Kara Walker
8 possible Beginnings or: The Creation of African-America, Film still, 2005, Courtesy of Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York
© the artist
The 'No Heroes' film programme selected by Campbell (filmmaker and writer), and the 'Innervisions' and 'Dreams Deferred' film programmes selected by Karen Alexander (independent film curator, writer and consultant), are showing on a loop in Project Space 2.
Each programme is approximately an hour in length, if you'd like to view a particular film please see screening times below to plan your visit.
The film programme will not be showing on Wednesday 10 march.
No Heroes
A film programme selected by Campbell.
No Heroes
Filmmaker and writer, Campbell, has selected films by John Sealey, Harold Offeh, Lisa Reihana, Kara Walker, Tejal Shah and Hetain Patel which subvert dominant images from Hollywood, Bollywood and mainsteam cultural history.
They Call Me, Don't Call Me
John Sealey
2006, 25 minutes
Kanku Raga
Hetain Patel
2008, 7 minutes
Chingari Chumma /Stinging Kiss
Tejal Shah
2000, 8.5 minutes
Being Mammy, (Mammy's Looks)
Harold Offeh
2004, 5 minutes
Wog Features
Lisa Reihana
1990, 6.5 minutes
8 Possible Beginnings
Kara Walker
2005, 16 minutes
Programme running time approximately 68 minutes
Screening times:
Daytime Tuesday - Friday at 11am and 2.30pm
Saturday at 12 noon and 3.30pm
Thursday evenings at 6pm on 28 January, 4 February, 4 & 11 March
(no screenings 10 March)
These screening times are approximate.
Innervisions & Dreams Deferred
Two related film programmes selected by Karen Alexander.
Innervisions
Filmmaker and scholar Karen Alexander has chosen films by Tracey Moffatt and Michelle Citron that explore the emotional space of the relationship between mothers and daughters.
Daughter Rite
Michelle Citron
1979, 53 mins
Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy
Tracey Moffatt
1990, 19 mins
Programme running time approximately 72 minutes
Screening times:
Daytime Tuesday - Friday at 12.14pm and 3.44pm
Saturday at 1.14pm and 4.44pm
Thursday evenings at 7.14pm on 28 January & 4 March
(no screenings 10 March)
These screening times are approximate.
Dreams Deferred
Films by Julie Dash, Leah Gilliam, Amanda Holiday and Tracey Moffatt depict key moments when black women have boldly played with cinema to realise dreams in their quest for self definition.
Illusions
Julie Dash
1983, 35 mins
Now Pretend
Leah Gilliam
1992, 10 mins
Lip
Tracey Moffatt
1999 10 mins
Manao Tupapau
Amanda Holiday
1990 1min
Programme running time approximately 56 minutes
Screening times:
Daytime Tuesday - Friday at 1.30pm and 5pm
Saturday at 2.30pm
Thursday evenings at 7.14pm on 4 February & 11 March
(no screenings 10 March & from 5pm on 4 March)
These screening times are approximate.
| Location: | PS 2, Rivington Place |
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| Time: | 28 Jan – 13 Mar 2010 Tues - Sat 11am - 6pm, Late opening until 9pm on Thursdays |
| Admission: | Free |