IN CINEMA

UNDER THE INFLUENCE – BODY POETICS: A STUDY IN CHOREOGRAPHY FOR THE CAMERA (Maya Deren) + EDWARD SAID: THE LAST INTERVIEW

A STUDY IN CHOREOGRAPHY FOR THE CAMERA
1945, Maya Deren, 14 minutes

EDWARD SAID: THE LAST INTERVIEW
114 minutes / color

Screening: Friday, March 21 at 6PM
Tickets: $15 General admission / $7 Reduced Price

Curator: Muyassar Kurdi

"This curated program pairs Maya Deren's seminal 1945 short film A STUDY IN CHOREOGRAPHY FOR THE CAMERA, a mesmerizing exploration of the intersection of dance and cinematography, with THE LAST INTERVIEW (2004), a poignant conversation with the late Edward Said. Together, these two works form a powerful dialogue about the intersections of art, politics, and the human body, highlighting the ways in which creative expression can be a potent form of resistance and embodiment. The spirit of resistance that animates both films is deeply rooted in the body – as a site of expression, of oppression, and of liberation. Deren's choreographed camera movements and Said's impassioned words both attest to the body's capacity to resist, to subvert, and to create.” 

— Muyassar Kurdi

Muyassar Kurdi is a Palestinian-American New York City-based interdisciplinary artist. Her work encompasses sound art, voice, movement, painting, analog photography, and film. Her practice honors the futuristic and ancient through meditative movements and sonic sound explorations. Centered on embodiment with a non-linear approach rooted in improvisation, she explores memory, displacement, and the body in relation to nature.