W.T.F.? Wednesdays!

W.T.F.? Wednesdays!

 

February 3 - 17, 2010
 
This quarter, Wednesdays in February are devoted to recent explorations in experimental cinema, focusing on three American filmmakers whose recent work represents major trends in durational cinema, hand-painted filmmaking and films that blur the line between abstract and documentary. It is rare for works such as these to find much play outside of the festival circuit, but we felt strongly that these films should see the light (or in our case cloudy light) of Seattle’s day.    
 

 

 

RR

Seattle Premiere 
Free for members!

Feb 03, 2010

(James Benning, USA, 2008, 16mm, 111 min)

In 1895, the first film audience ever reportedly ran screaming from the theater during the Lumiere brothers’ The Arrival of a Train Although today’s moviegoers may be more comfortable with train footage, James Benning’s RR promises a unique kind of cinematic experience for audiences. 

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When It Was Blue

Seattle Premiere

Feb 10, 2010

(Jennifer Reeves, 2008, USA, DigiBeta, 60 min)

Jennifer Reeves’s epic, years-in-the-making When It Was Blue presents an experience of a world that is both visceral and fleeting. Photographed in 16mm over many years in various waters and terrains, an elaborate montage connects diverse ecosystems spanning from the northeastern USA, to Iceland, Canada’s Pacific coast, New Zealand and Central America. 

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O’er The Land

Seattle premiere 

Feb 17, 2010

(Deborah Stratman, 2008, USA, 16mm, 52 min)

O’er the Land is Deborah Stratman’s meditation on freedom and technological approaches to manifest destiny. She captures the marching-band battle cries of the country with a strong, controlled tone that proves its point but is also extremely playful.  

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