https://mothlightmicrocinema.org Mothlight Microcinema Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:56:53 +0000 https://mothlightmicrocinema.org en https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/Home-Image-Scroll Tue, 18 Jul 2023 21:20:51 +0000 Mothlight Microcinema https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/Home-Image-Scroll <img width="960" height="640" width_o="960" height_o="640" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f04c8e7f211383f12bd426a0870dd79662eb57d4c1d235ed7a151a81ce58983/lo_1.jpg" data-mid="185521328" border="0" data-scale="97.5" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/2f04c8e7f211383f12bd426a0870dd79662eb57d4c1d235ed7a151a81ce58983/lo_1.jpg" /> <img width="960" height="640" width_o="960" height_o="640" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7dec14f590bb6c844910a137ebfb0567d1fed1bbdf4b38a5c1fcde536434918f/lo.jpg" data-mid="185521333" border="0" data-scale="97.5" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/7dec14f590bb6c844910a137ebfb0567d1fed1bbdf4b38a5c1fcde536434918f/lo.jpg" /> <img width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/195c18a5257dc11474ba49040f4a2ccc1d817ba5fcfaf70932fdb343bc32c669/lo_2.jpg" data-mid="185521329" border="0" data-scale="97.5" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/195c18a5257dc11474ba49040f4a2ccc1d817ba5fcfaf70932fdb343bc32c669/lo_2.jpg" /> <img width="900" height="600" width_o="900" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/47fff3e4b47ae6ac5ffa9a8d4e9ad489b473409f3b4c6913ba430e4ba243a70f/lo_3.jpg" data-mid="185521330" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/900/i/47fff3e4b47ae6ac5ffa9a8d4e9ad489b473409f3b4c6913ba430e4ba243a70f/lo_3.jpg" /> https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/Info Tue, 18 Jul 2023 21:20:52 +0000 Mothlight Microcinema https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/Info Micro Cinema — nomadic and free &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; mi·cro·cin·e·ma noun: microcinema; plural noun: microcinemas; noun: micro-cinema; plural noun: micro-cinemasa genre consisting of low-budget alternative or independent films and videos."she took a course in microcinema at the state college" (NB: this is most definitely not how this term is used colloquially. Furthermore, after personally teaching at a handful of academic institutions, not once have I ever seen a course in “microcinema”)a small room or theater used to show low-budget independent films."the campus has three microcinemas" (NB: again, odd example, as I have not in all my decades of experiences at many campuses ever seen a campus with its own microcinema, let alone, three!)So. What does it mean to us? A microcinema is a pliable space to gather around a glowing screen, like moths to a light. To reflect together, to ponder, to wonder, and to explore. To be moved, to laugh, to just be with others for some duration of time. We are not a non-profit, or a business. We’re just a small group of people with a couple of projectors (16mm, super8, and digital) and a desire to watch good films and videos together.&nbsp; We occassionally run workshops and WIP nights, and often co-sponsor other great programs at our local festivals (Ann Arbor Film Festival and Media City- Windsor) or with other local organizations (Cinema Lamont, The Film Lab, Corktown Cinema, etc). &nbsp; CONTACT US Say hello! Inquire about screening work with us. Internship inquiries, etc. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTERStay informed about upcoming screeings, workshops, and other Mothlight events. We will not flood your inbox.&nbsp; #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; false;clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; width: 600px;} /* Add your own Mailchimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. */ !function(c,h,i,m,p){m=c.createElement(h),p=c.getElementsByTagName(h)[0],m.async=1,m.src=i,p.parentNode.insertBefore(m,p)}(document,"script","https://chimpstatic.com/mcjs-connected/js/users/e631406984/f0048bfc376d4a15295e0b6d7.js"); https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/MMC01-MaxMin Thu, 20 Jul 2023 20:11:14 +0000 Mothlight Microcinema https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/MMC01-MaxMin &nbsp; <img