Past Film/Video

Vital Signs: Short Films at the End of Life

A distorted, multicolored image of a skeleton on the left and Barbara Hammer, who appears in multiple exposures and colors, on the right.
Jan 26, 2023 4:30 PM
Film/Video Theater

Free for all audiences with ticket

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This shorts program considers the humor, grief, discomfort, and sometimes even the parties that can arise in the face of death and dying.

What would it look like to dance with death? Where do death and capitalism intersect? Are there “good” ways to die? All these questions and more are taken up by a selection of works by filmmakers including Barbara Hammer and Younes Ben Slimane, among others.

See the complete Resting Places lineup.

IMAGE CAPTION
Vital Signs, courtesy of Canyon Cinema.

Program lineup

Vital Signs (Barbara Hammer, 1991, 10 mins., 16mm)
The Ecstasy of Decay no. 2: The American Corpse (Angeline Gragasin, 2011, 7:26 mins., digital video)
Sister (Kevin Jerome Everson, 2019, 2:18 mins., digital video), courtesy of the artist, Trilobite-arts DAC, and Picture Palace Pictures 
The Promise (Paige Taul, 2019, 6 mins., digital video)
Another Horizon (Stephanie Barber, 2020, 8:54 mins., digital video)
We knew how beautiful they were, these islands (Younes Ben Slimane, 2022, 20 mins., digital video)
Big_Sleep™ (Evan Meaney and Amy Szczepanski, 2015, 27:44 mins., digital video)
The Snowman (Phil Solomon, 1995, 8 mins., 16mm) 

Tag(s)

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

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Past Film/Video

Vital Signs: Short Films at the End of Life

Jan 26, 2023 4:30 PM EST
Film/Video Theater

Free for all audiences with ticket

Click here to view our latest COVID-19 protocols.

ACCESSIBILITY
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 CART captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Manager Helyn Marshall at accessibility@wexarts.org or via telephone at (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.

Become a Member