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Join us for two films that inspired the work (from home) of Wex Artist Residency Award–recipient jaamil olawale kosoko, curator of Portal For(e) the Ephemeral Passage.
One of the most influential American experimental films ever made, the haunting short Meshes of the Afternoon follows a woman (played by Deren) as she moves through her house in a trancelike state, navigating a flood of images stirred from her subconscious. The film “conjures the strangeness of how dream logic enters and distorts mundane domestic scenes,” kosoko says. (14 mins., digital video)
Portrait of Jason is Shirley Clarke’s poignant and often hilarious record of one night with former hustler, house boy, and aspiring cabaret performer Jason Holliday as he dons costumes, sings, and spins tales about his past. This single-camera film “shot in a living room over the course of a single night,” kosoko says, captures “the Black, queer subject…in cycles of comedic relief and self-revelation.” (105 mins., 35mm)
See the complete Say Gay lineup.
Say Gay: LGBTQ+ Pride on Film is presented in conjunction with Portal For(e) the Ephemeral Passage, an interdisciplinary exhibition that amplifies Black feminist voices in contemporary art and performance. Click here to view the complete Portal For(e) lineup.
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Meshes of the Afternoon, image courtesy of The Film-makers' Cooperative
Portrait of Jason, image courtesy of Milestone Film
FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Cardinal Health Kaufman Development ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Rohauer Collection Foundation WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY The Wexner Family Greater Columbus Arts Council The Columbus Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Ohio Arts Council American Electric Power Foundation L Brands Foundation Adam Flatto Mary and C. Robert Kidder Bill and Sheila Lambert Institute of Museum and Library Services Nationwide Foundation Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Michael and Paige Crane Pete Scantland Axium Packaging CampusParc CoverMyMeds Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams President Kristina M. Johnson and Mrs. Veronica Meinhard Nancy Kramer Huntington Lisa Barton Johanna DeStefano Russell and Joyce Gertmenian Liza Kessler and Greg Henchel Ron and Ann Pizzuti Joyce and Chuck Shenk Bruce and Joy Soll Jones Day
Past Film/Video
Meshes of the Afternoon | Portrait of Jason
