Fantom Classroom of the Art Institute
A free seminar, investigating the 16mm experimental films in the collection of the SFAI Legacy Foundation and Archives.
doors 7, films 7:30
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Rosie Reed Hillman’s Something That Was Ours
ATA welcomes visiting filmmaker Rosie Reed Hillman for a screening of her new film, Something That Was Ours.
Following the lives of women carving their own paths as witches and healers, this multi-character portrait forms a cinematic impression of women’s survival, considering the capacity of magic to transform and transport. Rosie Reed Hillman presents her project ‘Something That Was Ours’ compiled over four years across the UK and Ireland, with a specially edited short of this feature documentary in progress. About the artist
Rosie Reed Hillman is an award-winning UK photographer, filmmaker and visual anthropologist. Her work explores feminist themes around identity and place, particularly around women’s life cycle changes and everyday lives. Rosie is lecturer in filmmaking at Manchester School of Art, UK.Q&A with Rosie Reed Hillman after the screening. -
OC: MOURNING AND MEMORY: ALEXANDRA JUHASZ’ PLEASE HOLD +
Screenshot How do neighborhoods, queer bars, sweaters and scarves, and videotapes hold ghosts? What does it mean to hold the legacy of beloveds on changing formats? Here’s an experimental documentary engaging with decades of DIY activist media, two death bed/legacy videos, and the wisdom of many living AIDS workers, as we all sit together in one (changing) format, video— VHS, hi-8, digital, Zoom —to address a raft of questions about mourning…and media. $11