Preludes 2016
Prelude #1: The Song of the Shirt
Friday 29 January 2016, 6pm-9pm
Film screenings and discussion: The Song of the Shirt, 1979, Sue Clayton and Jonathan Curling, digital, black and white, 135 minutes. Followed by Kodwo Eshun in conversation with Sue Clayton after the screening.
Prelude #2: Orlando Ferito
Friday 12 February 2016, 6pm-9pm
UK premiere of Orlando Ferito (Vincent Dieutre, 2013). With Vincent Dieutre in conversation with Laura Mulvey after the screening.
Prelude #3: Song of Ceylon, Wright / Farocki double-bill
Friday 26 February 2016 , 6pm-9pm
A double bill screening and discussion of Song of Ceylon (Basil Wright, 1934) and About Basil Wright’s “Song of Ceylon” (Harun Farocki, 1975).
Prelude #4: Mourning Rock (Agelastos Petra)
Friday 11 March, 2016 , 6pm-9pm
A screening and discussion of Mourning Rock (Agelastos Petra) (Filippos Koutsaftis, 2000) presented in collaboration with BIRMAC (Birkbeck Interdisciplinary Research in Media and Culture), as part of their “Ruins” research project.