width="940" height="392" width_o="940" height_o="392" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/85e2a8f88155525f48b9098023e0ac27cc8be0c394525e5ce92c89e535d85cf5/Artboard-3.png" data-mid="186163041" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/940/i/85e2a8f88155525f48b9098023e0ac27cc8be0c394525e5ce92c89e535d85cf5/Artboard-3.png" /> MMC01 12152012/ Maximal Minimal programmed by Julia Yezbick and Ben Gaydos Announcing the first Mothlight Microcinema screening! Mothlight Microcinema Presents:a Potter-Belmar Labs live cinema performance"The Four Things" &amp; selected avant-garde 16mm films Come at 7:30pm, films will start promptly at 8. No admission fee. Bring friends and cinephiles.B.Y.O.B. ProgramMothlight (1963), Stan Brakhage, 16mm, 4" Anémic Cinéma (1926), Marcel Duchamp, 16mm, 6'45" Hoppity Pop (1946), Norman McLaren, 16mm, 2' Synchromy (1971), Norman McLaren, video, 7'30” Frank Film (1973), Frank &amp; Caroline Mouris, 16mm, 9' Arabesque (1975), John Whitney, 16mm, 6'45" Googolplex (1975), Lillian Schwartz, video, 4'45” The Four Things (2012), Potter-Belmar Labs 2-channel live cinema performance, 15-20’ <img width="4033" height="609" width_o="4033" height_o="609" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/df916c56fea3b2eba690a73538926c34c18031ba9b5feeefd117063bf8413e94/stan-barakhage-Mothlight-scan2-1.jpg" data-mid="185743050" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/df916c56fea3b2eba690a73538926c34c18031ba9b5feeefd117063bf8413e94/stan-barakhage-Mothlight-scan2-1.jpg" /> <img width="1936" height="1936" width_o="1936" height_o="1936" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e923892cba9271c9165781c55275e3e3bf8200d46d10aab8a8dd7a05f552913d/221178_124215597740416_1631394011_o.jpg" data-mid="185742955" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e923892cba9271c9165781c55275e3e3bf8200d46d10aab8a8dd7a05f552913d/221178_124215597740416_1631394011_o.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1363" width_o="2048" height_o="1363" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50611b414acaabc916cbf86f54f6598618f1ba7a19fedad4f6c0bd314b9d159c/410978_10151233862984737_444375374_o.jpg" data-mid="185743070" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/50611b414acaabc916cbf86f54f6598618f1ba7a19fedad4f6c0bd314b9d159c/410978_10151233862984737_444375374_o.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1202" width_o="2048" height_o="1202" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/343f06942bf5e8d99d01745ff209e2986249890fb60715465dc8b321e70192d6/622424_10151233864154737_2106446612_o.jpg" data-mid="185743077" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/343f06942bf5e8d99d01745ff209e2986249890fb60715465dc8b321e70192d6/622424_10151233864154737_2106446612_o.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1363" width_o="2048" height_o="1363" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/514a223ff1d40b088e6f03b75aced4a88ee3529734542fec6e95865b4577ed15/472650_10151233862699737_208424925_o.jpg" data-mid="185743076" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/514a223ff1d40b088e6f03b75aced4a88ee3529734542fec6e95865b4577ed15/472650_10151233862699737_208424925_o.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1363" width_o="2048" height_o="1363" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/648670b5734bd64a2ddfcb7da8e7b025f5caa6d7bcf0d80141cb4e3f19df3467/457049_10151233862799737_1139445099_o.jpg" data-mid="185743075" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/648670b5734bd64a2ddfcb7da8e7b025f5caa6d7bcf0d80141cb4e3f19df3467/457049_10151233862799737_1139445099_o.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1363" width_o="2048" height_o="1363" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2aecea3d7b37ba2946057dc2a1558b9bc70800b1433fc618e0a41d4f6c43ff01/412685_10151233863929737_1309299892_o.jpg" data-mid="185743074" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2aecea3d7b37ba2946057dc2a1558b9bc70800b1433fc618e0a41d4f6c43ff01/412685_10151233863929737_1309299892_o.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1295" width_o="2048" height_o="1295" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d20fb362f7b46ce66515b9b10911a14c6ea70053cbdb33c4d07f32c7cfdf91f0/412673_10151233864049737_1150568718_o.jpg" data-mid="185743072" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d20fb362f7b46ce66515b9b10911a14c6ea70053cbdb33c4d07f32c7cfdf91f0/412673_10151233864049737_1150568718_o.