Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Icarus Films screenings at national conferences
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.
Labels: academic conferences, american history, arts, psychology, schizophrenia, US history
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
First Run/Icarus films to be screened at the Organization of American Historians conference
During its 101st conference taking place in NYC from March 28th to 31st, the OAH will show 4 films from the FRIF catalog. THE SIXTH SIDE OF THE PENTAGON, THE CAMDEN 28, BEEN RICH ALL MY LIFE and THE PRIZE OF THE POLE have all been selected and represent an eclectic range of subjects such as reactions to the Vietnam war, a troupe of Harlem tap dancers and Arctic exploration.
Labels: academic conferences, american history, arctic pole, been rich all my life, camden 28, Chris Marker, harlem, prize of the pole, sixth side of the pentagon, vietnam war
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