The Secret Story: Films by Janie Geiser

Thursday, December 7, 2006, 6pm

Janie Geiser in person!
Janie Geiser is at the forefront of today’s experimental animators. Drawing on her renowned work in puppet-theater, her films use the miniaturized scale of paper cutouts, dollhouses, and antique toys to create mysterious, multilayered worlds of cryptic messages, enigmatic women, and half-forgotten dreams. Tonight, she presents an overview [...]

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  A clip from Dara Birnbaum's Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman (1978-9). This video will screen as part of the program, An Evening with Dara Birnbaum, on Thursday, February 11, at 6pm.

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Conversations at the Edge (CATE) is a weekly series of screenings, artist talks, and performances by some of the most compelling media artists of yesterday and today.

CATE is organized by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's Department of Film, Video, and New Media in collaboration with the Gene Siskel Film Center and the Video Data Bank.

Programs take place Thursdays at 6pm at the Gene Siskel Film Center (164 N. State / Chicago, IL / 312-846-2600), unless otherwise noted.





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