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911 Media Arts Center is Washington's only non-profit media center
supporting film, video and multimedia artists with new technology tools,
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Iole Alessandrini and Marianna Haniger
Thursday, June 6, 7:30pm
Seattle Art Museum - Lecture Hall
the unmaking of a movie
screening and reception
Friday, June 7, 8pm
free
Narcissism at it's best. A daring portrait of suicidal depression and creativity. A post-modern must-see by Katy Burbank. Mixed format, partially shot on location in Greece, 45 minutes.
June 10th 8pm
July 8th 8pm
$1 all
If you have anything that you would like to show, bring it to 911 the second Monday of each month for the Open Screening. Call ahead to reserve a spot if you want to show works longer than 20 minutes or on other formats besides VHS. Staci 682-6552
Sunday, June 16th, 8pm
$3 suggested donation
Raise the Roof is a twenty minute documentary that explores issues surrounding affordable housing. It is told from the perspective of community organizations, bankers, builders, and people living in and nearby housing projects. This 911 produced documentary aims to debunk stereotypes and create positive images of people in need of housing assistance, the projects themselves, and the impact of the projects on the surrounding neighborhoods.
June 21st 8pm
$2 (or bring food)
On the books for June's social is Ron Noble's "Living with Ridalyn" a work in progress featuring a big bowl of "Lumpy Charms" and not much milk.
To screen a work on a format other than VHS please call ahead. 682-6552.
911 is eager to expose the prose of Doug Rushkoff to the 911 membership. Doug is the Author of Media Virus in which he reveals the tiny memes responsible for subverting mainstream media and modes of thought. Doug's subject for this discussion is Good, Evil and the Internet , a hip topic indeed. Fantastic Mr. Rushkoff's appearance is a project of 911's venerable: 
Friday, June 28th 8pm
$1
Come laugh and cry with us! Revealing and healing the secret shame of local film and video makers as they share their most crude, pretentious, superficial, and embarrassing moments on their way to becoming "real" artists. See works by Marianna Haniger, Peter Mitchell, Stacy Simpson, Shinique Smith, Matt Wilkens and many more who wish to remain anonymous at this time. Prizes will be awarded in categories such as "Most Artistically Pretentious," "Most Influenced by Absurd French Theory" and "Most Technically Inept." A secret ballot of the festival audience will award the prize for "Worst of Show." If you have a work you would like to unveil, this is your opportunity for artistic catharsis! Submit now: there's always room at the bottom. Call ahead to show formats other than VHS.
"Open Season", Madigan and the video work's of Harper Carter.
a collaborative multi medium show.
June 30th, 8pm
$6/$4 members
The evening will feature the acoustic music of Madigan, "ascender and materializer of the subtle." Madigan has toured with Morphine, been featured on KCTS and recently traveled to Michigan to play at the Womens Festival in front of 10,000 people.
Two video shorts by Harper Carter:
"Not a Pretty Picture" illustrates an ignorance of diversity through the development of a picture. "Let Them Eat Cake" shows the distribution of "wealth" as represented by a chocolate cake, as two characters have their just desserts.
Volunteers from M.O.N.S.T.E.R. will be present to distribute literature, answer questions and wear funky masks.
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