Shadow of the House + McLaren's Negatives + Georges Rousse's Durham Project @ Brooklyn Independent August 20, 2007
376 9th St
Brooklyn, New York 11215
Brooklyn, New York 11215
FIRST & THIRD MONDAY of Every Month @ 7pm FREE !
Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series
Barbes - 376 9th St (at Sixth Ave)
Park Slope, Brooklyn
subway: F to Seventh Ave
MONDAY, AUGUST 20 @ 7pm
Feature Program
SHADOW OF THE HOUSE
Directed by Allie Humenuk
74 min - 2007 - USA - English/Spanish - Color
An intimate portrait of photographer Abelardo Morell, revealing the
mystery and method of his artistic process. The narrative skips across
time and space from his early childhood escape from Castro’s regime
to his status as a world - renowned photographer. The film explores his
daily working life as an artist and his eventual return to Cuba after 40
years of living in exile. Shadow of the House uncovers the deep layers
of a man who is pushed to confront his past and his familial allegiances
as it explores his unique artistic vision.
Shorts Program
GEORGES ROUSSE'S DURHAM PROJECT
(working title)
Directed by Kenny Dalsheimer & Penelope Maunsell
* SPECIAL WORK-IN-PROGRESS PREVIEW *
20 min - 2008 - USA - English/French - Color
The film offers a portrait of visionary French photographer and
installation artist Georges Rousse and documents the extraordinary
community art project that hit downtown Durham in September of 2006.
Rousse worked with hundreds of adult and student volunteers to
construct and paint installations in several downtown buildings in
transition. Georges Rousse's Durham Project documents the
photographer's unique process of creating whimsical illusions of color
and shape in 3-D and reveals how he photographs these illusions with
his camera.
MCLAREN'S NEGATIVES
Directed by Marie-Josee Saint-Pierre
10 min - 2006 - Canada - English - Color
An intimate look at cinematographic creation, this visual essay shares
with us secrets of the legendary canadian animator Norman Mclaren
and his personal view of filmmaking.
FIRST & THIRD MONDAY of Every Month @ 7pm FREE !
Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series
Barbes - 376 9th St (at Sixth Ave)
Park Slope, Brooklyn
subway: F to Seventh Ave
Building on Traveling Cinema's diverse selection of classic films,
The Brooklyn Independent Cinema Series will present audiences
with the best in contemporary independent cinema.
For more information about Brooklyn Independent
including submission guidelines and upcoming films,
visit: www.brooklynindependent.com
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Added by pbnoj productions on August 15, 2007