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1363" width_o="2048" height_o="1363" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80976a0d6fd5902bd89fae2e4981c0f5c05a0921fc7b9d2c24f170bc30bca5ab/410980_10151233864839737_955469433_o.jpg" data-mid="185743071" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/80976a0d6fd5902bd89fae2e4981c0f5c05a0921fc7b9d2c24f170bc30bca5ab/410980_10151233864839737_955469433_o.jpg" /> https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/MMC02-Portraits-of-America-I Thu, 20 Jul 2023 20:11:47 +0000 Mothlight Microcinema https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/MMC02-Portraits-of-America-I <img width="932" height="391" width_o="932" height_o="391" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/278acd17cb3152d993a3bf5d571f1644ffced93c29497c713c41ad9b91f5dcc9/563122_144602632368379_888793192_n.png" data-mid="185651822" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/932/i/278acd17cb3152d993a3bf5d571f1644ffced93c29497c713c41ad9b91f5dcc9/563122_144602632368379_888793192_n.png" /> MMC02 02222013 / Portraits of America Part I with Brandon Walley This month we are happy to be teaming up with the Detroit Film Collective to bring you works by local filmmaker, Brandon Walley, who will be in attendance. From the small spaces of a weekend vacation to the expanses of New York City and the American landscape writ large, this month's program looks at how various filmmakers—both domestic and foreign—depict our nation. Here is the program for the evening: Unified Fields, dir: BRANDON WALLEY, 9:30, 16mm presented on video 66 Scenes from America, dir: JØRGEN LETH Leth, 42:00, video Coney, dir: FRANK MOURIS, 5:00, 16mm Lost Book Found, dir: JEM COHEN, 38:00, 16mm &amp; 35mm, presented on video Vacancy, dir: BRANDON WALLEY, 6:20, Super 8mm presented on video Though this event is in a private residence, it is free and open to all. BYOB. Ring the doorbell on John R. to be let in. <img width="940" height="392" width_o="940" height_o="392" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b5e9fb7ab2661859812b969af3326839655f0ad2c5ff893de1dadb2e95b250a8/Header-02-1.png" data-mid="185741722" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/940/i/b5e9fb7ab2661859812b969af3326839655f0ad2c5ff893de1dadb2e95b250a8/Header-02-1.png" /> https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/MOTHLIGHT-WORKSHOPS Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:56:53 +0000 Mothlight Microcinema https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/MOTHLIGHT-WORKSHOPS <img width="833" height="833" width_o="833" height_o="833" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ef58d160bbad1ea7f5f2e0669e0e0a45b2823c1eaa9ecd1b4222a2ab56f922af/MothlightWORKSHOPS_logo.png" data-mid="228848086" border="0" data-scale="18" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/833/i/ef58d160bbad1ea7f5f2e0669e0e0a45b2823c1eaa9ecd1b4222a2ab56f922af/MothlightWORKSHOPS_logo.png" /><img width="543" height="443" width_o="543" height_o="443" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/22a0dfb4addc65491da3e53fb1dcbd705a9c0dfe74e64c8938ce08ca0fd269a9/shanna_julia_2023.jpg" data-mid="228802148" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/543/i/22a0dfb4addc65491da3e53fb1dcbd705a9c0dfe74e64c8938ce08ca0fd269a9/shanna_julia_2023.jpg" /> Photo credit: Sarah Uddin Announcing Mothlight Workshops! In 2022 Julia Yezbick and Shanna Maurizi met in a cafe on Livernois and Mothlight Workshops was born. Since then we’ve held several multi-day workshops with various partners around the city including Carpenter Creative Corridor and Detroit Narrative Agency, and plan to hold many more in the coming years. The aim with these workshops is to build a local ecosystem around 16mm filmmaking, to gather people around a common love for creative expression, and to demonstrate that this practice is more accessible than people might have previously assumed. Mothlight Workshops offers no-cost 16mm filmmaking workshops, public screenings, and equipment access to help build a deeper and more active celluloid film presence among Detroiters from all walks of life and experience levels. Join us! Watch this space for upcoming workshop announcements. UPCOMING WORKSHOPS: May-June 2025: ANALOG ALCHEMY In partnership with BULK Space Media Lab and Eightfold Collective, and working with custom 3D-printed matte boxes, this workshop is not to be missed! Participants