Apr 20 Saturday
Mitchell is professor of dance-film and on Saturday morning he will give a talk entitled "The Film is the Dance."
For people who've spent most of their lives envisioning dance on stage, it's natural to think of dance-film as beautifully recorded choreography. One envisions wide shots of whole bodies that stay the same size, in the same space, in linear time. Like on stage.
There are more possibilities.
Dance-film is film and it requires film thinking. So to step into this different world, it's important to loosen attachments to long-developed thinking patterns, and see with new eyes.
Apr 26 Friday
Bruce Lee was just 32 when he died in 1974; he’d only made a handful of films, but the loss of his towering popularity left a huge void. Naturally, it didn’t take long for movie studios to try and capitalize on that. The new documentary ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE explores the history, controversy, and legacy behind one of the most bizarre and successful genres in movie history.
ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE screens in Wilmington, NC on April 26 at Jengo’s Playhouse.
Apr 27 Saturday
Director Scott Kirschenbaum will introduce "The Last Ecstatic Days", his acclaimed documentary about Ethan Sissor, the man who shared his death with the world. The Boston Globe calls "The Last Ecstatic Days" a "courageous end-of-life chronicle, which overflows with compassion and shows us how to live mindfully while embracing curiosity about what lies beyond". A question and answer period with the director and UNCA professor Brent Skidmore will follow the screening.Presented by the UNCW Department of Film Studies.
Jul 08 Monday
Led by screenwriter Alicia "Inshira-Du" Alexander, MA up to eight adult participants will craft individual short film scripts in eight sessions on Zoom and in a private FB group through the exploration of story concept, scene outlining, drafting, critiquing, reading scripts, and watching films. Sessions will be recorded on Zoom. Guides, files, short films, and scripts will be housed in a private Facebook group. The first four sessions will prepare writers to craft four drafts during the second four sessions. A public reading will be considered at the final session. (TBD) SESSION DATES: MAR 4, 18; APR 1, 15; MAY 6, 20; June 3, 17
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