Mara Mattuschka is one of the most important artists working in experimental cinema today. Bulgarian-born and currently based in Austria, Mattuschka is a multi-hyphenate—actress, painter, professor, performance artist, producer—whose work highlights the mutability of women's bodies and their power to reshape gendered norms and expectations. Mattuschka often functions as the only protagonist in her films, allowing her body to work as a canvas, an object and subject that is painted, extended, trimmed, deformed with special effects, and more.
The historic Reeling: Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival celebrates its 41st edition. The second longest film festival of its kind, Reeling, a production of Chicago Filmmakers ( www.chicagofilmmakers.org ) has long been one of the premiere showcases of groundbreaking queer cinema (and the best in experimental and avant-garde film work.)
PREMIERES February 10th, 2023 at 5:00PM CT - Live Broadcast Published online on Valentine’s Day
Every Friday at 5:00PM CT we’ll be hosting artists, curators, filmmakers, documentarians, writers, thinkers, critics… for a round table discussion on film & time-based visual media, expansive artistic practices, criticism, philosophy, life, and anything that makes them tick.
