ExTV – SAIC’s student-run time-arts broadcast platform

Special Screenings

Poly Play 2016

Poly Play 2016 was a one night only arcade gallery hosted in the LeRoy Neiman Center. The event opened with a 20 minute performance by ChanHee Choi (see bio below). Afterwards, attendees were invited to explore the market-style game gallery featuring games designed by SAIC students and alumni, and other Chicago-based indie game organizations. Poly Play was held on April 11th, 2016, and both conceptualized and curated by Dena Springer. Participating Artists ChanHee Choi (http://chanheechoi.com/) Graduating from the MFA Department of Fiber & Material Studies 2016, Chanhee Choi has been exploring gaming performances through theatrical costumes and gestures. Her recent body of work, 8-BIT BEBOP (https://vimeo.com/148775982), was the opening performance. Nick Flaherty (https://vimeo.com/nickflaherty) Thomas Newlands (http://thnewlands.github.io) Thomas Newlands uses Unity, Processing, C#, and various engines/platforms to create games that use live bodies to control the artificial game world. Peter Smyth (http://peter-smyth.com/games.html) […]
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Online Exhibitions

ExTV Presents: Food For Thought

This month’s ExTV Web Program is “Food For Thought”. A collection of SAIC artists’ work in which food displays a multitude of characters, ideas, and symbols. Food can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people, so grab a fork and knife and get ready to feed your excitement!
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Special Screenings

Revenge of xXxFest

You are cordially invited to the return of SAIC’s steamiest screening on campus: Revenge of xXxFest. This video program juxtaposes current SAIC student work with pieces from ExTV’s archive of student work, spanning from 1997 to 2017. Revenge of xXxFest is… A celebration of sex, sexuality and identity explored through explicit content and nudity on video. See it to believe it. March 2, 2017 Maclean 1307 John Flaxman Screening Room 5 pm
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Online Exhibitions

ExTV Presents: Learning, Reading, Doing

This month’s ExTV Web Program is “Learning, Reading, Doing”. A collection of SAIC artists’ work in which humans learn something new either about themselves or the very nature of what lies around them. Come along for the ride, you might just learn a thing or two!
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Special Screenings

Hummingbirds Don’t Sing for Bees

Allison Anne Ramirez (BFA 2018) is a filmmaker from San Francisco currently based in Chicago. Her work is inspired by the human experience, emotional intimacy, and trauma. Ramirez explores raw emotion such as grief, excitement, and rejection through melodramatic narrative. This event will be the premiere of her directional debut short film Hummingbirds Don’t Sing For Bees; a story about heartbreak based on truth. Prelude to Hummingbirds will be two other short films by Ramirez, along with a spoken word piece performed live by Ramirez. MacLean 1307 Screening Room Friday February 17th 2017 4:30-5:30pm **~refreshments will be served~** Hosted by ExTV Hummingbirds Don’t Sing For Bees Starring Harry Warnaar Jordyn Therriault William Delforge Crew Aden Solway, Andrew Vo, Anita Bhardwaj, Antoinette Bitton, Ariel M Chen, Ava Threlkel, Chengfeng Bao, Jabari Jefferson, Laura Kolber, Leah Corbin, Lily Hernandez, Olivia Cole, Poppy Xing, Shan Lu, Stefan Głowacki Boy Cloud Starring Samuel Snodgrass Cloud Conscience […]
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Special Screenings

OPEN CALL: Revenge of xXxFest

Submit original video work that explores sex, sexuality, or identity through use of explicit content or nudity. Appropriated material is welcome. Revenge of xXxFest marks the return of the steamiest screening of student work on campus. This program juxtaposes current SAIC student work with pieces from ExTV;s Archive of Student Work, spanning from 1997 through 2017. This call is open to current SAIC students and alumni. DEADLINE: February 13th Screening: First Week of March Submit: http://extvsaic.org/submit/ Questions? Email athrel@saic.edu
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Online Exhibitions

ExTV Presents: Mandagon

Explore Blind Sky Studio’s Mandagon, a world inspired by Tibetan theology and philosophy with an underlining focus on life and death. While this charming game title is explored it also spawns an interesting discussion on game design and the idea of explanation through adventuring.
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Online Exhibitions

ExTV Presents: Faces

Faces is a collection of works focused on just that: faces. Or rather, the experience of looking at faces, and the faces on screen looking back at you. Within that, these pieces touch upon identity construction through image production, exploring the mediation of the image via analog and digital technology. Inner Pep Talk by Jabari Jefferson Palpitations by Dena Springer snowflakes by Ava Nancy Threlkel _deoVi by Yuyeol Chun Lynda Carter Secrets to Perfect Make Up by Molly Hewitt Gaze by Rashayla Brown Unforgettable by Stevie Raelynn #thankyouforeverything by Benji Sayed Forget It by Taylor Effin Cleveland
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