BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//http://www2.movingimage.us//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.23// X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260416T005656CEST-3687pAeCvZ@http://www2.movingimage.us DTSTAMP:20260415T225656Z DESCRIPTION:\n With Dominic Gagnon in person \n \n \n \n Of the North (Di r. Dominic Gagnon. Canada\, 2015\, 74 mins.) New York premiere. Drawn enti rely from amateur videos posted on YouTube\, Dominic Gagnon’s intricately and aggressively constructed films orient the art of the found footage mon tage as gonzo ethnography. In Of the North\, a provocative mash-up of clip s largely uploaded from Inuit regions\, he mismatches sound and picture\, exults in non-sequitur cuts\, and confronts viewers with the limits and ex tremes of self-representation. And in the simultaneously hilarious and har rowing Pieces and Love All to Hell (Dir. Dominic Gagnon. Canada\, 2011\, 6 0 mins.)\, Gagnon collects self-made videos from an all-female cast of Ame rican right-wing conspiracy theorists who are as hard to pigeonhole as the y are to believe. \; \n\n\n Please note: Of the North contains extreme imagery than may be offensive to some viewers. This screening is the worl d premiere of a new version of the film. Since the film is comprised of fo otage uploaded to YouTube\, Gagnon has voluntarily removed images and soun d clips when requested by the original authors. \; \n\n\n Museum state ment: 'As part of a program of films by Dominic Gagnon\, the Museum of the Moving Image is presenting the New York premiere of Of the North\, a work comprised entirely of amateur video footage posted on YouTube. An innovat ive and deliberately provocative reinvention of the ethnographic documenta ry\, the film contains extreme imagery of Inuit life that some viewers fin d offensive. The Museum respects and appreciates the feelings and viewpoin ts of the film’s critics\, including the more than 1\,000 people who signe d a petition asking for the screening to be cancelled. Yet we feel that th e film has strong artistic merit and that its use of disturbing imagery is part of an artistic strategy designed to raise questions and challenge th e viewer’s assumptions. As a work of avant garde cinema constructed and co mpiled by Mr. Gagnon\, the film does not claim to be a representative port rait of Inuit life. \n\n\n There will be a discussion following the screen ing\, where the filmmaker will discuss his intentions\, and audience membe rs will be free to ask questions of the filmmaker and the Museum’s curator . \n\n\n The Museum presents a very diverse range of programs\, representi ng many different viewpoints\, and we respect the viewpoints and questions raised by members of the Inuit community and by others who have expressed their concerns.' \n \n \n Tickets: $12 ($9 for senior citizens and studen ts / free for members at the Film Lover level and above). Order tickets on line. (Members may contact members@movingimage.us with any questions regar ding online reservations.) \n\n\n All tickets include same-day admission t o the Museum (see gallery hours). View the Museum’s ticketing policy here. For more information on membership and to join online\, visit our members hip page. \n \n \n DTSTART:20160110T160000 DTEND:20160110T160000 LOCATION:Museum of the Moving Image SUMMARY:Of the North and Pieces and Love All to Hell END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR