Cinema Parenthèse and iMAL, Center for digital cultures and technology presents Grids and other Constraints: 16mm Films by Nicky Hamlyn

Nicky Hamlyn is a British filmmaker, artist and published author working in Structural film. He has been making films for three decades. His work explores the basic elements of the filmic experience: the relationship between film space and the film frame, between time, flicker and movement, and between light and the material image.

Close-Up and LUX are proud to present a special screening in memory of the late-great Tony Conrad on what would have been his 80th Birthday, with a rare screening of three of his 16mm films – including his classic stroboscopic film The Flicker – alongside Jack Smith’s Scotch Tape.

The 3rd Cosmic Rays Film Festival will beam into Chapel Hill on Thursday, March 5th and Friday, March 6th, to present 6 programs of performances and film screenings that explore the artistic possibilities of film and media. All events including all screenings and performances are free and open to the public. Screenings will be held at the historic Varsity Theater (123 E. Franklin Street), and performances will be held at Nightlight (405 ½ W. Rosemary Street).