1 hour 15 min
Tag: Program
Black Speculative Arts Film Festival
This festival of short films features work from local artists including Ted Crowder, Jonathan Woods, Ytasha Womack, and Stanford Carpenter. A panel discussion with the filmmakers follows the screening.
A Night with the Shabistan Film Archive
A presentation of rare reels from the Shabistan Film Archive, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving South Asian cinema. The night includes the archive’s executive director David Farris and Northwestern professor and Shabistan operations director David Boyk in conversation.
Picture Yourself in Water
A collection of shorts by Chicago-based interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker Caitlin Ryan.
Home Video Day
The MCA Chicago, Media Burn Archive, and Video Data Bank host an afternoon of home video tape viewing and inspection. Attendees can bring tapes to screen.
Day With(out) Art
MCA is partnering with Visual AIDS for the 13th annual Day With(out) Art, which is a program of seven commissioned videos responding to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. After the screening, a discussion with artists, Carl George and Derrick Woods-Morrow will be moderated by Risa Puleo. Tickets are limited to two per person.
Milos Stehlik: A Life in Film
A celebration of Milos Stehlik’s life and legacy, with screenings throughout the day of some of his favorite films (introduced by friends and colleagues.
Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation
Curated by filmmakers (and former Chicagoans) Alexander Steward and Lilli Carré, this two-program mini festival includes new work and selected retrospective titles. Filmmakers featured this year include Janie Geiser, Barbara Hammer, Allison Schulnik, Kevin Eskew, and Sebastian Buerkner.