Katy Morrison

disLocation Super 8/DV, 3'42'', 2008 Australia

Tell me something about you and artistic background.
I did a post-graduate degree in documentary film-making at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia, and before that I studied history and literature, also in Australia. My interests and arts practise involve video and writing, all of which floats between these elements of history and litterature - between fiction and reality. I am interested in how people negotiate the world they live in, how they find their place in it, and the stories that they tell to themselves and others that makes it all make sense.

Tell me about this film, initial idea and work process.
disLocation mixes super 8 and digital video footage and was shot on a road-trip through a small country town in Australia. The film came about after I returned to Australia after several years living in South America and it deals with the experience of alienation that a foreign landscape can provoke. The dialogue came from travel blogs, which to me is an intriguing way of communicating as it can be like shouting into the void, although, like being outside your own country, it can also be quite liberating.

Are you working on new projects at the moment?
I'm currently working on a novel set in Chile and a video piece that I filmed in Bolivia recently.

Do you have specific influences in your film/video making?
I always have some piece that I'm watching compulsively! Currently, I'm loving the travelogue - documentary 'A Valparaiso' from the 60s, directed by Jorge Ivens and written by Chris Marker.

Why is it important for you to show your film/video in a festival?
Films are made for people to see, and while the internet is a great medium for getting work out there, there's something great about seeing work on a big screen in a public space.

What role do you think Oslo Screen Festival should have to promote your work?
In addition to hoping people come to and enjoy the screenings it would be great if the works were archived and continue to find an audience through the festival.. perhaps in special screenings, selections for other festivals or a travelling selection.