Saturday October 19, 2024
Following an unlikely collaboration between a Palestinian filmmaker and an Israeli journalist, this is a powerful record of life in Occupied Palestine. Bearing witness to the everyday horrors of life under occupation, and the stark inequality it gives rise to, this is a welcome and urgent act of witness and testimony (96 minutes, DCP). In…
Filmmaker Rachel Elizabeth Seed attempts to piece together a portrait of her mother, an avant-garde journalist and a woman she never knew. Through techniques that Variety calls “ingenious,” A Photographic Memory is a poignant exploration of memory, legacy and stories left untold (87 minutes, DCP). After the screening, Rachel Elizabeth Seed with be in conversation…
Unfolding in a series of eight vignettes, Sound Spring explores the unique history of Yellow Springs, Ohio over hundreds of years, as narrated by its residents in comical scenes. Through interacting with their own previously recorded media, villagers uncover layers of time and storytelling. Sound Spring was supported by the Wexner Center’s Film/Video Studio and…
Meet the artists revealing backstories of Hamilton, Ohio’s 17 neighborhoods. Featured artists speak about their artmaking processes and engagement with specific communities, ending with a Q & A session. Featured artists are present to engage with the public in the galleries during a free opening reception, 5–7:30pm. Cash bar. Additional Information: Mobility aid access/seating and…
This tribute to the late and beloved Oscar-winning Ohio documentarian Julia Reichert by her long-term partner celebrates her legacy and spirit through never-seen-before footage of her life and work. This program will bring Julia’s inspirational spirit to the Wexner Center with three short films by Bognar that highlight the incredible woman who was so often…
Sunday October 20, 2024
Join artist Eric Hatch for the opening of Hard Times for These Times. View poignant urban and rural landscapes, hear the artist discuss his work, and engage in Q&A. Refreshments provided. Additional Information: Live streaming to ADA area can be available if requested.
DRIVER follows three years in the life of long-haul trucker Desiree Wood and her community of women drivers, presenting a snapshot of a quickly-disappearing labor landscape, told through the women who are living it every day. Desiree and her sisterhood of truckers are fueled by a sense of gallows humor and a fiery outrage as…
When Mats Steen was diagnosed with a rare form of muscular dystrophy and increasingly lost control of his body, he fell into the world of computer games with the aid of specially built chairs. His parents had worried about the isolation of the last years of his life but after his death at the age…
The filmmaker Matthew Shelton will give a more lengthy presentation regarding the work, with demonstrations of technique, discussion of the film's themes, and a retrospective look at the artist's previous work in both art and music. Light refreshments and foods will be offered starting at 6pm. Additional Information: Not wheelchair accessible.
Monday October 21, 2024
Anand Partwardhan is known for his brave documentaries that question his country’s dominant Hindu nationalist ideology. In The World Is Family (an old Sanskrit phrase), Anand looks at his family’s elders who had fought for India’s Independence alongside Mahatma Gandhi in the first half of the 20th century. Today self-confessed supremacists whose ideology once inspired…
Tuesday October 22, 2024
Friday October 25, 2024
Reading Freedom Summer (Andy Rice and partners) is a reflection on Freedom Summer 1964, a documentary featuring letters and songs read and sung by Oxford citizens and Miami University students. Additional Information: Limited accessible parking available and wheelchair access available. Closed Captions available on film. If you have accessibility needs, please contact artmuseum@miamioh.edu
Monday October 28, 2024
Tuesday October 29, 2024
Saturday November 2, 2024
Join us in the KHAC Lindner Annex (located at 6620 Montgomery Road) for the screening of the 9 minute short film created by Gee Horton and Shay Nartker starting promptly at 1:00pm. Immediately following the film will be a short Artist Talk with Gee Horton & Shay Nartker. Additional Information: Wheelchair accessible gallery space and…
