Work > The Golem Trilogy

Troy, NY-based artist Nathan Meltz presents The Golem Trilogy, a 30-minute stop-motion animation with a live-scoring ensemble.

In this animation, collaged robotic humanoids and animals in a sci-fi environment are blended with elements of experimental film and expressionistic, moody graphics to tell a story in three parts exploring the concepts of colonization, violence, resistance, and peace-making.
The live-scoring ensemble consists of lap-steel guitarist Steve Hammond of several popular upstate New York bands and Raven Chacon’s Lazyhorse project, bassist Adam Elabd of the Arabic improvisational project Abu Zeyn, guitarist Mark Wolfe, and Meltz on drums/percussion.

As individual components, parts of the Golem Trilogy have screened internationally, at festivals including the Hallucinea Film Festival in Paris, France, the 24Frame Future Film Fest, in Bologna, Italy, the T-Short Film Festival, in Karlsruhe, Germany, the West Kortright Center Film Festival,in West Kortright, New York, on TV/Film, PBS-WMHT’s Upstate New York Independent Film Series, and the Electric Dreams Festival in Milan, Italy, where The Golem Smashes All Walls won the Special Jury Mention Award.

Press from this project can be found here:
https://www.timesunion.com/movies/article/golem-trilogy-nathan-meltz-22091788.php
https://www.themetroland.com/blog-main/interview-nathan-meltz-01

Upstate New York screenings/live-scoring performances include the following:

April 2nd, No Fun, Troy, NY
April 10, Headwaters Art Center, Stamford, NY
May 7, the Opalka Gallery, Albany, NY
May 29, the Round Lake Auditorium, Round Lake, NY