Cinema Project

CONTINUAL REPOSITIONS: THE ART OF CELLULOID Curated by Christopher May

April 12 + 13 [7:30PM]

Cinema Project welcomes guest curator Christopher May from TIE, The International Experimental Cinema Exposition. Founded in 2000 in Telluride, Colorado, TIE recognizes experimental and avant-garde film from around the world with a particular dedication to exploring the specific art of celluloid.

Curator and founder May travels to Portland with a selection of short films that challenge their very medium. Prolific filmmaker Paul Bartel, pokes fun at the act of filmmaking, acting, and the entertainment industry of the 1960s; while Charlotte Pryce's 2008 The Parable of the Tulip Painter and the Fly, shot on color reversal and hand-processed, is as poetic in its subjects and imagery as it is attentive to the actual film stock. From expanded cinema and reworked found footage pieces, to experimentation with color and lenses, this two night presentation surveys work from both past and present.

Curator-in-Attendance April 12

Part I: Repositions The Influence of Ocular Light Perception on Metabolism in Man and in Animal by Thomas Draschan and Stella Friedrichs [2005, 16mm, color, sound, 6 min.] Transaension by Dan Baker [2006, 16mm, color, sound, 7 min.] Shudder (top and bottom) by ? [2001, 16mm, color, sound, 3 min.] Metaphysical Education by Thad Povey [2003, 16mm, color, sound, 4 min.] Dipping Sause by Luther Price [2005, 16mm, color, sound, 10 min.] Part II: Early 16mm Paul Bartel Films Progetti (Plans) by Paul Bartel [1962, 16mm, b&w, sound, 17 min.] The Secret Cinema by Paul Bartel [1968, 16mm, b&w, sound, 30 min.] April 13

Part III: Continual Vom Innen; von Aussen by Albert Sackl [2006, 16mm, color, silent, 20 min.] Hwa-Shan District,Taipei by Bernhard Schreiner [2001, 16mm, color, sound, 13min.] The Parable of the Tulip Painter and the Fly by Charlotte Pryce [2008, 16mm, color, silent, 4 min.] Steifheit 1 & 2 by Albert Sackl [1997-2007, 16mm, color, silent, 6 min.] July Fix by Jason Livingston [2006, 16mm, color, sound, 3 min.] Dian, Paito by Bernhard Schreiner [2001, 16mm, color, sound, 7min.] Nothing Is Over Nothing by Jonathan Schwartz [2008, 16mm, color, sound, 16 min.]

SCREENINGS

Screening Location and Admission Unless otherwise noted all screenings will take place at 11 NW 13th Street, 4th floor with a suggested donation of $6 ($3 members). All tickets are available at the door, cash or checks only please.

EXPANDED FRAMES passes are $30 and include admission to all symposium events.

11 N.W. 13th Avenue, Portland Located between Burnside and Couch, doors open 30 minutes prior to scheduled start time. Elevator access is provided, please come to the door so we can accomodate. City Center parking is available for $7 on 14th street. For access to the space from the 3rd floor enter from the western stairwell.