Projects tagged "Film, Video & Photo"

Nostalgia for the Light
Practitioner:
Patricio Guzmán
Date:
Mar 17 2011
The Atacama Desert in northern Chile — the setting of Patricio Guzmán’s transfixing cinematic essay “Nostalgia for the Light” — is a place where heaven and earth converge. Or some might say heaven and hell.
In the Raw: The Female Gaze on the Nude
Practitioner:
Various Artists
Date:
May 1 2016
For centuries, (male) artists have perpetuated a relatively consistent image of the female nude: She’s soft, willowy, and docile. Sensual but not sexually aggressive. Flirtatious but not confrontational. She’s not quite a human but, mediated through the lens of a camera and the eyes of a man, an object of desire in the flesh.
Glam Up the Midterms
Practitioner:
Billy Eichner & Funny or Die
Date:
Nov 6 2018
You think midterm elections are boring? Not this year. Funny Or Die and Billy Eichner are going to Glam Up The Midterms!
Davey Drumpf, Presidential Cousin-At-Large
Practitioner:
Dave Lippman
Date:
Dec 23 2016
A new series of video commentaries with Davey Drumpf, The Donald's long-lost third cousin, twice removed. His views are several degrees to the Left of the Don's. First installment: Co-housing vs. Weaponized Xenophobia.
Claudio Parentela:Contemporary Art with a Freakish Taste!
Practitioner:
CLAUDIO PARENTELA
Date:
Dec 8 2024
Claudio Parentela:Contemporary Art with a Freakish Taste!
Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda
Practitioner:
netflix
Date:
Mar 5 2024
Following the backlash of Netflix's support of Dave Chappelle's "The Closer" comedy special, which featured racist transphobic "jokes", Hannah Gadsby took a deal with Netflix to create a comedy special featuring genderqueer comics. The show, titled 'Gender Agenda', was tapped in the Alexandra Palace Theatre in London and released on Netflix on March 5, 2024.
"Faces and Phases"- a catalyst for a more inclusive and accepting world
Practitioner:
Zanele Muholi
Date:
Jan 1 2006
Step into the captivating world of Zanele Muholi, the activist and masterful photographer from South Africa. Through their lens, they unveil the realities found within LGBTQI+ stories, challenging norms and reshaping perceptions of beauty. Each intimate and evocative portrait captured by Muholi becomes a vessel for social change, dismantling stereotypes, and amplifying the voices of those historically silenced.
Ghen Cô Vy / Corona Hand Washing Song
Practitioner:
Khac Hung, Min x Erik, Vietnam Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health
Date:
Mar 1 2020
'Jealousy Ms. Vy' is a creative project of the Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, in collaboration with musician Khac Hung, singer Min and singer Erik. Through this project, we look forward to empowering and trusting the community, so that we can join hands to combat COVID-19 (aka nCoV-2019).
When I Walk
Practitioner:
Jason DaSilva
Date:
Jan 1 2013
In 2006, 25-year-old Jason DaSilva was on vacation at the beach with family when, suddenly, he fell down. He couldn’t get back up. His legs had stopped working; his disease could no longer be ignored. Just a few months earlier doctors had told him that he had multiple sclerosis, which could lead to loss of vision and muscle control, as well as a myriad of other complications. Jason tried exercise to help cope, but the problem only worsened.
Partnership Exhibition with the Banneker-Douglass Museum and Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture
Practitioner:
Maryland Hall
Date:
Feb 27 2021
Maryland Hall, in partnership with the Banneker Douglass Museum and Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, invited Maryland-based Black artists, whose work encapsulates activism and social justice and using the creative process to educate their audiences about diversity, equity and inclusion to send proposals to take one of six 5 ft.
FESPACO
Practitioner:
The Pan-African Festival of Cinema and Television
Date:
Dec 2 2017
Fespaco is a meeting place put to good use to promote the development of black cinematography. From 1973, topics of discussion are introduced at each edition.

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