Car Display, Time of film 2 pm., 701 N. 15th St., St Louis, MO

(Article in the Meramac Montage about visit to college)

40. Kids First! Film Festival, Official Selection, screenings TBD, Santa Fe, NM

41. Santa Fe Film Festival, Dec. 3, 5:00 pm, Jean Cocteau Theater, Santa Fe, NM

42. Capital One Bank Adolphus Children’s Parade, Saturday December 5th, 10:00 am, Dallas TX

Note: The film will not be shown here, but Harrod Blank & 5 Art Cars will appear in parade and it will be televised and syndicated nationally.

(Article in the Children’s Medical Center “Red Balloon”)

43. Albuquerque Art Car Celebration, Dec. 11-13, Albuquerque, NM

December 11th – Artist Photography exhibition – 5-9pm @ 105 Studios, 105 4th Street SW ABQ NM 87102 (SW corner of 4th and Central Downtown ABQ) Followed by After Party at Dr. Atomic’s 2011 Coal Pl SE, ABQ NM 87106

December 12th & 13th, 1:00 pm – Artist discussion for 30 minutes followed by “Wild Wheels” (64 min) & “Automorphosis” (77 min) at the Guild Cinema, 3405 Central Ave NE (Nob Hill) $5.00 admission

(Review in Daily Lobo)
(Blog in Alibi)

44. Cleveland Museum of Art, Feb. 10, 7:00 pm, 11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland Ohio 216-421-7350

(Review in Cleveland Scene)

45. Providence Children’s Film Festival, Feb 14, 7 pm @ Cable Car Cinema (with Phone Car), Providence RI

46. Macon Film Festival, Feb 18-21, Venue & Time TBD, Macon GA

BEST IN SHOW AWARD & BEST DOCUMENTARY AWARD!

47. Salem Film Fest, Feb 28, 1:40 pm Main Theater, Salem MA

(Article in Taunton Gazettte)

48. Vam Fest, Vercelli Art Movie Festival, Mar 4-7, Venue & Time TBD, Vercelli, ITALY

49. Byron Bay International Film Festival, Mar 5-13, Venue & Time TBD, Byron Bay AUSTRALIA

50. World Cinema Showcase New Zealand, April 2nd – May 5,(see site for details) 4 cities in NEW ZEALAND

(Article/review in Dominion Post)
(Review on KIWI FM)
(Review on TVNZ)
(Capsule Review in insequential blog)
(Review in Craccum Magazine)
(Review in New Zealand Listener)
(Interview Radio Wammo, KIWI FM)

51. Best of Royal Flush Festival, April 13, 8 pm, Anthololgy Film Archives,32 2nd Ave @ 2nd St, NY 10003

52. Talking Pictures Festival, May 8, 5:15 pm, at Hinman Theater in the Orrington Hotel 9th Floor, Evanston, IL 847-866-8700

53. Cleveland Museum of Art, June 4, 7:00 pm, 11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland Ohio 216-421-7350

54. Dead Center Film Festival, June 12, 7:30 pm, UNTITLED Art Space, Oklahoma City, OK

Seattle Art Car Blow Out: presents following two venues!

55. Northwest Film Forum, June 17, 7:00 & 9:00 pm, 1515 12th Ave, Seattle, WA

Mention on Take 21
Seattle Twist
Seatttle Times
Seattle Times Video
Q13 Fox News
Q13 Fox News on Fremont Fair

56. Central Cinema, June 21, 7:00 pm, 1411 21st Ave., Seattle WA

57. DocuWest Film Festival, June 23-27, Venue & Times TBD, Golden CO

Portland Art Car Mania presents following venue!

58. Clinton St. Theater, June 25, 9:00 pm, June 27th 7 pm, June 28-July 1, 7 & 9 pm, Portland OR

Oregonian capsule review
Willamette Weekly
Portland Sentinel (review)
Portland Sentinel (interview with Harrod Blank by Alex Petersen)
Bob Moricz Blog

59. Cave Creek Film Festival, July 11 7-9 pm, “Penny Man” Short to screen, Cave Creek AZ

WINNER 2ND PRIZE BEST SHORT FILM “PENNY MAN”!

