SATURDAY, JUNE 20
8:00 PM
SESSION 1: SPEECH ACTS
BANDEJA DE BOLIVAR
By: Juan Manuel Echavarría, 1999, 4 min, Beta SP
GUERRA Y PA (WAR AND PEACE)
By: Juan Manuel Echavarría, 2001, 9 min, Beta SP
MOUTHS OF ASH
By: Juan Manuel Echavarría, 2003-04, 18 min, Beta SP
MATRIOŠKOS
By: Deimantas Narkevi?ius, 2005, 22 min, Beta SP
SIN
By: Susanna Helke and Suutari, 1996, 33 min, 35mm
WEDDING OF SILENCE
By: Pavel Medvedev, 2003, 28 min, 35mm
Discussion
With Juan Manuel Echavarría, Susanna Helke, Pavel Medvedev
Moderator: Irina Leimbacher
SUNDAY, JUNE 21
9:00 AM
SESSION 2: FIRST PERSON
BAGHDAD DAYS
By: Hiba Bassem, 2005, 35 min, Beta SP
THE ROOF
By: Kamal Aljafari, 2006, 61 min, DV Cam
Discussion
With: Kasim Abid, Kamal Aljafari
Moderator: Tess Takahashi
1:30 PM
SESSION 3: WHERE DO WE COME FROM? WHERE ARE WE GOING?
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION
FLAHERTY AND FILM: MOANA
with Mrs. Robert Flaherty and Robert Gardner, 1960, 16mm, 16 minutes
MOANA (excerpt)
By: Robert Flaherty, 1926, 16mm, 13 min excerpt
THE ADVENTURES OF BLACKY
By: Jeanne C. Finley + John Muse, 1998, 6 min, Digi Beta
CORTE DE FLORERO (FLOWER VASE CUT)
By: Juan Manuel Echavarría, 1997, Series of 36 Photographic Prints, Presented Digitally
NASCENTES MORIMUR
By: Pawel Wojtasik, 2009, 26 Min, Digital Video
DOLLY
By: Beryl Korot (Video) and Steve Reich (Music), Conceived and Developed by Beryl Korot and Steve Reich, 2002, 26 min, Beta SP
Discussion
With: Juan Manuel Echavarría, Jeanne C. Finley, John Muse, Pawel Wojtasik, Beryl Korot
Moderator: Irina Leimbacher
8:00 PM
SESSION 4: MOTHER EARTH
THE MANY FACES OF MADNESSBy: Amar Kanwar, 2000, 19 Min, Beta SP
WHITE SKY
By: Susanna Helke and Virpi Suutari, 1998, 54 Min, 35mm
ON THE THIRD PLANET FROM THE SUN
By: Pavel Medvedev, 2006, 31 Min, 35mm
DARK SUN SQUEEZE
By: Pawel Wojtasik, 2003, 10 Min, Digital Video
Discussion
With: Amar Kanwar, Susanna Helke, Pavel Medvedev, Pawel Wojtasik
Moderator: Pablo de Ocampo
MONDAY, JUNE 22
9:00 AM
SESSION 5: ECONOMIES OF LABOR AND LOVE
VACATION IN NOVEMBER
By: Pavel Medvedev, 2002, 20 Min, 35mm
THE CHICKENS
By: Omar Amiralay, 1977, 40 Min, Originally 35mm Screened on Video
MUJER DE MILFUEGOS
By: Chick Strand, 1976, 15 Min, 16mm
Discussion With: Pavel Medvedev, Omar Amiralay
Moderator: Meg Jamieson
2:00 PM
SESSION 6: POWERS OF SPEECH & SPEECH OF POWER
BAMAKO
By: Abderrahmane Sissako, 2006, 115 Min, 35mm
Skype Discussion With: Abderrahmane Sissako
Moderator: Dennis Lim
7:30 PM
SESSION 7: MICROCOSM OF WAR
GUERNICA
By: Robert Flaherty, 1949, 12 Min, 16mm
LIFE AFTER THE FALL
By: Kasim Abid, 2008, 155 Min, Digi Beta
Discussion
With: Kasim Abid
Moderator: Kathy Geritz
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
9:00 AM
SESSION 8: THE SUBJECT IN QUESTION
SOFT FICTION
Chick Strand, 1979, 54 mins, B&W, 16mm
BASED ON A STORY
By: Jeanne C. Finley + John Muse, 1998, 45 min, video
Discussion
With: Jeanne C. Finley, John Muse
Moderator: Meg Jamieson
2:00 PM
SESSION 9: SITE SPECIFIC:
FOUR ARTISTS DISCUSS INSTALLATION, PHOTOGRAPHIC, AND SITE-SPECIFIC WORK
Beryl KorotDachau
Multiple-Channel Installation, 1974 (excerpt of documentation)
Florence
Single Screen Installation, 2009, 10 ½ minutes
Jeanne C. Finley + John Muse Catapult
Site-Specific media installation, 2005
Clockwork
Media Installation, 2006
Flat Land