will learn the basics of shooting on a Bolex 16mm camera, hand-processing their own film, and using the matte boxes to acheive in-camera double exposures. Click on “Apply here” below for full details and application. APPLY HERE Deadline: April 20, 2025 <img width="1700" height="2200" width_o="1700" height_o="2200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4385eba0cdf102a11014ca7f8bd417c970f14564e5391ed81497d24be4627fdd/FlourishFund_2025_8.5x11_POST.jpg" data-mid="229798006" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4385eba0cdf102a11014ca7f8bd417c970f14564e5391ed81497d24be4627fdd/FlourishFund_2025_8.5x11_POST.jpg" /> https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/MMC03-Portraits-of-America-II Thu, 20 Jul 2023 20:12:24 +0000 Mothlight Microcinema https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/MMC03-Portraits-of-America-II <img width="1958" height="817" width_o="1958" height_o="817" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/51a04eec8eee2dfe38f945e1ae55c4d2431cca9b4a1825e152be35b1fd2ac0ad/883679_155157714646204_414614787_o.png" data-mid="185741672" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/51a04eec8eee2dfe38f945e1ae55c4d2431cca9b4a1825e152be35b1fd2ac0ad/883679_155157714646204_414614787_o.png" /> MMC03 03292013 / Portraits of America Part II with Katie Barkel and Oren Goldenberg This month we are continuing with our theme of "Portraits of America" and are delighted to be featuring work by local filmmakers: Katie Barkel and Oren Goldenberg. Portraits of America, Part II takes an oblique look at our nation, highlighting films that probe and explore the unseen workings, implicit beliefs, and underlying values that shape the American physical, social, and political landscape. Program:Panorama of Esplanade by Night, Thomas Edison, 1901, 1 min, 16mm O'er the Land, Debra Stratman, 2009, 52 mins; 16mm presented on video Time I Change, Oren Goldenberg, 2012, 8 mins, video Buffalo Common, Bill Brown, 2002, 23 mins, 16mm presented on video Crossroads, Bruce Conner, 1976, 36mins, 16mm presented on video They Cannot Touch Her, Katie Barkel, 2012, 5 mins, HD video Though in a private residence, this event is free and open to all. BYOB. Ring the white doorbell on John R. to be let in. Stills from Katie Barkel’s They Cannot Touch Her <img width="1440" height="900" width_o="1440" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c0c2c0e3988cc470f13c7f5648e131bf4846d62c1d88e82af43794f918fa0564/Screen-shot-2013-03-26-at-4.21.50-PM.png" data-mid="185744404" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c0c2c0e3988cc470f13c7f5648e131bf4846d62c1d88e82af43794f918fa0564/Screen-shot-2013-03-26-at-4.21.50-PM.png" /> 001a <img width="1440" height="900" width_o="1440" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/32e80f9697151e1b6cbd0c610607176145833936ae7d85483d0a42164a738636/Screen-shot-2013-03-26-at-4.25.39-PM.png" data-mid="185744407" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/32e80f9697151e1b6cbd0c610607176145833936ae7d85483d0a42164a738636/Screen-shot-2013-03-26-at-4.25.39-PM.png" /> 001b <img width="1440" height="900" width_o="1440" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/81ea5340127986a1bff334212b2dc57a0f9c9f08695c0f2156ba14feed651a1d/Screen-shot-2013-03-26-at-4.23.23-PM.png" data-mid="185744406" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/81ea5340127986a1bff334212b2dc57a0f9c9f08695c0f2156ba14feed651a1d/Screen-shot-2013-03-26-at-4.23.23-PM.png" /> 001c https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/MMC04-Handmade Thu, 20 Jul 2023 20:13:32 +0000 Mothlight Microcinema https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/MMC04-Handmade <img width="3916" height="1633" width_o="3916" height_o="1633" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a8c60403f2954df851e31d41493b1a7428481dec9a104d59c256a4f34cf5b17b/Header-04-02.png" data-mid="185657492" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a8c60403f2954df851e31d41493b1a7428481dec9a104d59c256a4f34cf5b17b/Header-04-02.png" /> MMC04 04202013 / Handmade Curated by Gary Schwartz, Q&amp;A with Dustin Grella This month we have a very exciting program of short animations curated by Gary Schwartz (full program listing below). Though in a private residence, this event is free and open to all. Ring the white doorbell on John R to be let in. Hope to see you there! Program animus, Gary