Comfort Film Presents

These flowers were for you and other short films by Taylor Yocom

The world premiere of the experimental documentary "These flowers were for you" depicts artist/filmmaker Taylor Yocom's experience of being matched as a bone marrow donor. As a way to document and honor the experience, she narrates her emotional journey and artistic process of grappling with the idea of making work for and about a stranger. Other films in the program touch on issues of femininity, the idea of craft and artistic labor amid a pandemic, and revisiting a project recollecting Maria Schneider's sexual harassment on the set of Last Tango in Paris.

Just because! - 3 min
Flowers/distance - 8 min
That floral wallpaper - 13 min (if needed, this one can be cut)
In Paris I tango for Maria (take 2) - 9 min
These flowers were for you - 19 min

Media: digital projection

About Taylor Yocom
Taylor Yocom (b. 1992, Des Moines) holds a BFA in Photography from the University of Iowa and an MFA in Visual Art from Washington University in St. Louis’s Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Her lens-based and collage practice explores the social construction and performance of femininity. Her work has been exhibited and screened in venues across North America such as Indie Memphis, FilmDiaryNYC, The Kansas Union Gallery, and the Montreal Feminist Film Festival. Her artist books and zines are in collections across the country including Rutgers University, Washington University in St. Louis, and the MOMA Library. She has been in residence at Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris and ArtFarm Nebraska. Recently, her installation “My mom said to always have flowers around,” was on display at the Lambert International Airport.
tayloryo.com

Programmed for Comfort Station by Raul Benitez, Emily Perez and Mat Tapey.

Free