Table of Contents

Introduction

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Preface

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Archive

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1

Projects

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2

Bed Bug Books

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3

Appendices

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Contact

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4

Commentary

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Introduction

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Preface

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1

Projects

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2

Bed Bug Books

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3

Appendices

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Contact

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4

Commentary

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Archive

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A digital library of past events hosted by Clown Show Prison.

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Film

27

Concert

8

Exhibition

3

Lecture

5

Supreme Satisfaction

4

Reading

3

Usual Praxis

4

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Film

27

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Exhibition

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5

Supreme Satisfaction

4

Reading

3

Usual Praxis

4

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Film

27

Concert

8

Exhibition

3

Lecture

5

Supreme Satisfaction

4

Reading

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Usual Praxis

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Film

27

Concert

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Exhibition

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Lecture

5

Supreme Satisfaction

4

Reading

3

Usual Praxis

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Film

27

Concert

8

Exhibition

3

Lecture

5

Supreme Satisfaction

4

Reading

3

Usual Praxis

4

Oct 31 2024

Supreme Satisfaction Opening Party

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Supreme Satisfaction Opening Party

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Supreme Satisfaction Opening Party

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Nov 8 2024

Prisons, Artists and Writers in the Times of Oppression

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Prisons, Artists and Writers in the Times of Oppression

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Prisons, Artists and Writers in the Times of Oppression

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Nov 17 2024

Joshua Tree

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Joshua Tree

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Nov 17 2024

Joshua Tree

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Dec 6 2024

The Flicker (Tony Conrad, 1966) & Dream Machine (Misha Levit, Arina Kleparskaya)

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The Flicker (Tony Conrad, 1966) & Dream Machine (Misha Levit, Arina Kleparskaya)

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The Flicker (Tony Conrad, 1966) & Dream Machine (Misha Levit, Arina Kleparskaya)

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Dec 13 2024

The Color of Pomegranates (Sergei Parajanov, 1969)

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The Color of Pomegranates (Sergei Parajanov, 1969)

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The Color of Pomegranates (Sergei Parajanov, 1969)

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Dec 15 2024

Supreme Satisfaction Night

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Supreme Satisfaction Night

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Supreme Satisfaction Night

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Dec 20 2024

Christmas, Again (Charles Poekel, 2014)

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Christmas, Again (Charles Poekel, 2014)

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Christmas, Again (Charles Poekel, 2014)

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Dec 27 2024

The Irony of Fate (Eldar Ryazanov, 1976)

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The Irony of Fate (Eldar Ryazanov, 1976)

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Dec 27 2024

The Irony of Fate (Eldar Ryazanov, 1976)

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Dec 31 2024

Last Affair of the Year

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Last Affair of the Year

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Last Affair of the Year

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Jan 17 2025

Night on the Galactic Railroad (Gisaburō Sugii, 1985)

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Jan 17 2025

Night on the Galactic Railroad (Gisaburō Sugii, 1985)

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Jan 17 2025

Night on the Galactic Railroad (Gisaburō Sugii, 1985)

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Jan 24 2025

Paprika (Satoshi Kon, 2006)

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Jan 24 2025

Paprika (Satoshi Kon, 2006)

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Paprika (Satoshi Kon, 2006)

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Jan 26 2025

Supreme Satisfaction Rave

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Supreme Satisfaction Rave

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Supreme Satisfaction Rave

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Jan 31 2025

Chronicle of a Summer (Jean Rouch, Edgar Morin, 1961)

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Jan 31 2025

Chronicle of a Summer (Jean Rouch, Edgar Morin, 1961)

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Jan 31 2025

Chronicle of a Summer (Jean Rouch, Edgar Morin, 1961)

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Feb 7 2025

Sans Soleil (Chris Marker, 1983)

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Sans Soleil (Chris Marker, 1983)

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Feb 7 2025

Sans Soleil (Chris Marker, 1983)

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Feb 14 2025

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (Jonas Mekas, 2000)

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As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (Jonas Mekas, 2000)

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As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (Jonas Mekas, 2000)

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Feb 21 2025

Flee (Jonas Poher Rasmussen, 2021)

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Feb 21 2025

Flee (Jonas Poher Rasmussen, 2021)

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Feb 21 2025

Flee (Jonas Poher Rasmussen, 2021)

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Feb 28 2025

Austerlitz (Sergei Loznitsa, 2016)

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Feb 28 2025

Austerlitz (Sergei Loznitsa, 2016)

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Feb 28 2025

Austerlitz (Sergei Loznitsa, 2016)

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Mar 7 2025

W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism (Dušan Makavejev, 1971)

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Mar 7 2025

W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism (Dušan Makavejev, 1971)

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Mar 7 2025

W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism (Dušan Makavejev, 1971)

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Mar 14 2025

Before the Rain (Milcho Manchevski, 1994)

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Mar 14 2025

Before the Rain (Milcho Manchevski, 1994)

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Mar 14 2025

Before the Rain (Milcho Manchevski, 1994)

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Mar 17 2025

Hamlet Machine (Robert Wilson/Heiner Müller)

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Mar 17 2025

Hamlet Machine (Robert Wilson/Heiner Müller)

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Mar 17 2025

Hamlet Machine (Robert Wilson/Heiner Müller)

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Mar 21 2025

Bal-Can-Can (Darko Mitrevski, 2005)

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Mar 21 2025

Bal-Can-Can (Darko Mitrevski, 2005)

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Mar 21 2025

Bal-Can-Can (Darko Mitrevski, 2005)

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Mar 28 2025

Eternity and a Day (Thodōros Angelopoulos, 1999)

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Mar 28 2025

Eternity and a Day (Thodōros Angelopoulos, 1999)

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Mar 28 2025

Eternity and a Day (Thodōros Angelopoulos, 1999)

