Interior worlds reveal wisdom, intuitive connections, the esoteric, and death. Or is it liberation? A bid to commune with the feminine, other realms, and ghosts.
Oct 3 & 11: Filmmaker Q&A
This short film program includes the following films:
Soft Transmission
Sara Wylie, Canada (23 min)
Partly eco-processed 8mm celluloid and tarot become a visual fascia, binding family through shared illness and mystic healing.
Cartografía
Marinthia Gutiérrez Velazco, Mexico (17 min)
Nostalgia constructs a bridge between past and present, evoking an astrological conjunction of love, art, and beauty.
Kontrewers
Zuza Banasińska, Poland/Netherlands (21 min)
Tethered to Polish folklore about the mysterious Kontrewers Stone, the ghost of a possessed girl and the filmmaker’s 102-year-old grandmother play out an imagined encounter.
This is an Autopsy
Lucia Selva, Spain (11 min)
A clinical gaze inspects a liminal place beyond space and time, where unidentified bodies coexist.
The Wind, One Brilliant Day
Ben Rivers, China/UK (8 min)
A woman roams an ancient garden and speaks to the wind.
Occupation of the Inner Life
Rosalind Nashashibi, Ireland/Palestine (9 min)
Mysticism and femininity circle a young woman’s desire to reclaim her history.
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American Doctor
One of the most powerful documentaries of the year, this puts us smack in the open wound that is Gaza, filtered through the eyes of three American surgeons (of Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian backgrounds) compelled to do their utmost to alleviate harm.
The History of Concrete
After attending a workshop on pitching saccharine Hallmark movies, John Wilson tries to apply all the same best practices to his documentary about concrete. Frequently absurd and endlessly entertaining detours, asides, and digressions ensue.
La Bola Negra
A big, old-school historical melodrama gets a thrillingly modern, queer makeover from Spanish duo Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, who artfully juggle three gay protagonists across stories set in 1932, 1937, and 2017. Winner: Best Director, Cannes. Screening on 35mm.
A. Rimbaud
Patrick Wang (The Bread Factory) presents the life of French poet Arthur Rimbaud in this staggeringly adventurous and deeply considered movie, a three-hour, one-man show quite unlike anything we have seen before. "Poetic, audacious and singular."
The 39 Steps
In our new film studies series, FRAMEWORK, film scholar Michael van den Bos explores the work of Alfred Hitchcock, across four monochrome masterworks. This week: The 39 Steps (1935), a witty and fast-moving spy thriller from Hitchcock's English period.