CAMRA LABS SPRING 2017

THIS SEMESTER’S THEME WANTS TO EXPLORE THE MULTIPLES INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN FIELDWORK/COMMUNITY-WORK AND MULTIMODAL PROJECTS FACED BY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING AND PRODUCING MULTIMEDIA TEXTS WITHIN SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES FOR A LONG TIME.

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​February 17 | Friday 3:15 pm – 4:45 pm | Linda Aïnouche
Linda Aïnouche, Ph.D, was first an Ethnographer Researcher and Cultural Analyst, specialized in ethnic minorities, misunderstood communities and religion before becoming a Documentary Film Director. She likes to understand the cross-cultural impacts that can emerge between out-cast people all over the world. Born in a multicultural family, she has been traveling from an early age and has since lived in several countries. Permanently among different cultures, she juggles with lifestyles, languages, customs and environment like she naturally breathes in.
Location: Slought, 4017 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3513


March ** 17-18 SSMF **


April 4 | Tuesday 3:15p – 4:45 pm | Karina Horsti
What kinds of ethics come at play when media professionals and artists co-create with those who are in extreme vulnerable position? I draw on projects that use film, photography, and the collection of objects, such as the Archivio Memorie Migranti in Italy founded upon the idea of cosmopolitan solidarity, which is usually understood as a practice that crosses spatial and communal boundaries. However, the ethics of solidarity also reaches temporalities and bridges the past, present and future generations. These artistic interventions build on a vision of future Europe as a society where the descendants of both communities – of those who sought refuge and of those that either prevented or welcomed refugees – will live together. In addition, the practice of participation in media cultures is interrogated.
Location: Slought, 4017 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3513


April 14th | Fri. 3:15 pm – 4:45 pm | Elizabeth Povinelli – Karrabing Film Collective
The Karrabing Film Collective describe themselves as a “grassroots Indigenous based media group” with their work focused on portraying and analyzing social and political issues facing their communities. At Melbourne International Film Festival, the collective are screening a selection of shorts – from 2014’s When The Dogs Talked, to their latest work Windjerrameru, the Karrabing Film Collective offer one of the most needed perspectives in Australian cinema. From the looks of it this is just the beginning. We caught up with the collective at Melbourne International Film Festival to discuss the two shorts and their future as a group.
Location: Slought, 4017 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3513


April 18 | Tuesday 3:15p – 4:45 pm | Karina Horsti – "Participatory and Creative Methods in Migration Research"
What kinds of ethics come at play when media professionals and artists co-create with those who are in extremely vulnerable positions? Horsti draws on projects that use film, photography, and the collection of objects, such as the Archivio Memorie Migranti in Italy founded upon the idea of cosmopolitan solidarity, which is usually understood as a practice that crosses spatial and communal boundaries. However, the ethics of solidarity also reaches temporalities and bridges the past, present and future generations. These artistic interventions build on a vision of future Europe as a society where the descendants of both communities – of those who sought refuge and of those that either prevented or welcomed refugees – will live together. In addition, the practice of participation in media cultures will be interrogated.

We will screen Karina Horsti's short film Wreck (2016) with discussion to follow.

Location: Slought, 4017 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3513


April 27 | Thursday 2–4pm | "We Break Things" - Film Screening and Q&A with Rebecca Wexler
Join CAMRA and MARC for a screening of We Break Things and Q&A with director Rebecca Wexler on April 27th, 2-4 pm at the Slought Gallery. The conversation will explore questions about hacking as a form of activism and documentary as a mode of scholarship. 
 
We Break Things is a documentary film directed by Rebecca Wexler and produced by Yale Visual Law Project. It documents the struggles of three hacker groups over issues that range from the war in Syria to fascists in Europe, commenting on the meaning of free speech and technological determinism. The film reveals the good, the bad, and the human consequences of hacker activism as shadowy figures come forward to share their loves, losses, and deepest motivations. 
 
Rebecca Wexler is a documentary filmmaker and co-founder of the Yale Visual Law Project. She currently works as a Yale Public Interest Fellow at the Legal Aid Society Criminal Practice, where she helps criminal defendants access data that is material to their defense. She is also a Resident at the Data & Society Institute and a former legal intern at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Before law school, she spent seven years making documentaries for television, art galleries, and theaters. Rebecca is a graduate of Harvard College, Cambridge University, and Yale Law School.