On Friday, July 21st, at 7pm, join us at the FMC Screening Room (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) for three extraordinary, though often overlooked, 16mm films by the legendary Stan Brakhage: TORTURED DUST (1984), NODES (1981), and MATINS (1988)!
"Many times, exhausted while travelling, or sat for a moment in some empty church, in those flashes of sleep which overtake you when the mind is overstrained and underfed, you may have seen such images," writes Joe Brace in his introduction to the purge.xxx edition of Susu Laroche's collected films (2010-2021).
Amongst the attributes of art filmmaking, there is a kind of practice that does not belong to completed narrative or traditional documentary or to absolute abstraction. Anna Kipervaser’s artistic creations sometimes seem to be poems, wandering in an inner monologue, trying to find a way to get along with nature or to talk to animals. For this special event, Anna Kipervaser will bring six films to Whammy!, all produced on 16mm film and screened on 16mm film. For the post-screening Q&A, we will chat with Anna about her diverse artistic practice. (c.h.l.)
Presented by Take Your Medicine and Smile. This unpredictable free-for-all is all about the community expressing itself. Everyone is welcome to bring a film that is ten minutes or less to share. Simply bring a Mac compatible hard drive with your short on it and we'll share it! First come first serve. ($8 entry fee). If you just want to see the show, you are welcome too!