Pittsburgh Filmmakers' theaters were some of the oldest-running art house cinemas and venues capable of screening film in original format. As Director of Exhibitions & Programs (2017-2018) my programming continued to build on a 30-year commitment to independent and unique first-run films, repertory, documentary, and experimental moving image programs that make space for socially conscious, forward thinking perspectives.
SELECT SPECIAL PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS 2017-2018
From Turkey to Japan: 70 Years of Classic Asian Cinema, in partnership with Silk Screen Asian American Film Fest
Betty: They Say I'm Different, US premiere & reunion of Funk House, in partnership with Red Bull Music Academy & Black Bottom Film Fest
Pittsburgh's Avant-Garde, 16mm original prints by Stan Brakhage, Peggy Ahwesh, Roger Jacoby, Paul Glabicki - guest curated by Ben Ogrodnik in partnership with University of Pittsburgh Film Department
Arthur Jafa: Love is the Message, The Message is Death, with artist in person, presented by University of Pittsburgh Center for African American Poetry and Poetics
The Prison in 12 Landscapes, with director in person, presented by University of Pittsburgh Department of Gender Studies & Let's Get Free Pittsburgh
QUEST, US premiere with director in person
SELECT SCREENINGS 2017-2018
A Fantastic Woman, Mustang, 2018 Oscar Shorts, The Belladonna of Sadness, Leaning into the Wind, Threads (BBC), Meeting People is Easy (35mm), The Lure, Marjorie Prime, Zama, Ismael's Ghosts, Dead or Alive Trilogy, Desert Hearts (35mm), Endless Poetry, Crown Heights, Columbus, Indivisible, Chavela, Mark Felt, Radio Dreams, Ex Libris, Roman J Israel Esq., Have a Nice Day, Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years