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“Ever since the beginning of time, man has yearned to travel to a distant land far away, ever since the beginning of time, something seems to call him and it seems to say don’t be late”
-Leon Thomas, Pharaohs Tune (The Journey) Abroad and Abound is a site specific installation that unpacks nomadic memories and embraces the abundance of returning home. Amir George is a filmmaker and curator, based in Chicago. George is a programmer at True/False Film Fest and cofounder of Black Radical Imagination with Curator Erin Christovale. As an artist, George creates spiritual stories, juxtaposing sound and image into an experience of non-linear perception. George’s films have screened at institutions and film festivals including Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, Anthology Film Archives, Glasgow School of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Trinidad and Tobago International Film Festival, BlackStar Film Festival, Afrikana Film Festival, and Chicago Underground Film Festival, among others. |
Film Screening: Whispering Into The Void
Wa Na Wari and On the Boards have partnered to bring filmmaker Amir George to Seattle to screen his new film series “Whispering into the Void.” Both Wa Na Wari and On The Boards are interested in supporting the ideas of Black artists as presented through film. Presenting this work in Seattle furthers our goals of showcasing forward-thinking art and ideas from Black contemporary artists.
1) Screening with Talk-back and Q&A with Amir George and Inye Wokoma:
Saturday, January 25th at On the Boards in the Studio Theater: 100 West Roy St, Seattle, WA 98119
3:00pm
2) Screenings with Amir George present:
Sunday, January 26th at Wa Na Wari: 911 24th Ave, Seattle, Wa 98122
12:00pm, 2:00pm, 4:00pm
About Whispering into the Void:
There is always a void to be filled in the black cinematic continuum. An aesthetic emptiness that beacons expression. Black film practitioners create experiments that expand within the void. These experiments are like whispers speaking to the now, the past, and the future. Found footage that is rethought and reordered to create something soulful and mind-bendingly visceral.
Whispering Into The Void is a short film program comprised of black film artists curiously navigating the void while frequently expanding within it.
Wa Na Wari and On the Boards have partnered to bring filmmaker Amir George to Seattle to screen his new film series “Whispering into the Void.” Both Wa Na Wari and On The Boards are interested in supporting the ideas of Black artists as presented through film. Presenting this work in Seattle furthers our goals of showcasing forward-thinking art and ideas from Black contemporary artists.
1) Screening with Talk-back and Q&A with Amir George and Inye Wokoma:
Saturday, January 25th at On the Boards in the Studio Theater: 100 West Roy St, Seattle, WA 98119
3:00pm
2) Screenings with Amir George present:
Sunday, January 26th at Wa Na Wari: 911 24th Ave, Seattle, Wa 98122
12:00pm, 2:00pm, 4:00pm
About Whispering into the Void:
There is always a void to be filled in the black cinematic continuum. An aesthetic emptiness that beacons expression. Black film practitioners create experiments that expand within the void. These experiments are like whispers speaking to the now, the past, and the future. Found footage that is rethought and reordered to create something soulful and mind-bendingly visceral.
Whispering Into The Void is a short film program comprised of black film artists curiously navigating the void while frequently expanding within it.
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Wa Na Wari programming is supported in part by King County 4Culture,
Seattle Foundation, and City of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture |
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