June 2011

JUNE 2011   FILM EVENTS Paris—The Luminous Years Saturday, June 11 at 2:30 p.m. Director Perry Miller Adato in person (2010, 120 minutes) All for All: Collaborative Channeling with Nam June Paik Sunday, June 12 at 2:00 p.m. Titles include Guadalcanal Requiem (with Charlotte Moorman, 1977–1979, pictured), You Can't Lick Stamps in China (with Gregory Battcock, 1978), and Allan 'n' Allen's Complaint (with Shigeko Kubota, 1982). (Total running time 90 minutes) www.nga.gov/programs/film/index.htm#art-films FILM PROGRAM: SERIES In Praise of Independents: The Flaherty The Flaherty Seminar, the celebrated international forum for independent filmmakers, artists, academics, curators, critics, and students, now in its 56th year, takes place over the course of a week each summer in rural upstate New York. The theme for the 2010 Flaherty was "Work"—as a means of survival, source of identity, and ceaseless setting for ritual, history, fulfillment, and discontent. The guest curator was media critic and writer Dennis Lim. On Work: A Selection of Shorts Saturday, June 4 at 2:00 p.m. Director Akosua Adoma Owusu in person Titles include The Pottery Maker (Robert Flaherty, 1925); Clay (Naomi Uman, 2008); The Longest Day (Uruphong Raksasad, 2006); Me Broni Ba (My White Baby) (Akosua Adoma Owusu, 2008, pictured) and others. (Total running time 120 minutes) La Libertad preceded by Haiku Saturday, June 4 at 4:30 p.m. (Lisandro Alonso, 2001, 73 minutes; Michael Glawogger, 1987, 3 minutes) www.nga.gov/programs/film/theflaherty.htm FILM PROGRAM: SERIES American Originals Now: Kevin Jerome Everson Everson has created an ongoing cycle of shorts and feature films dedicated to the exploration of African American history and the experiences of people of African descent. Materials, Process, Procedure, and Subject Sunday, June 5 at 4:30 p.m. Artist in person (Total running time approximately 90 minutes) Half On, Half Off (pictured) and Erie Saturday, June 25 at 4:30 p.m. Washington premiere, artist in person (total running time approximately 85 minutes) www.nga.gov/programs/film/aoneverson.htm FILM PROGRAM: SERIES Color 'Scope: Recent Restorations from the 1950s Although digital scanning is regularly utilized in the film restoration process itself, digital files are shot back to 35 mm film for high-quality, authentic presentation. With thanks to Sony, Twentieth Century Fox, and Criterion for use of their vault prints. Picnic Sunday, June 12 at 4:30 p.m. (Joshua Logan, 1956, 115 minutes) House of Bamboo (pictured) Saturday, June 18 at 2:30 p.m. (Samuel Fuller, 1955, 102 minutes) Jubal Sunday, June 19 at 4:30 p.m. (Delmer Daves, 1956, 100 minutes) Violent Saturday Saturday, June 25 at 2:30 p.m. (Richard Fleischer, 1955, 91 minutes) Bigger Than Life Sunday, June 26 at 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Nicholas Ray, 1956, 95 minutes) www.nga.gov/programs/film/colorscope.htm Films are shown in the East Building Auditorium, 4th Street at Constitution Avenue NW. There is no charge for admission but seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis. Doors open approximately 30 minutes before each show time. Programs are subject to change. For more information call (202) 842-6799, e-mail film-department@nga.gov or visit www.nga.gov/programs/film/ Join us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Watch our videos on ArtBabble

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