BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//http://www2.movingimage.us//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.23// X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260409T045341CEST-8369kljuSH@http://www2.movingimage.us DTSTAMP:20260409T025341Z DESCRIPTION:\n A mining of perception exploring landscapes\, cityscapes\, b odies\, sexuality\, feminism\, anti-capitalism\, and anti-authoritarianism in search of meaning\, connection\, the self\, resolve\, and greater idea ls. These two programs of shorts conclude with a projector performance by Roger Beebe paying tribute to the filmmaker Norman McLaren. \n \n\n\n Prog ram 1: In These Times \n\n\n With Emily Vey Duke\, Talena Sanders\, and Co oper Battersby in person \n \n \n\n\n Running time: approximately 60 min s. \n\n\n We Carry with Us Our Mother \n \n Dir. Olivia Ciummo. United States. 2019\, 5 mins. Planetary events and blood red landscapes blend wit h ethereal sounds as text leaves clues about difficulties with the mind an d body. New York premiere \n\n\n Garden City Beautiful \n \n Dir. Ben Ba lcom. United States. 2019\, 12 mins. One sunny afternoon in the Midwest\, suspended in a time between\, two commuters daydream about a life lived ot herwise. New York City premiere \n\n\n Zen Basketball. \n \n Dir. Mike Hoo lboom. U.S. 2020\, 5 mins. \;In a series of simple frames\, the often misunderstood practice of Zen takes shape as basketball bliss. Now in reti rement\, the greatest defensive player of the amateur leagues continues to practice on a remote island\, far from the madding crowds. His techniques and dedication undergo continual refinement\, revealed here in this start ling exposé. North American premiere \n\n\n Eastern State \n \n Dir. Ta lena Sanders. U.S. 2019\, 5 mins. Eastern State brings a found archive of decades of footage documenting the lives of the patients and employees of one of the oldest mental health institutions in the United States into dia logue with Barbara Loden's 1970 film Wanda. Through digital video corrupti on\, VHS artifacting\, stroboscopic effects\, direct animation\, and overl ays\, this collage film considers the fidelity of nonfiction media to live d experiences of isolation. Warning: flicker effects. New York premiere \n \n\n Standing Forward Full \n \n Dir. Alee Peoples. United States. 2020 \, 6 mins. A helter skelter is an amusement ride with a spiral slide built around a tower. Like this film\, an exorcism attempt of an unrequited des ire\, itʼs either moving too fast or at a complete standstill. Disorientin g but exciting. New York premiere. \n\n\n Curious Fantasies \n \n Dir. Jesse McLean. United States. 2019\, 8 mins.The language and imagery relate d to celebrity perfumes (both descriptive and visual) are a starting point to think about consumer desires and the corruption of branding. “Give us your songs\, your smells\, and we will give you everything.” The rich get richer\, everyone smells poorer. \;New York premiere \n\n\n BECOMING \n \n Dir. Ariel Teal. United States. 2018\, 8 mins. Embodying a body a fter trauma. Blowjobs\, Buffy the Vampire Slayer\, and memory are interwov en in an attempt to process and find bodily autonomy. Content warning: The film contains text dealing with sexual trauma. New York premiere \n\n\n C ivil Twilight at the Vernal Equinox \n \n Dirs. Emily Vey Duke\, Cooper Battersby. U.S\, 12 mins. “What would another world look like\, one that is carried by this feeling of empathy\, of mutual love between humans and animals\, between species? How would our relationship with a largely domes ticated nature and environment change? How would established relationships of power and strength be redefined with this thought?”—Tasja Langenbach. New York premiere \n\n\n Program 2: Perceptual States \n\n\n With Peter Bu rr\, Margaret Rorison\, and Ross Meckfessel in person \n\n\n Running time: approximately 75 mins. \n\n\n Black Square \n \n Dir. Peter Burr. U.S. 2020. 7 mins. An assembly of human figures writhe and squares strobe in r hythm to audio sampled from the opening of the 1965 Op Art exhibition 'The Responsive Eye.' Through the friction of this contrast\, a portrait emerg es of an anxious divided society testing the boundaries of awareness. Warn ing: flicker effects. New York premiere \n\n\n Another Horizon \n \n Di r. Stephanie Barber. U.S. 2020. 9 mins. The horizon\, where the sky and th e earth meet\, is always elsewhere\, a promised place where these two elem ents come together. A metaphor\, an orienting\, a promise of transition\, change\, transcendence. A place where the corporeal and spiritual meet\, o r are cleaved apart. New York City premiere \n\n\n Zero Length Spring \n \n Dir. Ross Meckfessel. U.S. 2020. 16 mins. A walk through corridors a nd rooms culminates in a familial Reiki session—what’s underneath and with in. An apotropaic film\, imprinted by rituals and symbols\, basking in rup tures of the body and the earth. Through ASMR brush tracks and the languag e of self-help therapy\, film surface abrasions and alleged paranormal pho tos\, the film gives shape to various unseeable forces. You’re worth it\, you deserve love\, you can grow. New York premiere \n\n\n The I and S of L ives \n \n Dir. Kevin Jerome Everson. United States. 2021\, 7 mins. The “I” and “S” of “Lives” are the smoothest area of resistance. A rollerblad er (Jahleel Gardner) navigates the letters on the pavement of Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington D.C. on a summer afternoon\, 2020. New York pre miere \n\n\n Baltimore \n \n Dir. Margaret Rorison. United States. 2021 \, 22 mins. A montage of the underpopulated streets\, shuddered storefront s\, and crumbling cornices of Baltimore City suggests a disturbed\, mind’s eye recollection of social neglect and physical decay. New York premiere. \n\nLive Performance \n\nLineage (for Norman McLaren) \n\n Dir. Roger Be ebe. U.S. 2019. 15 mins. 16mm projector performance. Lineage is a loop-bas ed “orchestral” film performance for four 16mm projectors. Using as a poin t of departure Norman McLaren’s abstract animations in Lines Horizontal as well as reworked footage from two documentary portraits of McLaren in his prime and in his later life\, the film explores how abstract marks made i n a variety of ways—laser printing and etching\, contact printing and hand -processing—result in strange and surprising sounds. New York premiere. \n \n \n \n \n\n\n Tickets: $15 / $11 seniors &\; students / $9 youth (a ges 3–17) / Free for MoMI members. Order online. After your purchase\, an electronic ticket will be sent via email. All seating is general admission . Please review safety protocols before your visit. \; \n \n DTSTART:20210731T183000 DTEND:20210731T210000 LOCATION:Museum of the Moving Image - Redstone Theater SUMMARY:Are We Here\, Together?: Experimental Shorts END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR