The second annual Light Matter Film Festival will take place from November 4-6, 2022. The festival will feature several short film programs, focused on contemporary experimental film and media art. The festival is co-curated by James Hansen and Eric Souther. More info to come.
Light Matter Film Festival Program One: Liquid Traits November 4, 2022, 5:30 PM, Holmes Auditorium Please see www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com for descriptions of individuals films and videos. Feel free to contact lightmatterfilmfestival@gmail.com with any questions! Liquid Traits of an Image Apparatus Vera Sebert, Germany, 7 minutes US Premiere Moire/Écume Maxime Hot, France, 8 minutes North American Premiere […]
Light Matter Film Festival Spotlight: Larry Gottheim Friday November 4 (7:30 PM) and Saturday November 5 (1 PM) Light Matter is proud to welcome legendary avant-garde filmmaker Larry Gottheim to the festival for two programs curated by the artist himself. The first includes recent video work, including the World Premiere of a new video Entanglement. […]
Light Matter Film Festival Spotlight: Larry Gottheim Friday November 4 (7:30 PM) and Saturday November 5 (1 PM) Light Matter is proud to welcome legendary avant-garde filmmaker Larry Gottheim to the festival for two programs curated by the artist himself. The first includes recent video work, including the World Premiere of a new video Entanglement. […]
Light Matter Film Festival Program Four: Within the Fold Saturday November 5, 2022, 3:30 PM, Holmes Auditorium Please see www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com for descriptions of individuals films and videos. Feel free to contact lightmatterfilmfestival@gmail.com with any questions! The Day Lives Briefly Unscented Brandon Wilson, USA, 5 minutes Incantation Kalpana Subramanian, USA, 8 minutes Calm Remains Chap Edmonson, […]
Light Matter Film Festival Program Five: Potential Spaces Saturday November 5, 2022, 5:30 PM, Holmes Auditorium Please see www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com for descriptions of individuals films and videos. Feel free to contact lightmatterfilmfestival@gmail.com with any questions! Object permanence Alix Blevins, USA, 1 minute New York Premiere The Perfect Room Leonardo Pirondi, Brazil, 2 minutes Calm Remains Chap […]
Light Matter Film Festival Program Six: Tilted Perception Saturday November 5, 2022, 7:30 PM, Holmes Auditorium WARNING: Many selections in this program feature flicker effects and perceptually challenging images. Those with photosensitivities may want to consider earlier programs. Black Hole Space Debt, or A Basic Guide to Syncing Sound and Images Stephen Wardell, USA, 14 […]
Light Matter Film Festival Program Seven: Fugitive Detectives Sunday November 5, 2022, 1 PM, Holmes Auditorium Please see www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com for descriptions of individuals films and videos. Feel free to contact lightmatterfilmfestival@gmail.com with any questions! Breath Lilian Robl, Germany, 2022, 4 minutes North American Premiere Exhibition Mary Helena Clark, USA, 2022, 19 minutes Origami Maxime Corbeil-Perron, […]
Light Matter Film Festival Program Eight: The Plains Sunday November 6, 2022, 3 PM, Holmes Auditorium The Plains David Easteal, Australia, 2022, 180 minutes Every evening a man in his late 50s commutes home at the end of the working day in the outer suburbs of Melbourne. As the seasons pass in gentle rhythm we […]
In December 1969, legendary jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk ended his European concert tour with a performance at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. Before the show, he was invited to appear on a French television program to perform and answer questions in an intimate setting. Using newly discovered footage from this recording, director Alain […]
Community members will be invited to join in on a live drumming performance facilitated by the NYC-based Anisco African Drum Group. There will be a limited number of drums provided by IDEA Lab and PAD. Community members are invited and encouraged to bring their own drums or acoustic instruments. The experience will begin with a […]
The Magic is Back! The 2023 MostArts Festival opens July 23-29, featuring world class performances by the International MostArts Orchestra, conducted by Yuval Zaliouk. Guest artists include Russian pianist, Asiya Korepanova; jazz pianist, Dave Miller with Rebecca DuMaine; 2019 Young Pianist Competition winner, Carey Byron; and a special Family Night Concert with a surprise guest. […]