A sunburn across the bridge of your nose. A warm belly on a cold rock. Do you remember what it was like to run so fast that you can hear your heart beating in your head? An examination of texture, the internal, and the floating bits on the tops of your eyes. These films showcase the idea of play, pain, and the memory of an outside world materially experienced, not unlike dairy cows experiencing grass for the first time in a year.

Sunning is considered a comfort behavior in many animals. A tactile experience of facing the sun to warm oneself raises body temperature and reduces heart rate. After a prolonged period of languid gestures, we need to bask to remember. This program showcases films that warm up our bodies, hearts, and minds slowly re-acclimatizing to the world from outside. Using light, animation, and emotional memories, these filmmakers explore the tangible possibilities of a world best experienced through touch.

This program presents the work of filmmakers and artists Anouk De Clercq and Tom Callemin, Elena Duque, Anu-Laura Tuttelberg, Timoteo Guillem, Josh Cloud, and Nazlı Dinçel.

Programmed by Jordan Wong & Sam Gurry.

Poster by Josh Cloud.

Films Screening July 22-25, 2021 Live Q&A with Filmmakers and Programmers on Thursday July 22, 1pm PDT, 4 pm EDT

Ticketing for Comfort Behavior: Sliding Scale, requested $12 for general admission, $8 students/seniors, $0 for Filmforum members, at https://watch.eventive.org/comfortbehavior/play/60e77ed5a748f1008d8084cc

More information can be found at the following: https://www.lafilmforum.org/schedule/summer-2021/comfort-behavior/ https://www.lafilmforum.org/schedule/summer-2021/conversation-on-comfort-behavior/