GOODBYE SOUTHSIDE /
THIRD SHIFT / DOMINO 1989
from UnionDoc's LIVING LOS SURES
In 2012/13 Michael was an artist in resident in the Collaborative Studio Program at the UnionDocs Center for Documentary Art in Brooklyn. During the residency he collaborated with Anthony Simon on three short documentaries, which have screened at venues such as the MOMA PS1, the Brooklyn Film Festival, the Brooklyn Museum, and the San Francisco Cinematheque.
These works were contributions to UnionDocs'
LIVING LOS SURES, an innovative expansive documentary project involving 30+ artists, which premiered at the New York Film Festival.
GOODBYE SOUTHSIDE
(4 mins, B&W / Color, HD, 2013)
A poetic experimental collaborative portrait of 18-year-old Emony Sabria Jones as she reflects on her family history in South Williamsburg before moving away for college.
Directed by Michael Vass
Produced by Anthony Simon
Written by Emony Sabria Jones, Michael Vass
Cinematography by Beyza Boyacioglu
A poetic experimental collaborative portrait of 18-year-old Emony Sabria Jones as she reflects on her family history in South Williamsburg before moving away for college.
Directed by Michael Vass
Produced by Anthony Simon
Written by Emony Sabria Jones, Michael Vass
Cinematography by Beyza Boyacioglu
THIRD SHIFT
(20 mins, Color, HD, 2014)
The Domino Sugar Refinery was once an icon of the industrial workforce in S Williamsburg. Now the site is being demolished for luxury housing and commercial use. In THIRD SHIFT two former workers who still live near Domino reflect on the now-derelict refinery that was part of their lives for 30 years.
* Winner of The Best Short Documentary,
2014 Brooklyn Film Festival
Directed by Anthony Simon
Produced by Michael Vass
Cinematography Tamer Hassan, Ian Johnson
The Domino Sugar Refinery was once an icon of the industrial workforce in S Williamsburg. Now the site is being demolished for luxury housing and commercial use. In THIRD SHIFT two former workers who still live near Domino reflect on the now-derelict refinery that was part of their lives for 30 years.
* Winner of The Best Short Documentary,
2014 Brooklyn Film Festival
Directed by Anthony Simon
Produced by Michael Vass
Cinematography Tamer Hassan, Ian Johnson
DOMINO 1989
(12 mins, Color, VHS transfered to HD, 2014)
A time capsule of home video vignettes from 1989 filmed by Domino Sugar employee Kenny Malcom at a contentious union meeting.
A companion piece to Third Shift, this found footage film illuminates the diversity of the Domino workforce and the empowerment they felt at the time.
Concept / Editing by
Anthony Simon & Michael Vass
A time capsule of home video vignettes from 1989 filmed by Domino Sugar employee Kenny Malcom at a contentious union meeting.
A companion piece to Third Shift, this found footage film illuminates the diversity of the Domino workforce and the empowerment they felt at the time.
Concept / Editing by
Anthony Simon & Michael Vass
