The Flaherty is thrilled to announce its upcoming 2021 Fall Flaherty NYC, Transformation and Renewal programmed by Kelsey White and L u m i a.
The series will run December 1st to 18th in venues across New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Harlem) and online. We are excited to be partnering this season with Anthology Film Archives, Microscope Gallery, UnionDocs, and Maysles Documentary Center. This series of films highlights works by artists and visionaries who reimagine life and transform its representation, often in response to the many crises that mark their epochs.
Transformation and Renewal
“Be ye not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.” -Romans 12
From the warm flicker of the hand-cranked projector to the cool glow of a cracked iPhone screen, cinema remains in flux, and yet it continues to offer the viewer chances to encounter uniquely personal visions. These visions alter our perceptions of reality and strengthen our resistance to conformity and complacency. Is this cinema as sorcery? Voluntary derangement of the senses can lead to unexpected possibilities, and the recovery of presence reveals the joy of living shrouded in the loss that marks our time.
SERIES DATES & IN PERSON APPEARANCES
entering and exiting in peace, part 1 of 4: for my friends in the plague years - Opening Night Co-presented with Anthology Film Archives - GET TICKETS HEREWednesday, December 1 at 7:00pmModerated by Jim HubbardWith Jeanne Liotta and Bradley Eros in person
From the multitudes of narratives. Missing. Co-presented with Microscope Gallery - GET TICKETS HERESaturday, December 4, 2021 at 8:00pmModerated by Gina TelaroliIn conversation with artists Rachael Guma and Eve-Lauryn LaFountainWith artist Rachael Guma in person as well as Alexandra Cuesta, Thirza Cuthand, Eve-Lauryn LaFountain, Vanessa Renwick, Leslie Supnet, and Paige Taul participating online.
Of creation / Of potential Co-presented with UnionDocsSunday, December 5, 2021 at 7:30pmModerated by Monika FabijanskaWith artists Cecilia Vicuña and Terra Long participating online
entering and exiting in peace, part 2 of 4: Home-Duty Co-presented with Maysles Documentary CenterSaturday, December 11, 2021 at 12:30pmModerated by L u m i aWith artists Alison Nguyen, Saul Levine, Frankie Symonds & Devin Utah in person
Vision within the boundary of sight Co-presented with Anthology Film Archives - GET TICKETS HERE Monday, December 13, 2021 at 7:00pmModerated by Kelsey WhiteWith artist Els van Riel in person
entering and exiting in peace, part 4 of 4: almost everything important is deleted - Closing AfternoonCo-presented with Anthology Film Archives - GET TICKETS HEREDecember 18, 2021 at 1:30pmModerated by L u m i aPre & Post-screening walking tour led by L u m i a (details coming soon)
