Western, Noir, Romance, Drama — all woven loosely together through the iconic music of Ennio Morricone. This is what you can expect to see TONIGHT as the MassArt Film Society welcomes legendary local experimental filmmaker Abigail Child, Chair of Film and Animation Department at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts.
First up is DARK DARK (2001), A 16mm genre-bender that melds together four found story fragments inviting the viewer to arrive at their own conclusions through the meshing of Child’s innovative edits. The evening concludes with her most recent work UNBOUND (2013), a series of fictionalized home movies depicting scenes from the life of Mary and Percy Shelley. Shot on location while residing at the American Academy in Rome, Child cast non-actors against the backdrop of stunning Italian architecture and landscapes, where the Shelleys lived in exile for six of their eight years together. Be sure to stick around after tonight’s screenings for a special Q&A with Abigail!
8pm // All Ages // $4 Suggested Donation*
Film Department Screening RM 1 | 621 Huntington Ave. Boston MA 02115
Enter MASSART through the South Building, Admissions, on Huntington Ave.
*Suggested donation is $4 at the door and free to the MassArt community with their ID. Donations are used to give visiting artist something for their expenses of coming to show their work.
DARK DARK
2001, Film (16 mm), b/w, sound, 16:20 min
UNBOUND
2013, 16mm, sound, 67 min.
