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Elisabeth Subrin in personCinema Columbus
$10 for all audiences
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Cinema Columbus is back, and we’re thrilled to welcome Elisabeth Subrin for a trio of short films that radically examine film history through a feminist lens.
Brooklyn-based filmmaker and artist Elisabeth Subrin explores female identity and representation in narrative, documentary, experimental, and gallery-based work. Subrin will introduce and discuss this selection of short films, which includes her latest, Maria Schneider, 1983.
We’re excited to partner with the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA), Columbus Museum of Art, COSI, Drexel Theatre, Gateway Film Center, Lincoln Theatre, McConnell Arts Center, Palace Theatre, and Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse in presenting this event. Check out the rest of the festival schedule.
IMAGE CAPTION Left to right: Maria Schneider, 1983, courtesy of Manifest Pictures; Shulie, courtesy of Video Data Bank; Sweet Ruin, courtesy of the artist.
Maria Schneider, 1983 (2022) This short restages a confrontational interview with the iconic French actress best known as the female lead in Bernardo Bertolucci’s controversial Last Tango in Paris (1972). Casting contemporary actresses Manal Issa, Aïssa Maïga, and Isabel Sandoval as Schneider, Subrin recontextualizes Schneider’s statements about the sexist film industry to illustrate how little has changed, even post #MeToo. (25 mins., DCP)
Shulie (1997) A landmark film, Shulie is a reimagined documentary about trailblazing feminist Shulamith Firestone. (36 mins., DCP)
Sweet Ruin (2008) This riveting adaptation of the unrealized script for Michelangelo Antonioni’s Technically Sweet stars Gaby Hoffman in the roles intended for Jack Nicholson and Maria Schneider. (10 mins., DCP)
Additional Cinema Columbus events happening at the Wex include:
Call Me Dancer (Leslie Shampaine and Pip Gilmour, 2023) Fri, Apr 28 | 7:30 PM Leslie Shampaine and Manish Chauhan in person $10 all audiences The exciting new documentary follows Manish Chauhan, a young, talented street dancer from Mumbai whose parents insist that he follow a traditional path. While he is determined to be a professional dancer, the odds are stacked against him. (84 mins., DCP)
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Past Film/Video
Elisabeth Subrin: Three Films
