Cinematographa
Join us for an evening of films and discussion highlighting the analogue camerawork of an exceptional group of intergenerational, intersectional women artists and cinematographas. Screened on 16mm, 35mm and digital formats, the films in this programme span multiple histories and creative practices, highlighting the technical and creative prowess of the women interviewed in Margaret Salmon’s new book, Cinematagrapha, published by Secession and Walther und Franz König in 2023.
Curated by Margaret Salmon
Doppelganger
Peggy Ahwesh / 1987 / USA / 8’ / Digital / sound
Voiliers et coquelicots
Rose Lowder / 2001 / France / 2’ / 16mm / silent
Petit Mal
Betzy Bromberg / 1977 / USA / 18’ / 16mm / English spoken
The Watershed
Alia Syed / 1994 / UK / 7’ / 16mm / English spoken
Through a Shimmering Prism, We Made a Way
Rhea Storr / 2021 / UK, Bahamas / 18’ / Digital / English spoken
Altiplano
Malena Szlam / 2018 / Canada, Chile / 15’ / 35mm / sound
There? Where?
Babette Mangolte / 1979 / USA / 8’ / Digital / sound
Otherhood
Deborah Stratman / 2023 / USA, Jordan, Brazil / 3’ / Digital / English spoken
Les tournesols
Rose Lowder / 1982 / France / 3’ / 16mm / silent
The screening will be followed by a conversation with Margaret Salmon, Rhea Storr, Deborah Stratman and Alia Syed.
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