Media Installation, 2009
Winery Lake
Site-Specific Media Installation, 2007
Napoleon Room
Site-Specific Media Installation, 2008
Juan Manuel Echavarría La Maria
Installation with Digital Prints, Video, and Wall Text, 2000
Monumentos
Series of 6 Large-Scale Digital Prints, 2008
Death and The River
Series of digital prints presented as an installation, ongoing
Discussion
With: Beryl Korot, Jeanne Finley, John Muse, Juan Manuel Echavarría
Moderator: Tess Takahashi
9:15 PM
At the Hamilton Theater, Hamilton, NY
SESSION 10: LABOR AND THE LAND
SWEETGRASS
By: Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, 2009, 105 Min, 35mm
Discussion
With: Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Moderator: Scott MacDonald
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
10:00 AM / 2:00 PM
SESSION 11: POLYPHONOUS HISTORIES
THE CAVE
By: Beryl Korot (Video) and Steve Reich (Music), Conceived and developed by Beryl Korot and Steve Reich, 1993, Five Channel Video Installation, 135 min
THE LIGHTNING TESTIMONIES
By: Amar Kanwar, 2007, 8 Channel Video Installation, 32 Min Loop
Discussion
With: Beryl Korot, Amar Kanwar
Moderator: Irina Leimbacher
8:00 PM
SESSION 12: MONUMENTS TO THE FUTURE, MEMORIES IN RUINS
TWENTY-FOUR DOLLAR ISLAND
By: Robert Flaherty, 1926, 12 Min, 35 mm film
FILM-ESSAY ON THE EUPHRATES DAM
By: Omar Amiralay, 1970, 10 Min, screened on video
A PLATE OF SARDINES—OR THE FIRST TIME I HEARD OF ISRAEL
By: Omar Amiralay, 1997, 18 Min
PORT OF MEMORY
By: Kamal Aljafari, Work-in-Progress, 65 Min, Video
Discussion
With: Omar Amiralay, Kamal Aljafari
Moderator: Kathy Geritz
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
9:00 AM
SESSION 13: BORDERS OF WAR
A SEASON OUTSIDE
By: Amar Kanwar, 1998, 30 Min, Beta SP
SURDA CHECKPOINT
By: Kasim Abid, 2005, 29 Min, Digibeta
CLEAN THURSDAY
By: Aleksandr Rastorguev, 2003, 45 Min, 35 mm, Screened on Beta SP
WAR
By: Susanna Helke and Virpi Suutari, 2005, 5 Min, Beta SP
Discussion
With: Amar Kanwar, Kasim Abid, Susanna Helke
Moderator: Chi-hui Yang
2:00 PM
SESSION 14: SOCIAL EXPERIMENTS
NAKED
By: Pawel Wojtasik, 10 Min, digital video
ONCE IN THE XX CENTURY
By: Deimantas Narkevi?ius, 2004, 7 min, video
THE UNSEEN
By: Pavel Medvedev, 2008, 28 min, Beta SP
THE TORN FIRST PAGES: THE FACE, THET WIN AUNG, MA WIN MAW OO,
(Parts 1, 2, and 3 of a longer series)
By: Amar Kanwar, 2004-2008, 14 min, DV Cam
A FLOOD IN BA’ATH COUNTRY
Omar Amiralay 2003, 46 min, originally 35mm, screened on Digibeta
Discussion
With: Pawel Wojtasik, Pavel Medvedev, Amar Kanwar, Omar Amiralay
Moderator: Pable de Ocampo
8:00 PM
SESSION 15: LIMINAL SPACES
SPRING
By: Susanna Helke and Virpi Suutari, 2005, 15 Min, Beta SP
WAITING FOR HAPPINESS
By: Abderrahmane Sissako, 2002, 95 Min, 35mm
Discussion
With: Kasim Abid, Omar Amiralay, Lisa Barbash, Susanna Helke, Pavel Medvedev, John Muse, Pawel Wojtasik
Moderator: Irina Leimbacher and Chi-hui Yang
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
9:00 AM
SESSION 16: FOR INTERPRETATION: AT THE MUSEUM
VISIT IRAQ
By: Kamal Aljafari, 2003, 26 Min, 35 mm
AT THE MUSEUM: A PILGRIMAGE OF VANQUISHED OBJECTS
By: Jeanne C. Finley (with John Muse, Assistant By) 1989, 23 Min, Digital Video
THE AQUARIUM
By: Pawel Wojtasik, 2006, 22 min, Digital Video
Discussion
With: Kamal Aljafari, John Muse, Pawel Wojtasik
Moderator: Chi-hui Yang