60. National Automobile Museum, August 28, Time TBD, Reno NV

Mention in Sacramento Bee

61. Madlab Theatre Company, August 31, 7 pm, Columbus OH

62. Art City Festival, September 12, 4:30 pm, Plaza Theatre, Calgary CANADA

63. Honolulu Academy of Arts, Sept. 16-19, Time TBD, Honolulu HI

Article in Honlulu Weekly

64. Sidewalk Film Festival, Sept. 26, 2:15 pm, Rushton Theatre, Birmingham, AL

Article/photos in Birmingham news

65. Modern Film Festival, October 2, 3 pm, Gem Theatre, Kannapolis, NC

SOUTHWEST ART CAR CARAVAN TOUR

Los Angeles, Joshua Tree, Niland, Tucson, Bisbee, Douglas (Oct 1-Oct 11)

66. Downtown Independent, Sept 30-Oct 6, Showtimes: Sept 30 @ 4 pm, Oct 1 @ 3 pm, Oct 2 @ 4 & 6 pm,

Oct 3 @ 5 pm, Oct 4 @ 7:30 pm, Oct 5 @ 5 pm, Oct 6 @ 9 pm, Los Angeles, CA

NOTE: Filmmaker & Art Cars will be exhibited at all screenings Sept 30-Oct 4 except Saturday Oct 2nd

67. Laemmle’s Santa Monica 4 Plex, Oct 2 & 3, 11:00 matinee, Santa Monica CA

68. Downtown Santa Ana First Saturday Artwalk, Oct 2, 6 pm – 11 pm, Art Car exhibit & film screening

More specific info coming, Downtown Santa Ana, CA

69. Petersen Automobile Museum, Co-Presented by the Craft & Folk Art Museum, Oct. 5 at 7:30 pm,

at the Petersen Auto Museum, 6060 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA

70. True World Gallery, Oct 6, after dark, Joshua Tree, CA

Article in the Palm Springs Examiner

71. Salvation Mountain/East of Jesus, Oct 7th after dark at the mountain, Niland CA

72. The Screening Room, Oct 8 at 8 pm, & Oct 9, 7 & 9 pm, Tucson AZ

Oct 8th Art Exhibit & After Party Oct 8th from 10 pm – 1 a.m at Candelabra Gallery

(412 E. Seventh St. Tucson AZ 85705 520-370-1465)

Oct 9th Art Car Exhibit @ Second Saturdays 5:30 -Midnight!

Article in Arizona Daily Star
Article in the Yuma Sun
Slide show in the Yuma Sun

73. Central School, Oct 10, Art car exhibit & music starts at 5:30 pm, film starts at 9:00 pm, Bisbee AZ

($5 for all events)

74. Douglas Art Car Day, Oct 11, Gadsden Hotel, Art Car Exhibit on G Ave. from 1 pm -9 pm,

Film screens in hotel lobby at 7:30 pm – also featuring Art Cars from Art Car World.

Article in the Sierra Vista Herald
Article in the Douglas Dispatch

75. Khouribga’s 2nd International Festival of Documentary Film, Oct 22 at 16:00, Khouribga, MOROCCO

(Showing shorter film Driving The Dream – 29 minutes)

76. XV International TV Festival Bar 2010, Oct 28 at 9:20 h, Bar, MONTENEGRO

77. 13th Istanbul International 1001 Documentary Film Festival, Oct. 29 14:00 Muammer Karaca Theater, Istanbul, TURKEY

78. Savannah Film Festival, Oct 30-Nov 6, Tues Nov 2, 9:30 am at Trustees Theater & Friday Nov 5 at Lucas Theater,

Savannah School of Art & Design, Savannah, GA

Article on Award winners

WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY & WINNER BEST EDITING!

79. Red Rock Film Festival, Market Screening Nov. 13 at 2:30 pm at the Holiday Inn, 850 S Bluff St. St. George, UT

80. 27th Olympia Film Festival, Nov 16th, 5:30 pm, Olympia WA

http://www.olympiafilmfestival.org/movies/automorphosis/

2011 SCREENINGS

81. Doo-Nanny, March 25-27, 2011, 41 Poorhouse Road, Seale, AL

International Press:

1. February 24, 2009 Spiegel Online “Motoren, Monster, Mutationen”

2. June 3, 2009 MSN Autos “Cars As Art” by Claire Martin

3. August 18, 2009 ABCNews.com “World’s Craziest Cars”

4. September 22, 2009 How Stuff Works.com “How Art Cars Work” by Kristen Hall-Geisler

5. February 28, 2010 Spoiler Alert Radio Program

6. April 1, 2010, National Geograhic KIDS! Magazine feature article

7. April 29, 2010, MSNBC “Folk Art on Four Wheels” by Harriet Baskas

8. June 14, 2010, Motorvision Network, GERMANY

9. July 30, 2010 Nat Geo Amazing! Segment on the ArtCar Fest broadcast at 7 pm EST on NGC-US
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