Oxy Freewaves Program

8/9/2019 Oxy Freewaves Program

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OXY FREEWAVESA night of global media encounters in local, public space

Friday, April 23, 7:30 10 p.m. Occidental College Main Quad

OXY Freewaves is an exhibition of experimental and documentary films, pairing 10

documentary works by Occidental students with 10 works by international artists from LAFreewaves (http://www.freewaves.org/ ), an organization supporting innovative, relevant,independent new media from around the world.

Mentored by renegade media artist and LA Freewaves founder Anne Bray, the students ofOccidentals Film & Media Studies Program will transform the campus main quad into aseries of public screening venues, permitting visitors to move between 8 different themedmedia programs. Come participate in this evening of food, drink, and cutting-edge videosaddressing social issues on local and global registers.

This event is a part of the Occidental Spring Arts Fair, which is supported by the Remsen-

Bird Fund, with additional generous support from the Occidental Alumni Office. Questions,contact Prof. Broderick Fox at [email protected]. Directions and parking information can befound on the campus map at http://www.oxy.edu/x6062.xml The Oxy Quad is # 126 onthe Map.
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PROGRAM 1: STATES OF NATION

Some Like it French by Max Rowles (United States/Martinique)

On the French Caribbean island of Martinique, independence seems unlikely aftercenturies of political, cultural and educational colonial and postcolonial assimilation; yetthese experiences very much make Martinique a nation of its own.

At the Light of Dawn by Ivan Limas (United States)

Close-up of artist's face as he removes a series of bandanas that obscure his identity. Thepatterns make for interesting tensions and associations that the viewer projects onto thesubject around issues of nationality, religion, race, and social position.


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ArmentsiAnahid Yahijan (United States/Bulgaria)

A young Armenian-American woman explores the assimilation of the Armenian communityin Bulgaria.


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PROGRAM 2: MEDIA WARS

News SymphonyGhassan Jaradat (United States, Palestine)

Revisiting and critiquing the Gaza siege portrayal in American mainstream media.

Beach by Guli Silberstein (Israel)

Personal images collide with broadcast on a beach in Tel Aviv. Private tranquility turns intopublic horror in an instant, and possibilities of reality are repressed, raising perceptual andexistential questions.


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PROGRAM 3: SURFACE READING

Social Capitalby Kathleen McLain and Marc Patrick (United States)

Through the lens of the old school vibe of Baba's Vintage Tattoo Parlor, the communityaspect of tattoo culture is explored, confronting common perceptions and asking theviewer to look at the shop at a level more than skin deep.

Angerby Angela Willcocks (Australia/United States)

The words I hate you take on different significance and associations with the help ofanimation, forcing us to meditate on our prejudices and international conflicts aroundpersonal difference.


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Rorschach Revelations (Idea Born In A Vacuum) by Aaron Bourget (United States)

An abstract blot becomes a site of right-wing fanaticism.


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PROGRAM 4: DO I KNOW YOU?

Kathy the Sandwich Ladyby Megan Boaglio (United States)

Students reflect on their favorite Marketplace employee, and Kathy herself opens up to thecamera for the first time.

Cross Examination by Josh Weinstein (United States)

A series of reactions by participants in an array of interpersonal communications reveals agreat deal about first impressions and signs of identity.


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PROGRAM 5: TRASH TALK

The Garbage Collectorby Patrick Riggs and Zak Stoltz (United States)

A look at the amount of trash we create and where it goes, and a student's determinationto find value in what people throw away.

Pericycle by Szacsva y Pal (Hungary)

Meditation on heavy loads as sculpture.


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PROGRAM 6: BALANCING ACTS

A Beautiful Balance (United States) by Jorge Tobon

Student artist Mandla Gobledale shares his rollercoaster ride through higher education andartistry.

Etude by Dario Bardic (Croatia/Holland)

A hand-made symphony.


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Drawing the Line Between Student/Athletes by Conrad Fihn (United States)

How student-athletes maintain balance between athletics and their academic work.

Untitled (Suspended) by Agnes Nedregard (Norway)

A rare perspective on trapeze artistry.


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PROGRAM 7: FEET FIRST

Why I (Dont) Run by Sam Jackson (United States)

An exploration into the human relationship with running, through five students' challengesand triumphs.

Dorsal/Ventral Asymmetryby Karolina Sobecka (Canada)

Weve built a civilized world around us, but we keep our vulnerable bellies, unarmed withrational thought, close to the ground and nature.


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PROGRAM 8: PUBLIC/PRIVATE

What Moves You by Steve Schaffer and Jordan Wexler (United States)

A film about how longboarding is perceived at Occidental College and the reasonsfor/consequences of a campus skateboard ban.

Muto by Blu (Argentina)

Public walls become both inspiration and canvas for this extraordinary animated rompthrough public space.

Documents

Oxy Freewaves Program