 | |  The Disappointment: Or, The Force of Credulity
Thursday, March 17, 6:00 p.m.
Gene Siskel Film Center
(164 N. State St. / 312.846.2600)
Still from The Disappointment: Or, The Force of Credulity (Brian Springer, 2007). Courtesy of the artist.
Brian Springer in person!
"An unexpected masterpiece." - Grady Hendrix, New York Sun
Best known for his scathing news media exposé Spin (1995), Brian Springer's latest film is a labyrinthine, semi-autobiographical documentary about the search for four disparate treasures buried on his family's farm in Missouri. These include gold coins left behind by a 16th century Spanish explorer; silver from the Civil War; the legendary lost diary of anarchist Kate Austin, who lived on the farm in the 1890s; and a mysterious limestone sculpture of dubious origin. Springer interweaves the stories surrounding these treasures with those of his family to spin a tale of spirit possession, Napalm, Indian massacres, early American opera, fanatical obsessions, 200 tons of dirt, and the way mothers try to protect their families from wounds that never heal. Tonight's screening will be introduced by writer Brian Holmes. Co-presented by the Video Data Bank. 2007, Brian Springer, USA, Beta SP video, 70 mins plus discussion.
BRIAN SPRINGER (b. 1959, Kansas) studied video at the State University of New York at Buffalo and received his MFA in Art from the University of California Santa Barbara. While in Buffalo, Springer worked with a group of artists to create Squeaky Wheel, a nationally respected grassroots media arts center. Springer's work has been shown at the Center for Art and Media (ZKM) in Germany, the Hammer Museum (Los Angeles), the Whitney Museum (NYC), the Institute for Contemporary Art (London), and the Centre Pompidou (Paris), and has been broadcast nationally in the UK. He currently lives in Ohio, where he works in the public schools through the Ohio Arts Council's arts residency program.
CATE is organized by the School of the Art Institute's Department of Film, Video, New Media & Animation in collaboration with the Gene Siskel Film Center and the Video Data Bank.
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UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
3/31 - Tony Cokes: Notes on Evil (and Others) (Tony Cokes in person!)
4/7 - Botborg! (Live performance! Joe Musgrove and Scott Sinclair in person!)
4/14 - Aberration of Light: Dark Chamber Disclosure (Live performance! Sandra
Gibson, Luis Recoder, and Olivia Block in person!)
LOCATION AND TICKETS
Programs take place Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. at the Gene Siskel Film Center (164 N. State St.), unless otherwise noted.
CATE is FREE to SAIC students with a valid student ID. Tickets are $10 General public, $5 Film Center members, $7 students, and $4 SAIC faculty and staff and Art Institute of Chicago staff.
Any person with a disability who would like to request an accommodation for this program should contact the Disability and Learning Resource Center at dlrc@saic.edu or 312.499.4278 as soon as possible to allow adequate time to make proper arrangements.
About the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
A leader in educating artists, designers, and scholars since 1866, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) offers nationally accredited undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate programs to nearly 3,200 students from around the globe. Located in the heart of Chicago, SAIC has an educational philosophy built upon an interdisciplinary approach to art and design, giving students unparalleled opportunities to develop their creative and critical abilities, while working with renowned faculty who include many of the leading practitioners in their fields. SAIC's resources include the Art Institute of Chicago and its new Modern Wing; numerous special collections and programming venues provide students with exceptional exhibitions, screenings, lectures, and performances. For more information, please visit www.saic.edu. |
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