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Temple MFA Film Screening — November 29th

Posted November 18, 2011
PIFVA and the Temple University Film and Media Arts Department join together to warmly invite the Bryn Mawr film community to an evening of five documentary films made by Temple MFA graduates: Andrew Bateman David Cooper Moore Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz Ellen Knechel Alexis McCrimmon Join in these intimate journeys as five remarkable characters dig through the rubble of their past in hopes of uncovering their future. Some search for transformation, some search for healing, and some just search. Event Details: International House Philadelphia, Ibrahim Theater. Tuesday November 29th, 7 PM – 10 PM. Screenings will be followed by a meet-and-greet reception with the filmmakers. Tickets can be purchased in ... Read more»

Paris Is Burning (dir. Jennie Livingston, 1990) Tuesday, Nov 22, 7pm Goodhart Auditorium, Bryn Mawr College

Posted November 15, 2011
Featuring a guest appearance by director Jennie Livingston and Q&A session with Livingston and Professor Judith Butler. The feature will be preceded by screenings of a new music video and the short film Who's the Top? by Livingston. See also Livingston's website for Earth Camp One, a film in development: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/802151454/earth-camp-one. Sponsored by the Bryn Mawr College Program in Film Studies and Bi-College Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies.

Film and Media Studies at Swarthmore College presents: Tom Kalin Monday, November 21, 7pm in Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema

Posted November 15, 2011
Kalin is an award-winning New York-based filmmaker (Swoon, Savage Grace), video and installation artist (Third Known Nest, From Silence), writer and activist, 2011 Guggenheim Fellow, and professor of directing at Columbia University School of the Arts. His work is included in the collections of the Whitney, the Centre Georges Pompidou, and MoMA. Kalin is currently collaborating with musician Thomas Bartlett (Doveman) on an evening of live music and film and developing several feature projects. He will present new work and speak about the legacy of New Queer Cinema and his work with the seminal AIDS activist art collective Gran Fury. Swoon, ... Read more»

MissRepresentation Thursday, Nov 17, 7p Thomas Great Hall, Bryn Mawr College

Posted November 15, 2011
The documentary MissRepresentation premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. It is a film that explores how the media’s misrepresentation of women has led to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence. Currently, Bryn Mawr is the only place in the Philadelphia area screening this film. For further information on the movie, please visit This thought-provoking film will surely spark some great discussions about what it means to be a Mawrter. We aim to start a digital dialogue with this movie, and so all are encouraged to tweet their thoughts throughout the screening and use #sga120. A ... Read more»

Standard Operating Procedure (dir. Errol Morris, 2008) Tuesday, Nov 15, 7pm Carpenter 21, Bryn Mawr College

Posted November 15, 2011
Short introduction by Professor Homay King, Dept of History of Art and Program in Film Studies, Bryn Mawr College Sponsored by the Mary Flexner Lectures and Program in Film Studies at Bryn Mawr College

Bruce Conner: The Art of Montage With talks by Bruce Jenkins and Michelle Silva

Posted August 30, 2011
International House, Philadelphia Friday, 9/23, 7:30pm and Saturday, 9/24, 7pm For more info: http://ihousephilly.org/events/bruce-conner-the-art-of-montage/ Co-presented by the Center for Visual Culture and the Program in Film Studies at Bryn Mawr College.

Teen Song: A Video Screening

Posted April 20, 2011
Wednesday, April 27th Carpenter 21, 7-9PM, Screening Open to Everyone With: Andrea Bailey Amaryllis Boger Debbi Chin Maddy Court Chelsea Miller Marina Morrison Sarah Moser Natalie Muniz Jillian Payne-Johnson Courtney Pinkerton Carrie Soto Chrystine Tran Julia Vasko Rachel Wilson Michelle Zauner All Videomakers in Attendance, Pizza Afterwards

Patty Chang, Monday 14 March 2011

Posted March 10, 2011
Program in Film Studies at Bryn Mawr College welcomes PATTY CHANG, Monday 14 March 2011 at 7-10pm in Carpenter 25 Patty Chang (born 1972, San Leandro, CA) is well-known for her performative works which deal with themes of gender, sexuality, language and empathy. Working predominantly in video Chang initially uses the medium to document her performances, often utilizing the camera’s potential to misrepresent. Her works often challenge viewers’ perceptions of what they see, frequently creating visual sleights of hand that highlight fantastical representations of “Asia”. More recently she has taken more of an off-screen role, shooting Shangri-La, a 2005 video ... Read more»

Jess Dobkin – February 15 Carpenter 21 at 7pm

Posted February 8, 2011
Close Encounters in the Public Realm: Recent Performance Projects In this talk, Toronto-based Performance Artist Jess Dobkin speaks on intervening in social spaces and creating intimate encounters with audiences. Touring internationally, Jess Dobkin has performed, lectured and conducted performance art workshops in the US, Canada, Germany, Belgium, and the UK. Her performances have been presented at renowned avant-garde venues in New York including P.S.122, The Kitchen, LaMama, Dixon Place, the Joyce SoHo and the WOW Cafe. In Toronto, her work has been presented at The Power Plant, The Ontario College of Art & Design Professional Gallery, ... Read more»

For Shame! Global Queer Cinema Student Film Screening

Posted December 3, 2010
For Shame! Global Queer Cinema Student Film Screening Monday, Dec. 6th, 7pm Carpenter 21, Bryn Mawr College *Q&A with Filmmakers & Artists* Reception to follow after screening
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