The local filmmaker showcase last week in Hyattsville, Md concluded a wonderful spring series of screenings and gatherings. The selection of films was identical to the Rochester program with the exception of a new roll of super 8 film which premiered at the end of the evening. The crowd was engaged, intrigued and asked some really notable questions. I have enjoyed all three events immensely and am grateful to everyone involved. Thankfully, there were no major mishaps and the screenings were well attended. I was actually getting used to the routine. More soon

Super 8 still from Journal of Drifting Hours

The epic drive to Rochester NY proved to be well worth it! The films looked and sounded great on a large screen. The transition from video to super 8 was seamless and quite stunning. I was in awe of Gordon’s technical proficiency. The Q and A afterwards was pleasant and we all enjoyed some rounds at the local pub on a lovely spring night in upstate New York.

In addition, Tara also provided us with a tour of the VSW which has a plethora of treasures. This is a place you could spend hours  doing research, viewing the exhibitions, browsing the collection, or just reading. I would urge anyone interested  in the Visual Arts to take a trip and visit the building. Fantastic time!

Here are some links-
http://vsw.org/calendar.php
http://expcinema.com/site/en/events/chris-lynn-framing-sounds

I had a wonderful time speaking to students and faculty at Salisbury University on Thursday. Thanks again to Tara, Dave and Brook. The facility is top notch and the whole event went without any technical glitches. I was able to cover a wide range of topics and I found the questions from the students to be sophisticated and thoughtful. The event was also really well attended.
http://suartgalleries.org/2015/03/11/chris-h-lynn-live-super-8-film-screening-and-artist-talk/
Works screened:
London 5 (2006)
Journal of Drifting Hours, live super 8 projection. Footage shot in Quebec, summer 2007.
Ships Passing on the Huangpu River (2013)

I wanted to screen my newest work, but the lecture actually went over.
Super 8 still above is from the reel I screened.
Thanks again!

This week brings a close to the Footnotes exhibition, so make a visit if you can, it is really special Below are two fantastic reviews: http://www.nytimes.com/events/art/galleries-other/foot-notes-on-the-sensations-of-tone-24416.html http://hyperallergic.com/177868/the-sounds-of-nature-transcribed-and-composed/

Curated by Tova Beck-Friedman in her on-going series that explores short experimental documentary works, this program features short films and videos about “place” — rural, urban, historic and/or contemporary — in a variety of locations in the US, the Czech Republic, China, and Uruguay. All of the filmmakers explore their subjects in distinct visual ways and approach their soundtracks imaginatively utilizing location sounds, studio recordings, manufactured sounds, and/or silence.

The Program:

Chris Bravo, IN HABITAT, shot at various sites of the Occupation movement in 2012, including Zuccotti park, Wall St, and on Occupied farm sites in upstate NY, In Habitat is a response to the political interpretations of occupation, and investigates the intersections of different forms of occupation.

Ann Deborah Levy, ON THE TRAIN TO KUTNA HORA…AND BACK, images of the Czech countryside, shot from train windows with a point-and-shoot camera, are transformed by changing weather and light and when overlaid by reflections at sunset.

Ann Deborah Levy, SPECTATOR(S), caught by another “spectator’s” camera, visitors observe, enjoy, or ignore their surroundings — one of the world’s most infamous, yet beloved structures — as the memory of the spectators of antiquity casts a shadow.

Ann Deborah Levy, RAIN PAINTING, raindrops, striking the car windows, “paint” the landscape beyond in a variety of textures and moods as the camera documents three realities: the landscape outside, rain patterns on the window surface, and the space inside the car.

Chris Lynn, SHIPS PASSING ON THE HUANGPU RIVER, images of ships recorded in the same location in Shanghai at different time periods from 2008 to 2013 drift in and out of the frame towards their unknown destination.

Chris Lynn, AFTERNOON AT JIMING TEMPLE, an audiovisual document of an afternoon spent in a Buddhist temple in Nanjing, China where rhythm, light, and sound create a contemplative mood during high summer.

Leandro Listorti, MONTEVIDEO, the capital of Uruguay reveals, briefly, its characteristic of a Doppelgänger City: a single place cut in two spaces where two pairs of creatures explore the limits of the travelogue.

Dates:
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 – 18:00
Venue:
Anthology Film Archives