It is not every day that Spectacle opens its hulking infernal door to heavenly guests, but we will make a very special exception for Saint Bimbo (patron saint of beauty for beauty’s sake, art for art’s sake, making friends and having fun, trusting your heart and fearing no one) for the latest installment of her roaming Film Church screenings.
Since 2022, this celestial showcase has been a growing bastion for communal gatherings for one of the Rotten Apple’s youngest, scrappiest, and queerest communities of DIY visual artists. For one night only, it gives us great delight to be the host venue for this month’s collection of short films by local artists and filmmakers.
This special event will be priced on a sliding scale from $5 to $10. All proceeds will go to a Gaza family relief fund.
THURSDAY, JUNE 27 – 10:00 PM
SUPPLY & DEMAND
Dir. Elliot J Smith, 2024.
4 min.
An ode to the economics of electricity and comfort in an era of abundance.
BEZUNA
Dir. Saif Alsaegh, 2023.
7 min.
In Arabic and English with English subtitles.
Bezuna explores the complexities of fleeing a war-zone through the analysis of peripheral details. Through interweaving different narratives, the film presents the raw and broken feelings of a child and a cat whose lives will never be the same.
FIREFLY
Dir. N’namdi Andersen, 2021.
5 min.
A young man pursues his passion in the dead of night.
CADILLAC JAKE III: THE STAIRCASE TO HELL
Dir. Rex Krowba, 2022.
9 min.
Rex Krowbar visits the infamous “Devil’s Pier” to investigate a site known for its long history of disappearances that still remained unsolved. Upon climbing the staircase located in the middle of the pier, Rex discovers a tape that may give them the answers they were looking for.
JESSIE THE GHOST
Dir. Patrick Boehmcke, 2024.
13 min.
In English and Mandarin with English subtitles.
A wanted cybercriminal lays low at the Jersey Shore.
TRIANGULAR DOOR
Dir. Dylan Mars Greenberg, 2024.
9 min.
The last survivors of an obliterated culture search for spiritual bondage in a reality show from hell. Shot on Super 8 film and narrated by Guy Maddin. Featuring Adam Green as the Earth’s Salesman.
GILGUL (גִּלְגּוּל)
Dir. Gabi Rudin, 2023.
10 min.
In English with subtitles.
Dr. Adrian Finkelstein reflects on his first experience with death as a child of World War II in Bucharest, Romania. Through his premature exposure to the fragility and impermanence of human existence, he uncovers an intuitive desire to investigate the temporality of life and death.
LOOBTOPIA
Dir. Ruby Bailey, 2023.
13 min.
In English with subtitles.
OF
Dir. Ellis Kaan Özen, 2024.
5 min.
NIGHT FLOWER (RAATER FUL)
Dir. Nina Gofur, 2022.
5 min.
On a visit to my father’s home in Bangladesh, this diary entry explores time, the universality of loss and the fertile ground that emerges from grief.
ECHAPPE
Dir. Xinli She, 2023.
3 min.
Echappe is about the contradiction between the physical world and inner self. A journey of individualistic expression trapped under the confines presented by society.
THE SPACE BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FLOOR
Dir. Sabrina Kissack, 2024.
5 min.
A woman describes the experience of having misplaced a memory. of having it stolen. wires crossed. told over footage shot using found and personal still film negative as a lens.
YEAR OF THE RABBIT
Dir. Astro Rys, 2024.
11 min.
A meditation on the cycles of creation, life, and rebirth, told through the mediums of home videos from the past year. Everything is connected and everything will return.
Total runtime: 99 min.