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David+Jonathan is a non-straight street photography project. It tells an archetypal story of tragic love, inspired by Biblical references, and explores the power of 'The Father' to destroy love and life. The project consists of a short narrative film, video installation, book and series of prints. Read more below ... REVIEWS New York Blade: Bible Study, Monday, July 03, 2006 NY Arts Magazine: Beyond Glamour—Melancholy Behind the Glitter, Nov/Dec 2006 IMAGES OF DAVID+JONATHAN Gallery show of stills from the projects have been exhibited at: Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art, New York, June 1 to September 2, 2006 Miami Beach Cinematheque, Miami, April 30 to May 5, 2007 Click Here to see the series of prints from the gallery show DAVID+JONATHAN 2006, Video, 15 minutes Directed by Jan Wandrag Screenings of David+Jonathan: Los Angeles: Outfest 2007: the 25th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival July 12th to 23rd, 2007 Durham: North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival August 23-26th, 2007 Berlin, Germany: Rencontres Internationales 2007 Thursday, June 28th, 2007 Madrid, Spain: Rencontres Internationales 2007 Friday, May 4th, 2007 Miami: Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Wednesday, May 02, 2007 Paris, France: Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin November 23 to December 2, 2006 Washington, DC: 17th Annual Jewish Film Festival December 10, 2006 New York: NewFest Local Shorts Showcase at the IFC Center December 11, 2006 Philadelphia: The 2006 SPE-MA Conference November 10 - 11, 2006 Chicago: 25th Annual REELING 2006 Festival November 2 - 12, 2006 Dallas: 8th Annual OUT TAKES Festival October 27 - November 5, 2006 New York: NewFest 2006: The 18th New York LGBT Film Festival Sunday, June 4, 1 p.m. at AMC Loews 34th Street www.newfest.org New York: Re:Vision, Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center Click Here to see an excerpt and stills from the film David+Jonathan is set in modern day New York. After David defeats Goliath the King takes an interest in him. David quickly develops a relationship with Jonathan the King's son. When the King finds out about their relationship he forbids Jonathan to ever see David again. David and Jonathan secretly meet one last time. The Bible Tells Me So ... The inspiration for this project is the story of David and Jonathan as found in the Books of Samuel. I've known this story of 'brotherly love' as long as I can remember. It is often presented in church teaching as an example of true friendship. In my mind (as suggested in the Bible) David and Jonathan did truly love each other, and were involved in a relationship beyond friendship. When the King (Jonathan's father) becomes jealous of David, he tries to kill him; David flees Israel never to see Jonathan again. Jonathan and the King die shortly thereafter, and David goes on to become King David. The Visual Building Blocks of the project are a series of still photographs that have undergone considerable manipulation. The images began as video shot on the street, in public spaces around the world, of young men who are unaware of the camera. I chose poses or faces from the footage that would fit into the scene I was about to create. I then transferred selected frames (portraits) from video to my computer. Next, in Photoshop I composed fictional scenes from these images found in 'reality,' by placing the found 'actors' into new locations. A visually distressed texture for the final images was achieved through a re-photographing process. |
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