films for one to eight projectors – experimental shorts by roger beebe thursday sept. 24 at la esquina
Renowned experimental filmmaker Roger Beebe takes to the Heartland this fall to present a program of his recent multi-projector films as part of a 6-week US tour. CSF’s Urban Culture Project is pleased to host Beebe’s Films for One to Eight Projectors program at la Esquina, 1000 West 25th, Thursday September 24 at 8pm in partnership with Film and Media Arts, University of Missouri Kansas City.
In his recent films, Beebe explores the possibilities of using multiple projectors—running as many as 8 projectors simultaneously—not for a free-form VJ-type experience, but for the creation of discrete works of “expanded cinema.” These films are simultaneously performance films (as they can only be screened with Beebe actually running the projectors—and running from projector to projector), technological demonstrations (with a parade of different modes of image making and presentation—16mm and super 8mm film alongside video and digital formats), and significant aesthetic works in their own right. Read full press release.