Schwartz, 1982, 5 min, 16mm Sindrome de Línea Blanca, Loudes Villagomez, 2006, 8:20, 35mm (video transfer) In Plaster, Alyssa Baron-Klask, 2012, 3:36, video House Bunny, Gina Kamensky, 2010, 1:30, 35mm (video transfer) Playtime, Steven Woldshen, 2007, 5:20, video Fa, Fha, Pha Ottawa!, Gary Schwartz, 2010, 0:53, video The Deep Dark, Laura Heit, 2011, 7:07, video Coversong, Eric Dyer, 2012, 1:45, video Like Me, Only Better, Martin Pickles 2007, 5:20, videoYours Truly, Osbert Parker, 2006, 7 min, 35mm (video transfer) Here Come ‘da Judge, Gary Schwartz, 2007, 4 min, video Prayers for Peace, Dustin Grella, 2009, 7:38, video The Gravedigger’s Tale, Min Young Oh, 2013, 13:06, video Fresh Off the Grill Film Festival, Gary Schwartz, 2012, 0:29, video Inherent Obligations, Rao Heidmets, 2008, 10 minutes, video That Dam Box Show 2, Gary Schwartz, 2010, 1:10, video Secret Bee, Gina Kamensky, 2010, 2:30, video Hole, Gary Schwartz 2013, 1 min, video <img width="5579" height="3546" width_o="5579" height_o="3546" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7db726b862afe810a7feff37c7fc49af48c4be2db616a6beb89b681ce5ee8e49/large-Gary-S.jpg" data-mid="185657497" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7db726b862afe810a7feff37c7fc49af48c4be2db616a6beb89b681ce5ee8e49/large-Gary-S.jpg" /> https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/MMC05-Peninsulam Thu, 20 Jul 2023 20:14:19 +0000 Mothlight Microcinema https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/MMC05-Peninsulam <img width="1958" height="817" width_o="1958" height_o="817" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cd77ac5a215a62b47909e2ca64653fb8ecff2c56fa052e60ab07f311f9b6e9f7/Header-05-01.png" data-mid="185741727" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cd77ac5a215a62b47909e2ca64653fb8ecff2c56fa052e60ab07f311f9b6e9f7/Header-05-01.png" /> MMC05 07202013/ Peninsulam with Jack Cronin This month's Mothlight will feature Ann Arbor - based filmmaker, Jack Cronin's trilogy of Michigan films. If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you! As always, this event is free and open to all, so feel free to bring your friends and fellow cinephiles. Ring the white doorbell on John R to be let in. Hope to see you there! Program When Michigan Was Young, Portafilms, 1964, 28 min, 16mm Sleeping Bear, Jack Cronin, 2010, 11 min,Super 8mm (video transfer) Roaming Through Michigan, James A. Fitzpatrick, 1950, 10 min, 16mm (video transfer)&nbsp; Rivergarden, Jack Cronin, 2013, 10 min, Super 8mm (video transfer) Michigan in Motion, William H. Murray, 1967, 28 min, 16mm (video transfer) Invisible City, Jack Cronin, 2006, 11 min, Super 8mm (video transfer) <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5775b26398d223d32c171a1a641dc4c1fefcc4345d798cc1d77f87b5cb6ce95a/Rivergarden_hands.jpg" data-mid="185741841" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5775b26398d223d32c171a1a641dc4c1fefcc4345d798cc1d77f87b5cb6ce95a/Rivergarden_hands.jpg" /> 001a <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/45ea53751d6ff2886c4fbce22fc186489b0f7a3f10ce5b9061e5b8e569b5e3a6/Rivergarden_sun_reflection.jpg" data-mid="185741842" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/45ea53751d6ff2886c4fbce22fc186489b0f7a3f10ce5b9061e5b8e569b5e3a6/Rivergarden_sun_reflection.jpg" /> 001b <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee30eb51c9ef6c320ad7bcb94116d78a6eaef731ae87b9bc0cc57007d6c290c1/Rivergarden_toad.jpg" data-mid="185741843" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee30eb51c9ef6c320ad7bcb94116d78a6eaef731ae87b9bc0cc57007d6c290c1/Rivergarden_toad.jpg" />&nbsp;001c https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/MMC06-On-Holiday Thu, 20 Jul 2023 20:14:58 +0000 Mothlight Microcinema https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/MMC06-On-Holiday <img width="1958" height="817" width_o="1958" height_o="817" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f55cd377d956058d162634d80c255808b385d3564a8f3504ea5455d016ff104e/Header-06-01.png" data-mid="185744987" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f55cd377d956058d162634d80c255808b385d3564a8f3504ea5455d016ff104e/Header-06-01.png" /> MMC06 08302013/ On Holiday Curated by Brandon Walley This month's screening is curated by Corktown Cinema's Brandon Walley who notes, "this program has shaped up to be pretty special for me, something I've been wanting