Author: Fara

We are born, we grow, we experience a world of our own perceptions. We wonder who we’re becoming, we are influenced and we experiment. We become responsible for how we develop. We can change and reshape who we are and what we know by the powers we grant ourselves. This Cut and Run series focuses on cycles of minds, bodies, and filmstrips. Each work represents a perspective of itself as one, in contrast to others. Experience a cinematic evolution through cycles of the mind, body, and medium in this montage from filmmakers throughout the world.

Films by:
Alberto Cabrera Bernal
Jo Dery
Richard Wiebe
Frederic Cousseau
Ray Rea
Sylvia Schedelbauer
Jodie Mack
Brenda Contreras
and others.

A presentation illustrated with film clips, by Gitanjali Shahani,
Brought to you by 3rd i Films.

Professor Gitanjali Shahani, , introduces us to the many manifestations, adaptations, and appropriations of Shakespeare in popular Hindi cinema, or Bollywood. Over the last few decades, Shakespeare has been re-imagined and re-invoked through numerous Bollywood films – even through song and dance interludes and fight sequences!

Using clips from both classic films (Merchant-Ivory’s Shakespeare Wallah) and contemporary movies (Vishal Bharadwaj’s Maqbool andOmakra, broody and brilliant adaptations of Macbeth and Othello), Shahani shows us how the colonial contexts of Shakespearean production have been transformed into the post-colonial contexts of Shakespearean reproduction in contemporary India.

For more information please check out 3rd i’s website:: http://www.thirdi.org/

Why Isn’t Chris von Sneidern Famous? (2009) Director: Kathleen McNamara (in person)
running time: 76 minutes; Format: mini dv

What if “success” was simply doing what you love? According to critics and fans alike, San Francisco musician Chris von Sneidern was destined for fame. It hasn’t happened yet. This documentary examines Chris’ life, attempting to reveal why. At the same time, Chris looks back through the lens at us, questioning our assumptions about fame and success.
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Junkyard Blues: (2008) Director: Caio Simbula
running time: 5 minutes, 2 seconds; format: 16mm

Experimental, documentary on the existential reality of a junkyard worker.
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Plus a live Performance by Chris von Sneidern