[acc-cca-l] Screening in Montreal of Outer Worlds IMAX, featuring Michael Snow's final film

Wed Oct 4 07:26:24 MDT 2023

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Those of you in the Montreal area may be interested in an upcoming screening at Centre des sciences of five experimental IMAX films:

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Outer Worlds
In keeping with the cinematic genre typical of IMAX films—the larger-than-life landscape that forms an outer world beyond the limits of the human sensorium—Outer Worlds is an extra-ordinary program that features five experimental IMAX films by Canada’s leading artists: Oliver Husain, Lisa Jackson, Kelly Richardson, Michael Snow, and Leila Sujir.

Each of the films explores expanded cinema through different ecologies of the non-human: the forest, lichen, snails, water, and sky. Proposing different worlds of experience and distinct grammars of immersion through a meeting with the camera, the films imagine common worlds by reflecting upon the exigencies of intercultural and interspecies communication, a task that has taken on great urgency in the 21st century as we grapple with how to adapt to the ecological realities brought about by anthropogenic climate change.

The updated program includes a new sound mix of Michael Snow’s final film, Cityscape.

The screening is curated by Janine Marchessault (York University) and presented by Concordia University’s Thinking Allowed<https://www.concordia.ca/cuevents/offices/provost/fourth-space/programming/2023/10/19/thinking-allowed.html?c=/next-gen/4th-space/programming/fullcalendar> project.

Thursday, October 19th 2023
@ the IMAX Telus Theatre, Montreal Science Centre
2 De la Commune St W, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 2E2

Doors: 18:30h
Screening: 19h
Runtime: 50mins, followed by Q&A with artists (Oliver Husain, Mani Mazinani [Snow’s collaborator and representative], and Leila Sujir)

Tickets ($10): https://outer-worlds-imax.eventbrite.ca<https://outer-worlds-imax.eventbrite.ca/>
To find out more about the films, visit: www.xlouterworlds.ca<http://www.xlouterworlds.ca/>

Prior to the screening, the Thinking Allowed project presents a day of panel talks about IMAX and immersive screen experience at 4th Space, featuring scholars, curators and artists. The Outer Worlds artists (along with Kelly Richardson via Zoom) will be talking about their work and experiences of working with IMAX on a panel at 15:00h. These talks are free and open to the public. For more information:  https://www.concordia.ca/cuevents/offices/provost/fourth-space/programming/2023/10/19/thinking-allowed.html?c=/next-gen/4th-space/programming/fullcalendar <https://www.concordia.ca/cuevents/offices/provost/fourth-space/programming/2023/10/19/thinking-allowed.html?c=/next-gen/4th-space/programming/fullcalendar>

This screening is organized by the “Locating Transnational Collaborations in the Early History of Imax Films and Architectures (1970-1990)” research project at York University, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Learn more about our research at: http://www.imax-history.ca<http://www.imax-history.ca/>.
The Outer Worlds film program was one of the 200 exceptional projects funded through the Canada Council for the Arts’ New Chapter program. With this $35M investment, the Council supports the creation and sharing of the arts in communities across Canada.

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Outer Worlds
Les films IMAX constituent un genre cinématographique unique, se démarquant par un paysage plus grand que nature qui forme un monde extérieur au-delà des limites du sensorium humain. Outer Worlds est un programme extraordinaire qui présente cinq films IMAX expérimentaux réalisés par des artistes canadien.nes de premier plan : Oliver Husain, Lisa Jackson, Kelly Richardson, Michael Snow et Leila Sujir.

Chacun de ces films explore le cinéma élargi à travers différentes écologies du non-humain : la forêt, le lichen, les escargots, l'eau et le ciel. Proposant différents mondes d'expérience et des grammaires distinctes d'immersion à travers une rencontre avec la caméra, les films imaginent des mondes communs en réfléchissant aux exigences de la communication interculturelle et inter-espèces, tâche devenue urgente au 21e siècle alors que nous devons nous adapter aux nouvelles réalités écologiques provoquées.

Ce programme comprend un nouveau mixage sonore de Cityscape, le dernier film de Michael Snow.
Jeudi 19 octobre 2023
au Cinéma IMAX Telus, Centre des sciences de Montréal
2, rue de la Commune Ouest, Montréal, Québec H2Y 2E2

Portes : 18:30h
Projection : 19h
Durée : 50 minutes, suivi d'une séance de questions-réponses avec les artistes Oliver Husain, Mani Mazinani (collaborateur et représentant de Snow), et Leila Sujir.

Billets ($10) : https://outer-worlds-imax.eventbrite.ca<https://outer-worlds-imax.eventbrite.ca/>

Pour en savoir plus sur les films, visitez : www.xlouterworlds.ca<http://www.xlouterworlds.ca/>

La projection est organisée par Janine Marchessault et présentée par le projet Thinking Allowed<https://www.concordia.ca/cuevents/offices/provost/fourth-space/programming/2023/10/19/thinking-allowed.html?c=/next-gen/4th-space/programming/fullcalendar> de l'Université Concordia.

Avant la projection, le projet Thinking Allowed présente une journée de discussions sur l'IMAX et l'expérience de l'écran immersif au 4th Space, avec des chercheur.euses et des artistes. Les artistes d'Outer Worlds (ainsi que Kelly Richardson via zoom) parleront de leur travail et de leurs expériences de travail avec IMAX lors d'une table ronde à 15h00. Ces conférences sont gratuites et ouvertes au public. Pour plus d'informations :
 https://www.concordia.ca/cuevents/offices/provost/fourth-space/programming/2023/10/19/thinking-allowed.html?c=/next-gen/4th-space/programming/fullcalendar <https://www.concordia.ca/cuevents/offices/provost/fourth-space/programming/2023/10/19/thinking-allowed.html?c=/next-gen/4th-space/programming/fullcalendar>

Cette projection est organisée par le projet de recherche "Locating Transnational Collaborations in the Early History of Imax Films and Architectures (1970-1990)" de l'Université York, financé par le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada. Pour en savoir plus sur nos recherches : http://www.imax-history.ca<http://www.imax-history.ca/>.
Le programme de films Outer Worlds est l'un des 200 projets exceptionnels financés par le programme Nouveau chapitre du Conseil des Arts du Canada. Avec cet investissement de 35 millions de dollars, le Conseil soutient la création et le partage des arts dans les communautés à travers le Canada.

Andrew Bailey (he/him) • Knowledge Mobilization Officer
SSHRC Partnership Grant, Archive/Counter-Archive
www.counterarchive.ca<http://www.counterarchive.ca/>
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