jwmonkey

Shaye Saint John


"Feel free to explore all the treats I have for you!"
Hello, again... I have seen some really weird videos in my life, however this one gets the Fringe Video award of the year. Shaye St. John is a Los Angeles performance artist who makes short films called Triggers which tell real-life stories. Shaye Saint John has been quoted as being ...the mentally ill victim of a horrible car accident who lives inside a secret desert compound with her collection of broken dolls... The disabled Plyllis Diller look-a-like, with plastic hands, and badly beaten prosthetic legs is surrounded by mystery. Why cover up your face with a mask? What happened to your arms and legs? What was the accident that left you so disfigured? Why is your very special friend Kiki a burnt baby doll?... Maybe these short films will answer these questions and more. Perhaps we dont want to know? The wheelchair using Shaye Saint John, is followed around by film-maker Eric Fournier who also resides at Shayes compound in Los Angeles in order to film Shaye, at a moments notice. Distributed by Indican Pictures this short piece has [a pre-accident] St. John arriving at a party with the very burnt Kiki doll, a rude comment sends Shaye into a rage which make the two leave the party. Very similar to a late night cable show called Weird TV [www.weirdtv.com] that was broadcast a few years back, here in Canada. This short opened up at theatres as an intro to Veit Helmers film Tuvalu [www.firstrunfeatures.com], however it was shortly pulled for being too disturbing. The banning of the short trailer sent Shaye Saint John screaming with rage, and almost caused another accident.

Shayesaintjohn.com