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Past Film/Video | Contemporary Screen
Presented in collaboration with Cinéseries Discussion follows screening
Free for all audiences with ticket
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Organized by the North Carolina–based group Cosmic Rays, this touring program explores inner and outer spaces through short films that use a variety of formal approaches.
These cosmonautical films map star systems high above or deep inside us. Stick around after the screening for refreshments and a casual discussion in the café facilitated by Ohio State student group Cinéseries. (program approx. 73 mins., digital video)
IMAGE CAPTION Of this Beguiling Membrane, courtesy of Cosmic Rays.
Space is the Place (Rupert Jörg, 2020, 6:03 mins.) Seeing Spacecraft Earth (Lisa McCarty, 2021, 5:51 mins.) Laika (Deborah Stratman, 2021, 4:33 mins.) Of this Beguiling Membrane (Charlotte Pryce, 2020, 5 mins.) Continental Drifts (Georg Koszulinski, 2021, 12 mins.) in ocula oculorum (Anna Kipervaser, 2021, 12:14 mins.) Time Crystals (Abinadi Meza, 2021, 5:35 mins.) To Live and Die in the Shadows: Meditations on Ferns, Survival, and Horizontal Gene Transfer (Shannon Silva, 2021, 5:29 mins.) If a Tree Falls in a Forest (Leonardo Pirondi, 2021, 15 mins.)
The annual Cosmic Rays Film Festival presents several programs of short films that are formally inventive, speak with a personal voice, and are inspired by the possibilities of film as art. Learn more on the Cosmic Rays website.
In the words of Cinéseries’ members: Cinéseries is a student-led group that organizes monthly screenings in collaboration with the Wexner Center for the Arts. We aim to offer a space for students and the community to engage with film and expanded cinema from makers of a variety of backgrounds. We aspire to create an environment conducive to critical engagement by inviting filmmakers to showcase work that takes risks, challenges norms, and opens a conversation by devoting to a wide range of artist-centered and independent media.
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FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Cardinal Health
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Rohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Greater Columbus Arts Council The Wexner Family National Endowment for the Arts Ohio Arts Council L Brands Foundation The Columbus Foundation Nationwide Foundation Institute of Museum and Library Services Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Mike and Paige Crane Axium Packaging CampusParc Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams President Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica Meinhard Nancy Kramer Larry and Donna James Lisa Barton Johanna DeStefano Jones Day Alex and Renée Shumate
Past Film/Video
A Cosmic Rays Touring Program
