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Losing Ground

(Kathleen Collins, 1982)

Preceded by An Ecstatic Experience (Ja’Tovia Gary, 2015)

Stream | Cinema Revival

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Feb 25, 2021–Mar 03, 2021
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Catch a key work in Black film history, Kathleen Collins’s Losing Ground, paired with an exciting experimental short by director and Cinema Revival guest Ja’Tovia Gary.

One of the first feature films written and directed by an African American woman, Kathleen Collins’s Losing Ground is a portrait of a marriage at a crossroads, between a philosophy professor (Seret Scott) and a painter (Bill Gunn, director of Ganja & Hess). The film was named to the Library of Congress’s prestigious National Film Registry in December. (86 mins., video)

The feature is preceded by Ja’Tovia Gary’s An Ecstatic Experience—in the artist’s words, “a meditative invocation on transcendence as a means of restoration.” The experimental short is an inspired blend of animated scratches and markings over vintage and contemporary footage that includes a performance by actress/activist Ruby Dee and a Black Lives Matter protest. (6:11 mins., video)

Gary joins us for a conversation Black Film Center/Archive Director Dr. Terri Francis as part of Cinema Revival. Read more.

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Losing Ground, image courtesy of Milestone Films.

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Losing Ground is screened in a 2K digital transfer from 16mm source material by DuArt. Thank you to Milestone Films for its cooperation.

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
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ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
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Dr. Terri Francis and Ja’Tovia Gary
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Terri Francis and Ja’Tovia Gary in Conversation

Live Q&A | Feb 25
Thu, Feb 25, 2021
Still from the film Losing Ground
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Tue, Feb 09, 2021
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Losing Ground

Feb 25, 2021–Mar 03, 2021
Friday's Hours 10AM–8PM
Online

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or (614) 688–3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

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