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Conversations at the Edge: Fall 2017 Lineup

As fall semester starts, the Department of Film, Video, New Media, and Animation would like to welcome the lineup for Conversations at the Edge, presented by the Gene Siskel Film Center and the Video Data Bank. Conversations at the Edge is unique opportunity to watch screenings, performances, and talks by groundbreaking media artists. Check out who’s coming this semester: Oct. 12 – Jim Trainor: The Pink Egg Oct. 19 – The Real-Fake Oct. 26 – Sandra Gibson and Luis Recoder, Tense Nature: The Changeover System with sound artist Brian Case Nov. 2 – Alex Gerbaulet: Digging Deep Nov. 9 – The Films of Ana Mendieta Nov. 16 – Sondra Perry: Performance and Video Nov. 30 – Coco Fusco: Cuba Portraits Tickets $11 General public $6 Film Center members $7 All students $5 SAIC/AIC faculty and staff Free for SAIC students!
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ExTV Presents: Professor Strange

This month’s ExTV Web Program is “Professor Strange”. Come along for one psychedelic trip through a collection of wild colorful videos from our archive! It doesn’t take a master of magic and mysticism to see these trippy pieces are unlike anything seen before!
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Special Screenings

Poly Play: Video Arcade 2017

Following up on our showcase from last year, Poly Play: Video Arcade 2017 continues the new-found traditional display of student game designer’s work placed in a one night only arcade gallery space hosted in the LeRoy Neiman Center. Thanks to game designers: Jessica Warren, Patcharida Smittinet Kay Slater, Sean Leftwich, and Stefan Glowack. Thanks to sound artists: Sam Reynolds and Aaron ‘VenoSci’ G.B. Thanks to The SAIC Undergraduate Division
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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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Conversations at the Edge: Fall 2017 Lineup

ExTV Presents: Professor Strange

Poly Play: Video Arcade 2017

Poly Play 2016

ExTV Presents: Food For Thought

Revenge of xXxFest

ExTV Presents: Learning, Reading, Doing

Hummingbirds Don’t Sing for Bees

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