|  Consuming Spirits
Thursday, September 15, 6:00 p.m.
Gene Siskel Film Center
(164 N. State St. / 312.846.2600)
Special preview screening! Chris Sullivan in person!
Chris Sullivan's works are among "the most honest, potent, and thoughtful of all animated films." -Chris Robinson, Unsung Heroes of Animation
Over a decade in the making, Consuming Spirits (2011) is the hypnotic and elegiac first feature film by award-winning animator and SAIC faculty member, Chris Sullivan. Set in a dreary rustbelt town, the film follows late-night radio host Earl Gray; wilting violet Genny, who cares for her Alzheimer's-stricken mother; and Genny's sometime boyfriend Victor Blue, whose days teeter at the edge of sobriety. While driving home one evening, Genny hits a nun in full habit on the highway. The accident sets off a string of events that reveal a long and twisted history among Genny, Earl, and Victor, involving family dysfunction, foster care, and old wounds longing to heal. Sullivan's intricate hand-drawn and cut-out animations telegraph his characters' complicated emotions while also depicting the minute tragedies and triumphs that make up a life. Chris Sullivan, 2011, USA, 16mm on HDCAM, 125 min plus discussion.
CHRIS SULLIVAN (b. 1960, Pittsburgh, PA) is an animator and performance artist whose experimental narratives have screened in the United States and internationally at the MOMA, New York, NY; Whitney Biennial, New York, NY; Boston Art Museum, Boston, MA; Flaherty Film Seminar, NY; Black Maria 20th Anniversary Show, MOMA, New York, NY; Short Film Expo, Ottawa, Zagreb, and New York; "Animation Celebration," Los Angeles, CA; and Black Maria Film and Video Festival, Ann Arbor MI. He has performed at a variety of venues including the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; Franklin Furnace, New York, NY; LACE, Los Angeles, CA; and Randolph Street, Chicago, IL. He is a recipient of numerous awards, including a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship; Rockefeller Media Arts Fellowship; Bush Foundation Fellowship; Illinois Arts Council Fellowship; and an NEA Regional Fellowship. He is a Professor of Animation in the Film, Video, New Media, and Animation department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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:
9/22 - Matthew Buckingham: Situation Leading to a Story (Matthew Buckingham in person!)
9/29 - Laura Parnes's Blood and Guts in High School (Laura Parnes in person!)
10/6 - Landscape as Archive (Lee Anne Schmitt and Bill Brown in person!)
10/13 - Steina! (Steina Vasulka in person!)
10/20 - Rebecca Meyers: blue mantle (Rebecca Meyers in person!)
10/27 - Luke Fowler: A Grammar For Listening (Luke Fowler in person!)
11/3 - Gregory Markopoulos: Eniaios II
11/10 - Nicolas Provost: Long Live the New Flesh (Nicolas Provost in person!)
11/17 - The Films of Amar Kanwar (Amar Kanwar 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 $11 for the general public, $6 for Film Center members, $7 for students, and $4 for 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 across the globe. Located in the heart of Chicago, SAIC's educational philosophy is built upon a multidisciplinary 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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