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IMA student Annie Berman’s installation

Annie Berman’s installation “Of Birds and Boundaries ” created in Interactive Media Production course will be at the Megapolis festival in NYC this April.

Of Birds and Boundaries (2011), is an interactive installation charting the development of an unexpected relationship, a cross-cultural exchange between two neighbors who agree never to meet – the artist (Annie), and a 25-year-old Chasidc man (‘Marty’), both living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Their relationship develops over the course of six weeks, and over fifty phone calls. This project originated as a 23-minute short animated film developed as a resident of the UnionDocs Collaborative.
photo of Berman's installation
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IMA alum Andrew Demirjian screening

IMA alum Andrew Demirjian will be screening OUT OF SIGHT / ON THE FLOOR: Unseen Visions in Documentary Film on Wednesday, March 27 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Admission is free but an RSVP is required.

In conjunction with our current exhibition, superreal: alternative realities in photography and video, El Museo presents a night of conversation and film clips that explore the real in documentaries. Filmmakers Chistina Ibarra, Frances Negrón-Muntaner, and Ela Troyano reveal the stories behind favorite unseen excerpts from their documentary films. The outtake is center stage as these award-winning filmmakers discuss and screen treasured clips reluctantly cut from recent projects. The evening will be a dialogue about the creative, technical, legal, and structural elements that shape the representation of reality.
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