“There are few filmmakers working today, who are more committed to the inordinate possibilities of the cut and the transformative power of montage than Isiah Medina.” —Daniel Turner, ICA London
“Taking his recondite method into consideration, we ascertain that Medina is himself a student, but one who has graduated to the ranks of the Canadian greats.” —Craig Keller
“If classical shot-reverse-shot form observes conversational propriety, Medina’s flickering approach demonstrates a cinema capable of moving at the pace of thought — ideas which fit jaggedly into one another, not flowing so much as butting heads.” —Dylan Adamson, In Review
Sunday, April 12, 7:00 p.m. | Celebrate closing night of Onion City Experimental Film Festival with Isiah Medina’s latest feature. GANGSTERISM updates the gangster film as the tale of director-gangster Clem, who ponders the politics of film circulation, financing, and representation while his artist cronies track down an old comrade rumored to be a leaker.
Related Event: ONION CITY OPENING NIGHT — USEFUL FANTASY
Thursday, April 9, 8:00 p.m.
The Onion City Experimental Film Festival is one of the premier international festivals exclusively devoted to experimental film and video. Our mission is to provide local and regional audiences with an opportunity to view a wide variety of contemporary experimental works, focused on artistic excellence, but also with an eye towards representing differing styles, forms, and nationalities.
OFF CENTER is a basement. OFF CENTER is a backyard. OFF CENTER is a place to come hang and experience weird films together in the spirit of DIY filmmaking and the microcinema. Programmed by Michael Wawzenek.
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu