Moving Histories: Public Memory and Visual Culture An International Symposium Theme: Public History in an Age of Visual Culture and Parallel Pasts
Symposium Runs: October 24-27 in Windsor, Ontario
Lecture on Friday, October 25th in the afternoon.
The Moving Histories Project is pleased to present a 2024 symposium to explore history, historiography, and historical truth through moving images in the screen age.
We will consider our sociocultural environment propelled by multimodality, visuals, algorithms, and interactivity on proliferating screens at a crucial time of technological change, political instability, and narrative conflict over history.
The symposium includes a cross-section of the most important scholars and innovative filmmakers worldwide who work in the intersecting fields of history, film, cultural studies, and the digital humanities.
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Nuit Blanche 2024: Accessibility for Public Art Workshop
Nov 4
Explore approaches to making accessible public art and learn what you may need to consider when designing experiences for people of all abilities. Gain valuable insights from the Nuit Blanche team and disabled-identified artists as they share learnings from working on this year’s eventThis online workshop is co-facilitated by Independent Cultural Producer Cara Eastcott and Nuit Blanche Artistic Director Laura Nanni, with guest artists Atanas Bozdarov, A.S.M. Kobayashi, Emily Gillespie, Theodore Robinson and Sage Lovell from Deaf Spectrum.
From Clue to Chronicle: The Art of the Forensic Documentary Workshop
Nov 8 — 10
UnionDocs 352 Onderdonk Avenue, Ridgewood, NY
With Lynne Sachs, Miryam Charles, Jennifer Reeves & A.S.M Kobayashi
Join us for an intensive workshop led by renowed filmmaker Lynne Sachs, where we will explore how one of the most challenging yet enthralling aspects of the documentary process can be the investigative nature of the practice.
In this workshop Lynne Sachs will take us on her own journey through the making of her soon-to-be-completed essay film “Every Contact Leaves a Trace”. By laying bare her own revelations and disappointments, she will help us to navigate how the “search” in and of itself can be as interesting as the discovery. While celebrating the shared sensibility of the documentary maker and the detective, Sachs will ask us to expand our understanding of forensics, evidence, and proof within the parameters of her own artistic practice.
On Friday, interdisciplinary artist A.S.M. Kobayashi (Say Something Bunny!) will share her approach to incorporating forensics into performative work, focusing on how research can function as a form of proof and artistic expression. On Saturday, Jennifer Reeves (The Time We Killed, When It Was Blue) will discuss the psychological dimensions of her filmmaking process, shedding light on how she navigates the inner lives of her subjects while investigating deeper themes of introspection. On Sunday, director, producer and cinematographer Miryam Charles (Cette maison) will explore how filmmakers can refract aspects of reality, offering innovative ways to think about representation and storytelling.
Over the course of the workshop, we will engage in discussions about hybrid approaches to depicting reality, experiment with techniques that challenge conventional expectations of documentary, and reflect on the role of performance in the creative process. Whether you are just beginning a project or are already in the midst of production, this workshop provides a space to investigate your own work through new and creative methods.
The workshop is open to filmmakers, media artists, scholars, and creatives at any stage of their projects. It will offer practical tools, fresh ideas, and a supportive environment for those eager to explore the investigative aspects of documentary filmmaking.