Jan 10, 2017
The Winnipeg Film Group is pleased to announce that a number of films from our Distribution Department catalogue are screening at Gallery 1C03 at the University of Winnipeg.
Running January 12 – February 18, 2017, Moving Images is an exhibition of 23 short films and videos created by artists affiliated with The University of Winnipeg. The exhibition is co-curated by Gallery 1C03 director/curator Jennifer Gibson and art historian and film critic Alison Gillmor.
The Opening Reception will be held Thursday, January 12, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Gallery 1C03 and at 7:00 p.m. there will be a Conversation with Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Alison Gillmor: in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall.
For Moving Images the Gallery will serve as a small cinema featuring five thematic shorts programs, each on view for only one week, thereby encouraging repeat visits to watch innovative works directed by University of Winnipeg alumni, current and former students and faculty/instructors.The programs are screened on a continuous loop in Gallery 1C03 during regular opening hours (Monday – Friday, noon – 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.).
January 12 – 21, 2017 – To Make a Prairie
- Cattle Call (2008) by Mike Maryniuk & Matthew Rankin (3:30)
- Souvenirs – Watermarks (2008) by Paula Kelly (10:45)
- Bon Voyage (2009) by Ryan McKenna (5:37)
- also screening is Queer Grit (2004) by Roewan Crowe (5:25)
- TOTAL RUN TIME: 25:17
January 23 – 28, 2017 – The Personal is Political
- 504938C (2005) by Ervin Chartrand (6:05)
- yaya/ayat (2010) by Shimby Zegeye-Gebrehiwot (5:25)
- In Still Time (2015) by Leslie Supnet (10:23)
- Land Memories: Starlight Tours (2015) by Scott Benesiinaabandan (3:34)
- also screening is Nikamowin (Song) (2008) by Kevin Lee Burton (11:00)
- TOTAL RUN TIME: 36:27
January 30 – February 4, 2017 – The Haunted Cinema
- The Heart of the World (2000) by Guy Maddin (6:34)
- perhaps/WE (2003) by Solomon Nagler (11:12)
- Rasguno (2006) by Matthew Kennedy & Conor Sweeney (8:25)
- also screening is HYPER_ (2012) by Freya Bjorg Olafson (3:00)
- TOTAL RUN TIME: 29:11
February 6 – 11, 2017 Women’s Pictures, Women’s Lives
- Clean (2015) by Danielle Sturk (2:44)
- Maiden Indian (2011) by The Ephemerals (3:25)
- Canoe (2010) by Shelagh Carter & Deborah Schnitzer (6:13)
- also screening is The Singing Bones (2016) by Danishka Esterhazy (12:44)
- also screening is Zuma (2012) by Sharon Alward (12:26)
- TOTAL RUN TIME: 37:32
February 13 – 18, 2017 – Funny Haha and Funny Peculiar
- Two Men in Search of a Plot (1976) by John Kozak & Howard Curle (6:00)
- Loss of Contact (2014) by BJ Verot & Brad Crawford (4:38)
- The Idea (2012) by Leslie Supnet (2:55)
- also screening is The Champ (2015) by Markus.Milos.Ian.Fabian (8:55)
- also screening is Whine (2016) by Glen Johnson (3:57)
- TOTAL RUN TIME: 26:25
Other events associated with this exhibit include:
Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Andrew Burke: Monday, January 30 at 7:00 p.m. in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Julie Nagam: Thursday, February 9 at 7:00 p.m. in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
To complement the exhibition, Gallery 1C03 is partnering with the University Library to present Séances, Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson’s on-line film project with the National Film Board of Canada, as well as a small selection of Maddin’s collages. These works will be shown in the Hamilton Galleria located on the 4th floor mezzanine level of the Library. The exhibition will be available for viewing during the Library’s operating hours.
To learn more about the exhibit check it out on Facebook or online here
To learn more about the films from the WFG collection please email distribution@winnipegfilmgroup.com or call 204-925-FILM x 103 or 105
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