FULL SCHEDULE:
10:30am | Doors
11:00am | Session 1
12:30pm | Session 2
1:45 | Lunch Break
2:45 | Session 3
5:15 | Wrap
The CineBus will be on-site for the duration of the day for exploration with an installation of Charlotte Taylor’s work.
Passholders, practitioners, and enthusiasts alike, join us for a day of FIELD STUDIES over at Fatwood Studios— it’s a chance for in-depth presentation from a selection of the artists featured at this year’s Cosmic Rays Film Festival.
Fatwood will host three sessions on artist practice and the world of experimental film: with Nicky Tavares, Linda Scobie, and Magda Bermudez offering a chance to get to know the artist’s work in greater depth, explore the context, intentions and methodologies a bit more and have a conversation about making.
Session 1 | Nicky Tavares | 11am
Nicky Tavares is a multimedia artist whose work sheds light on systemic inequalities through personal storytelling. Her work has evolved through an array of media – photography, film, video, animation, sculpture, VR 360, as well as across film types and presentation formats such as documentary, installation, GIFS, and moving image projections for live performance.
Tavares will share insights into her process through a close look at A Telephone for God, featured in the festival program The Call, alongside a broader reflection on the tools and forms she draws upon to meet each new idea.
Session 2 | Linda Scobie | 12:30pm
Next, we welcome filmmaker, programmer, and projectionist Linda Scobie, whose rhythmic and flickering film Crystal Palace premieres in the festival’s Sunday program. Formerly Assistant Director of Canyon Cinema and a board member of Artist Television Access, Scobie brings decades of engagement with the experimental film community alongside her own 16mm practice exploring celluloid and found materials.
After her session, take a moment to wander around Fatwood, explore the CineBus, grab a snack, and enjoy a quick BBQ before our final conversation.
Session 3 | Magdalena Bermudez | 2:45pm
Our final session features filmmaker and educator Magdalena Bermudez, whose essayistic films explore the entangled relationships between humans, nonhuman animals, and technology.
Bermudez will discuss her body of work and share more about her film Hiding Places, featured in this year’s festival, which examines camouflage and the shifting boundaries between visibility and concealment in the living world.
Join us for this final conversation before we head back to the Chelsea Theater for the festival’s closing evening program.
Throughout the day, visitors are encouraged to explore Charlotte Taylor’s installation inside the CINEBUS, a converted school bus that functions as a collectively run mobile microcinema, gallery, and workshop space.
