SHORTS 10: proud of his scientific attitude
Logan Theatre
2646 N Milwaukee Ave
IL
41.92969840038649
-87.7088258159199
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Sunday, May 17, 2:00pmTheater 1SHORTS 10: proud of his scientific attitudecurated by Emily OscarsonWe Were Not Made For This WorldColin West McDonald4 min., Video, 2014, USA“A robot searches for his creator in the desert lands outside his city. Based on "We Were Not Made For This World" by award-winning cartoonist Paul Hornschemeier.” - Colin West McDonaldToward The FlamePaul Turano6 min., Video, 2014, USA“Lighting up the morning sky a meteor detonated mid air over Chebarkul, Siberia on February 15, 2013. Existential shockwaves emanating from the explosion caused a momentary chaos, and catalyzed more desperate fears that it was perhaps signaling The End.” - Paul TuranoTerity EntitoryTodd Mattei9 min., Video, 2014, USA“Terity Entitory is a meditation on memory, identity, and technology. The figure at the center of the piece is caught in a moment of complete stasis, “powered down or very deeply asleep,” as he puts it.” - Todd MatteiNewJohn Harden17 min., Video, 2014, USA“An elderly couple, cryonically preserved at death, awaken centuries later, their health – and youth – totally restored. Together, they face the joys and challenges of a second life in the distant future.” - John HardenThe Mysterious Disappearance of the Town’s Last ResidentDamon Mohl5 min., Video, 2014, USA“Amidst a ghost town's dilapidated ruins, one resident still resides, but he won’t be there much longer.” - Damon MohlElsewhere, the SurvivorsAli Aschman3 min., Video, 2014, USA“Two connected figures wander endlessly through a desolate landscape, haunted by anxiety and doubt. “ - Ali AschmanHappy Fun RoomGreg Pak14 min., Video, 2014, USA“Sam, the host of the once-popular children’s television show “Happy Fun Room,” clashes with her child co-stars, recalcitrant crew, and unsupportive studio execs as her career and life fall to pieces. “Happy Fun Room” teaches kids how to be safe in an insanely dangerous world. But the world has changed and the show’s messages may no longer apply. Can Sam prevent her past fears from making her a monster in the present?” - Greg PakΕν καιρώ ειρήνης (In Times of Peace)Nikos Vouteniotis29 min., Video, 2014, Greece“The government of a country allows to the citizens ten breaths a day to settle it's debt to the creditors. Nobody can understand why. Maybe through the eyes of a little girl, the eyes of imagination and poetry we can.” - Nikos Vouteniotis
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Start:
2015-05-17T14:00:00-05:00
End:
2015-05-17T15:30:00-05:00
Category
Film
Tickets
General Admission
9.0
USD
154