to do for a while."As always, this event is free and open to all, so feel free to bring your friends and fellow cinephiles. Ring the white doorbell on John R to be let in. Hope to see you there! ON HOLIDAY A Distant Horizon, Ryan Marino6:42, 16mm, 2012Remote landscapes elicit fragments of strata and sediment suggesting an existence marked not by man but by time. A vibrant sun illuminates the contours of the land providing a natural show of light and shadow play."We are lost between the abyss within us and the boundless horizons outside us." - Robert Smithson I Have Always Been A Dreamer, Sabine Gruffat78:00, 16mm transferred to video, 2012I Have Always Been A Dreamer is an essay film about globalization and urban ecology using the examples of two cities in contrasting states of development: Dubai, UAE and Detroit, U.S.A. Within the context of a boom and bust economy, the film questions the collective ideologies that shape the physical landscape and impact local communities. ALL I EVER WANTED, Scott Northrup5:00, 8mm transferred to video, 2013False memories harvested from found 8mm travel films. Mirrorhole, Matt Rossoni7:00, dual 16mm, 2013The use of dual non-overlapping screens that "spread" the ontological stability of a single image across multiple spaces that fade in and out in metrical rhythms foregrounds issues of similarity and difference both spatial and temporal. A Park for the City, Nicole Macdonald35:00, Video, 2013Belle Isle, on the Detroit River, is the largest urban island park in North America. The center of the island is twenty acres of wild nature that was originally a Victorian zoo, established as a diversion for city dwellers over a hundred years ago. Now boarded up and closed due to shortfalls in Detroit city funding, the zoo is sealed off by high cyclone fences and padlocked gates, a no-man's land of flora and fauna left undisturbed to form an ecology of its own design. Passage Upon the Plume, Fern Silva6:30, 16mm, 2011“Those who go thither, they return not again.”Plumes dust the arid land, east to west, shapeshifting as they lift in ascension. Something lowers. An ark ran aground where revolution took root: ropes raise stones in baskets. Hearts heavier and lighter than the feather, permitted passage. Tethered or freed, resting from life or dawning anew. - Charity Coleman <img width="1958" height="817" width_o="1958" height_o="817" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b4c1e2b9e552b2afc6b6a34d9ccd63cffdb440720ab3d161bb93b562c14f00bb/Header-06-03.png" data-mid="185745165" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b4c1e2b9e552b2afc6b6a34d9ccd63cffdb440720ab3d161bb93b562c14f00bb/Header-06-03.png" /> https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/MMC07-Moving Thu, 20 Jul 2023 20:15:25 +0000 Mothlight Microcinema https://mothlightmicrocinema.org/MMC07-Moving <img width="3916" height="1633" width_o="3916" height_o="1633" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/960bab4705986a7cf03fe3312a66d4ff4049fa94efa5c97cbd487502401711ee/Header-07-03.png" data-mid="185952087" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/960bab4705986a7cf03fe3312a66d4ff4049fa94efa5c97cbd487502401711ee/Header-07-03.png" /> MMC07 11092013 / Moving Curated by Julia Yezbick and&nbsp;Ben Gaydos Mothlight Microcinema is not going anywhere, but we (Ben and Julia) are moving. Please join us for the final screening in our loft for an evening of films that highlight the moving body in space. This evening's program will feature Norman McLaren's breathtaking Pax de Deux on 16mm, shorts by experimental diva, Maya Deren, and more! And, in a special farewell to our space, please stay after the screenings to cut a rug! We look forward to seeing you there! This event is free and open to all. Program 9 Variations on a Dance Theme, Hillary Harris 13:00, 16mm, 1967 Female Subjects in Motion, Eadweard Muybridge 4:00, still image transferred to video, 1884-1887 Study In Choreography For Camera, Maya Deren 2:11, 16mm transferred to video, 1943 Pax De Deux, Norman McLaren 14:00, 16mm transferred to video, 1969 Hand Movie, Yvonne Rainier 6:17, 16mm, 1966 SSS, Henry Hills 6:00, 16mm transferred to video, 1988 Ritual In Transfigured Time, Maya Deren 15:00, 16mm trasnferred to video, 1945-46 Failed States, Henry Hills 10:00, 16mm transferred to video, 2008 Danse Serpentine, Lumiere Brothers 0:42, film transferred to video, 1896