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Apr 3 2025

Jerusalem Syndrome \ Lecture by Alicia Kamien

lecture

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Apr 3 2025

Jerusalem Syndrome \ Lecture by Alicia Kamien

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Apr 3 2025

Jerusalem Syndrome \ Lecture by Alicia Kamien

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Apr 4 2025

A Moment of Innocence (Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1996)

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Apr 4 2025

A Moment of Innocence (Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1996)

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Apr 4 2025

A Moment of Innocence (Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1996)

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Apr 11 2025

Close-Up (Abbas Kiarostami, 1990)

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Close-Up (Abbas Kiarostami, 1990)

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Apr 11 2025

Close-Up (Abbas Kiarostami, 1990)

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Apr 18 2025

The Day I Became a Woman (Marzieh Meshkini, 2000)

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Apr 18 2025

The Day I Became a Woman (Marzieh Meshkini, 2000)

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Apr 18 2025

The Day I Became a Woman (Marzieh Meshkini, 2000)

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Apr 25 2025

This is Not a Film (Jafar Panahi, 2011)

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Apr 25 2025

This is Not a Film (Jafar Panahi, 2011)

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Apr 25 2025

This is Not a Film (Jafar Panahi, 2011)

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May 5 2025

Supreme Satisfaction Night

concert

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May 5 2025

Supreme Satisfaction Night

concert

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May 5 2025

Supreme Satisfaction Night

concert

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May 9 2025

Byzantine Stompers Live Concert

concert

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May 9 2025

Byzantine Stompers Live Concert

concert

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May 9 2025

Byzantine Stompers Live Concert

concert

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May 11 2025

Usual Praxis 11-30: Dizziness of Selfhood

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May 11 2025

Usual Praxis 11-30: Dizziness of Selfhood

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May 11 2025

Usual Praxis 11-30: Dizziness of Selfhood

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May 16 2025

Usual Praxis 11-30: Crackle Sounds

film

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May 16 2025

Usual Praxis 11-30: Crackle Sounds

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May 16 2025

Usual Praxis 11-30: Crackle Sounds

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May 23 2025

Usual Praxis 11-30: Dust and Mirrors

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May 23 2025

Usual Praxis 11-30: Dust and Mirrors

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May 23 2025

Usual Praxis 11-30: Dust and Mirrors

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May 30 2025

Usual Praxis 11-30: Daily Transgression

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May 30 2025

Usual Praxis 11-30: Daily Transgression

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May 30 2025

Usual Praxis 11-30: Daily Transgression

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Jun 4

How Republics Fall: What Happened in Rome and How We Can Learn From It

lecture

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Jun 4

How Republics Fall: What Happened in Rome and How We Can Learn From It

lecture

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Jun 4

How Republics Fall: What Happened in Rome and How We Can Learn From It

lecture

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June 2025

Greenpoint Open Studios 2025

exhibition

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June 2025

Greenpoint Open Studios 2025

exhibition

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June 2025

Greenpoint Open Studios 2025

exhibition

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Jun 6 2025

Jetlag Clown Show Prison field trip

field trip

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June 2025

Failurism, Attempt N1: Sicilian Erotica Night

reading

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June 2025

Failurism, Attempt N1: Sicilian Erotica Night

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June 2025

Failurism, Attempt N1: Sicilian Erotica Night

reading

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Jun 17 2025

Cha Sessions

lecture

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Jun 17 2025

Cha Sessions

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Jun 17 2025

Cha Sessions

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Jun 20 2025

Special Secret Documentary Screening

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Jun 20 2025

Special Secret Documentary Screening

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Jun 20 2025

Special Secret Documentary Screening

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Jun 26 2025

The History of Used Bookstores in Upper Brooklyn

lecture

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Jun 26 2025

The History of Used Bookstores in Upper Brooklyn

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Jun 26 2025

The History of Used Bookstores in Upper Brooklyn

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Jun 27 2025

Acoustic Concert

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Jun 27 2025

Acoustic Concert

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Jun 27 2025

Acoustic Concert

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Sep 13 2025

Thousandwallstare

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Sep 13 2025

Thousandwallstare

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Sep 13 2025

Thousandwallstare

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September 2025

Byzantine Stompers Concert

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September 2025

Byzantine Stompers Concert

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September 2025

Byzantine Stompers Concert

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Oct 5 2025

Alex Budovsky Animation Retrospective

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Oct 5 2025

Alex Budovsky Animation Retrospective

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Oct 5 2025

Alex Budovsky Animation Retrospective

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October 2025

Matthew Thurber 16mm Silent Films: Fleegix (2019), Sea Masons (2021)

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Matthew Thurber @mrswilliamhorsley, a cartoonist and filmmaker, will present 16mm films from the Mrs William Horsley studio, on a projector with live sound and narration in the tradition of benshi, the Japanese “film explainers” who accompanied silent cinema. The program features FLEEGIX (2019) and The Sea Masons (2021), two eccentric silent films that merge science fiction and surreal comedy. FLEEGIX follows Earthlings convinced they live on Mars, exploring belief and illusion in a world of parking lots and gas stations. The Sea Masons, a fantasy that drifts through the Anthropocene with humanoid fish, street surgeries, and vanishing paradises, soon to sink beneath rising sea waters, in the tradition of Georges Méliès. Matthew’s comic and zine books will also be available for purchase!

Poster: Misha Levit, Arina Kleparskaya

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October 2025

Matthew Thurber 16mm Silent Films: Fleegix (2019), Sea Masons (2021)

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Matthew Thurber 16mm Silent Films: Fleegix (2019), Sea Masons (2021)

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2025

Moby Dick Reading Club

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2025

Moby Dick Reading Club

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2025

Moby Dick Reading Club

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