The New York Theatrical Premiere screening of REVUE will be part of Anthology Film Archive's program "The Films of Sergei Loznitsa," from March 13th-19th, a retrospective of the documentarian's work, including a return engagement of BLOCKADE.
This promises to be a "Joli Mai" as two events celebrate the work of French filmmaker and multimedia poet Chris Marker.
The Harvard Film Archive is offering a program entitled The Second Life of Chris Marker from May 9th to 16th with screenings of a selection of his films and a very special "virtual" appearance by Marker as he gives a live tour of his Second Life cyber-museum, "Ouvroir," and also answers questions on-line from the audience on May 16th.
For more details and a list of the films being screened with showtimes, please visit the HFA website.
In New York City, the Peter Blum Gallery in Chelsea will present an exhibition of photographs and video installations by Marker, opening May 16th. The photographic series include "Koreans," a grouping of 51 images that Marker shot in 1957 when he was one of the few journalists allowed to travel freely in North Korea.
Two of our films will have their Chicago premiere in May. Do not miss them!
A ROAD TO MECCA A Film by Georg Misch The story of Leopold Weiss, a Viennese Jew who converted to Islam in the 1920's and became the Muslim scholar Muhammad Asad.
May 10, 11 and 12 Gene Siskel Film Center 164 North State Street TEL 312-846-2600 www.siskelfilmcenter.org
OBLIVION A Film by Heddy Honigmann Heddy Honigmann's latest film focuses on Peru's capital city of Lima, revealing the contrasts of wealth and poverty, and how its poorest citizens have survived decades of economic crisis and corruption.
May 8 through 14 Facets Cinematheque 1517 West Fullerton Avenue TEL 773-281-9075 Click here for more info.
OAH - Organization of American Historians Seattle, WA. March 26th - 28th
MILK IN THE LAND This documentary traces the history of the national consumption of milk, from the mid-19th century swill cow stables-an urban byproduct of distilleries, when Americans drank more beer than milk-to today's industrialized production of homogenized and pasteurized milk.
WPA - The Western Psychological Association Portland, OR. April 23rd - 26th
BETWEEN MADNESS AND ART The story of Dr. Hans Prinzhorn (1886-1933) and his collection of art by schizophrenic patients. HIDDEN GIFTS The mysterious relationship between artistic expression and mental illness, glimpsed through the story of Scotsman Angus MacPhee, diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1946. FAT CHANCE Yuka, almost 200 pounds and fast approaching fifty, decides the time has come to lose weight in hopes of becoming healthier and happier.
MoMA's annual showcase of Canadian Cinema, Canadian Front, will feature one of Icarus Films' latest releases, MALLS R US.
From impressive architectural projects to environmental and social concerns, MALLS R US unveils everything you have always wanted to know about shopping centers from Canada to the US to Dubai and India.
Screenings will be held on March 21st and 23rd. Do not miss this US premiere!
For more information, please visit the MoMA website.
We are pleased to announce that the film FAT CHANCE by Yuka Sekiguchi was awarded the American Library Association Video Round Table's Notable Videos for Adults prize.
When single mom and filmmaker Yuka Sekiguchi, overweight at nearly 200 pounds and fast approaching fifty, determines to lose weight in hopes of becoming healthier and happier, she decides to film her struggle, figuring that public humiliation will be a strong incentive to succeed.
THE SUGAR CURTAIN is an intimate portrait by Camila Guzmán Urzúa about growing up in Cuba during the "golden years" of the Cuban Revolution and how the country has changed since the collapse of other communist governments which were supporting Cuba economically.
Urzua is the daughter of documentarian, Patricio Guzman, and will be at the screening on Friday, January 30th, with other panel members, to discuss the film and Cuba.
The screening will be held at the Cosford Cinema, University of Miami Coral Gables Campus.
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