The Knox Writers’ House documents a literary field-recording road trip of sorts. Three enthusiasts drive across the country, interviewing and recording readings by writers along the way. They’ve made dozens of mp3s and transcripts (along with crude line-drawing portraits) available on a map that plots their route. They’ve mostly stuck to the Midwest thus far, … New Orleans Literary Audio on the Knox Writers’ House
Please join us for a Gallery Opening & Reception: EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE – A salon style group show curated by the members of Antenna and organized by James Goedert. On view January 14 to February 5, 2012. Gallery Hours: Saturdays & Sundays, 12:00pm to 5:00pm, and by appointment. For more information contact info@press-street.com.
BOUND IN JAPAN: Activism for Diversity & Intercultural Exchange We learn from stories, and everyone has a story to share. Bound in Japan drew upon this simple idea to promote understanding and exchange among Japanese and non-Japanese residents in a society that is more diverse than the homogeneous image it projects. Through the experience of … BOUND IN JAPAN – Happy Hour Salon with Thien-Kieu Lam
Please join us for a free screening of 2012, by João Amorim (2010) “2012: Time for Change” presents an optimistic alternative to apocalyptic doom and gloom. Directed by Emmy Award nominee João Amorim, the film follows journalist Daniel Pinchbeck, author of the bestselling 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl, on a quest for a new paradigm … The Green Screen – 2012: Time For Change
Please join us for a free screening of IF A TREE FALLS, by Marshall Curry (2011) If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front looks behind-the-curtain at the ELF and explores two pressing issues in America today — environmentalism and terrorism. Part coming-of-age tale, part cops-and-robbers thriller, the film interweaves a verite … The Green Screen – If A Tree Falls
Antenna Gallery celebrates the life and humor of one of the greatest comic minds of the 20th century, Jacques Tati. Through the week all of Tati’s feature length films will be presented along with shorts, two animated films inspired by Tati, as well as two documentaries. Curated By Wesley Stokes. SCREENING SCHEDULE: MONDAY, JANUARY 23rd … All You Need To Know About Jacques Tati
Please join Press Street for a free screening of TOXIC SOUP – The Politics of Pollution by Rory Owen Delaney (2010) “Toxic Soup” reveals pictures of environmental pollution throughout America. It’s the politics of pollution as giant corporations manipulate the system to delay environmental reform, endangering the lives of people all over the world for … The Green Screen – TOXIC SOUP
Please join us for a free screening of TAPPED, by Stephanie Soechtig (2010) Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce? Stephanie Soechtig’s debut feature is an unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water. From the … The Green Screen – Tapped
Please join us for a film screening: EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP By Banksy This is the inside story of Street Art – a brutal and revealing account of what happens when fame, money and vandalism collide. Exit Through the Gift Shop follows an eccentric shop-keeper turned amateur film-maker as he attempts to capture many … Exit Through the Gift Shop
Please join us for a film screening: THE DESERT OF FORBIDDEN ART By Amanda Pope & Tchavdar Georgiev This incredible story of how a treasure trove of banned Soviet art worth millions of dollars was stashed in a far-off desert of Uzbekistan develops into a larger exploration of how art survives in times of oppression. … The Desert of Forbidden Art
