Meditations on Revolution I-V: Robert Fenz
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About This Screening
Meditations on Revolution is a series of five films exploring the tension and pause preceding the eruptions of revolt. In these vignettes, revolution is seen as a political and artistic phenomenon, as well as a contemporary and historical one. Fenz films in such disparate, dense locations as Havana, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, and New York City. Part I: Lonely Planet is structured as an improvisational homage to Cuba's endurance and captures the serene rhythm of Havana's contemporary street life. Rochina, Latin America’s largest shantytown located in Rio de Janeiro, is the filming ground for Part II: The Space In Between. In Part III: Soledad, shots of streets and subways in New York, Mexico, and San Cristobal de las Casas are intertwined with images of revolutionary figures of the past. Part IV: Greenville, MS captures the discipline of a boxer preparing for a fight. Fenz’s most recent installment Part V: Foreign City is an evocative portrait of New York jazz artist Marion Brown.
Program Details
Tuesday May 4 + Wednesday May 5
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Part I: Lonely Planet
Cuba, USA, 1997, 16mm, b&w, silent, 12 min. -
Part II: The Space In Between
Brazil, USA, 1997, 16mm, b&w, silent, 8 min. -
Part III: Soledad
Mexico, USA, 2001, 16mm, b&w, silent, 14 min. -
Part IV: Greenville, MS
2001, 16mm, b&w, silent, 29 min. -
Part V: Foreign City
2003, 16mm, b&w, sound, 32 min.
Screenings This Season
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Feb. 24
Techniques of the Observer Mar. 9
Public Housing: Frederick Wiseman Mar. 25 + Mar. 27
The Texture of Memory: Phil Soloman Apr. 6 + 7
City Slivers & Fresh Kills: Gordon Matta-Clark Apr. 21 + 22
Near and Far: Two by Johan van der Keuken May. 4
Meditations on Revolution I-V: Robert Fenz May. 20 + 21 + 22
Borderlands: Three by Chantal Akerman