Monday, February 23, 6:00 p.m. | "My work has always considered the screen as a canvas, rather than a window, and explored ways of telling stories through emotional/sensorial experience. I am seeking, in my research, a synthesis of African and diaspora sensibilities and my artmaking, to transpose this synthesis to electronic media art." - Philip Mallory Jones
Chicago native Philip Mallory Jones has been forging new possibilities in video art for the past five decades. This program presents key works from his early years, including BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS, MORE MOUNTAINS (1975), NO CRYSTAL STAIR (1976), SOLDIERS OF A RECENT AND FORGOTTEN WAR (1981), WASSA (1989), as well as a Concept Sketch for his recent Chicago-centric work, DATELINE: BRONZEVILLE, A RUNNY WALKER MYSTERY (2025). Curated by Liz Kim, Texas A&M University-Kingsville.
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