November 1st Cinema Culture presented their Interstellar Outer-Body screening of sci-fi films at the Hairpin Arts Center. Thanks Amir George for putting together a great lineup of short films, by local filmmakers Nelson Carvajal, Jason Ogawa, and Floyd Webb as well as other excellent selections for our AnySquared Residency.
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AnySquared Projects is grateful to the Hairpin Arts Center for this opportunity to program their space during our residency.
Cinema Culture crash lands into AnySquared at Hairpin for a program presenting sci-fi cinema and performances. “Interstellar Outer-Body” is a celestial experience that explores the transcendence through space and time beyond the cosmos and out of the psyche. Cinema Culture’s Amir George hosts with new works by Jason Ogawa, Floyd Webb, and Nelson Carvajal.
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Image: still from the Stonehart music video by Jason Ogawa.
This event is part of AnySquared’s Residency programming. AnySquared Projects thanks the Hairpin Arts Center for offering us this opportunity to create this event with Cinema Culture at their wonderful space. See our programming this week and through mid-November!
AnySquared is an all-volunteer collaborative artistic network, propelled by a deep sense of cooperation with artists, neighbors and the wider community. Our mission is to support, produce and promote collaborative projects that facilitate arts activities through inclusive participation. Our foundation is built upon the idea that we can do anything as long as we do ourselves and do it together.
What a powerful and wonderful event on Saturday. Thanks to Beverly Reed Scott for sharing the first installment of her new book and Eliaz Rodriguez for sharing his film “Beverly” and new film “Tea Man, Steep!”
We were excited to include this reading and screening as one of our AnySquared Residency programs this month at the Hairpin Arts Center!
An Intimate Reading & Screening: Films by Eliaz Rodriguez & Reading by Beverly Reed Scott (Oye’)
Saturday October 25 Begins promptly at 7pm and ends at 9pm Hairpin Arts Center, 2810 N. Milwaukee Event is free.
This special event features AnySquared’s Cinema Minima Residency’s “Best-In-Show” filmmaker Eliaz Rodriguez. He will screen his film “Beverly” — based on Beverly Reed Scott’s essay “I Do But Do He” — and his new rough cut film “Tea Man, Steep!.”
We are also excited to showcase our Cinema Minima essay winner and gifted writer Beverly Reed Scott (Oye’) as she reads from her new memoir “My Perilous Journey #1 Vol. 1.”
Beverly (4:16) Directed, Screenplay & Edited by: Eliaz Rodriguez. Story by: Beverly Scott Synopsis: Beverly is wrapped up in her thoughts as she strives to land the man she deserves. Starring: Wanjiku Kairu, Jeremy Solomon, and Matthew Stromer.
Tea Man, Steep! (Rough-cut, 12:00) Directed & Edited by: Eliaz Rodriguez. Written by: Eliaz Rodriguez & Jeff Phillips Synopsis: Caleb found his passion in life, tea, and he attempts to acquaint his friends and coworkers with this love. Starring: Jeff Phillips, Donny Rodriguez, and John Piotrowski.
Please also see our “Because Art” exhibit at the space before the event – doors open at 6:15pm.
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Eliaz Rodriguez is a self-taught filmmaker from Chicago. In 2008 he co-created the comedy group Wood Sugars and over the next five years produced/directed hundreds of films, web series, podcasts, and live comedy shows. In October of 2013 he made his first solo short film, an adaptation of a true story entitled Beverly, which went on to win Best In Show of the Cinema Minima Residency and Best of Fest of the Indie Incubator Film Fest. Eliaz can also be heard weekly on segments of the podcast he engineers, named CinemaJaw – the greatest movies podcast ever.
Beverly Reed Scott (Oye’) is a gifted writer and fierce activist. Her prose, poetry and messages are conjured from her soul and her rhythmic alignment with nature. She is a natural storyteller, trained in Original Voice Technique by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Jungian Analyst and bestselling author. Her voice is colored by her experiences, having been born, raised in Englewood during the 60’s and 70’s, her coming of age tales are wrought with anguish, joy, love and pain. She is publishing her memoir as a serial and will read from My Perilous Journey #1 Vol. 1.
Exhibit | Oct 10 – Nov 2AnySquared’s Because Art Opening and Residency PhotosArt Swap Event PhotosOnline Publication | BecauseArt ___________ Public Events | 2810 N. Milwaukee Avenue, ChicagoAnySquared’s Residency at the Hairpin Arts Center is activating their space as we encourageartists and community participation with exhibitions, workshops, talks, artmaking days, “ART + Community” events, performance, … Read more
AnySquared Projects is seeking proposals and participation for ART + Community Days as part of our six-week residency at the Hairpin Arts Center. Artists, community members, and arts groups are invited to propose a workshop, presentation, art talk, meeting, demonstration, paint/draw session, class, or other event that encourages our community to engage in art, discuss arts … Read more
The Carrefour Collaborative and AnySquared present a special Cinema Minema:
The Agronomist (Directed by Jonathan Demme, 2003, 90 min.) Sunday, February 2, at 8:30pm Cole’s Bar, 2338 N. Milwaukee, Chicago
The Carrefour Collaborative and AnySquared present a special Cinema Minema: Sunday, February 2, at 8:30pmFeaturing a short presentation regarding Carrefour Collaborative’s work, by founder Paul Karner followed by screening ofThe Agronomist Cole’s Bar, 2338 N. Milwaukee, Chicago The event is free(a portion of the bar sales will go to support the efforts of the Carrefour … Read more
BIG TROUBLE in Little Logan Sunday January 5, at 8pm Cole’s Bar, 2338 N. Milwaukee | Chicago
Curated by Cinema Culture this month’s Cinema Minima Chicago, the “BIG TROUBLE in Little Logan” program features the short films of local production crews Big Dogs and Input/Output Productions. Look for updates: more details to come!
Screening: A joint episode of web series Kiss Like Big Dogs Kelly Youngman, is going through life with no steady job, no place to live, and still manages to have one girlfriend after another. He’s a young guy who lives life like he’s the lead in a cheesy romantic comedy, a wannabe silver screen lothario.
Short Films:
Dante & Jean a little homage to french new wave.
Queen Sheba A lady who dates many, and kills some
The Man Who Won’t Leave you Alone A young and recently licensed process server learns the difficulty of delivering the summons of a lawsuit to its unpredictable defendants. He charges himself with the ultimatum: Prove to his jovial, unsympathetic colleagues how it should to be done or admit he’s not the man for the job.
