Film at the Whitechapel Gallery

From the Curator

The Whitechapel Gallery film programme over the next two months ranges across time, form, borders and themes but what might unite these very different screenings is perhaps a sense of reclaiming what has been overlooked, reminding us of what might have slipped from wider awareness.

You will find Aura Satz's exploration of bullet ballistics and Andrea Zimmerman's homage to the street dogs of Istanbul, but we also mark key creative and historical anniversaries, from the deaths of Kieslowski and Brodsky to the centenary of the Irish Easter Rising and the annual celebration that is International Women's Day.

Something for everyone, as they say... We hope you can join us.

Gareth Evans
Adjunct Film Curator, Whitechapel Gallery

Film at the Whitechapel Gallery  February and March Political Animals: 21st Century Feminist Cinema at the Whitechapel Gallery next month marking International Women's Day. Programme This Week Aura Satz: Between the Bullet and the Hole Thu 18 Feb, 7pm | £9.50/£7.50 concs Aura Satz presents the UK première of Between the Bullet and the Hole, her latest short film which examines the role of women in ballistic research, early computing and pattern perception in warfare. Presented alongside her works focusing on memory, notation, encryption and gender, the event also features an in conversation with special guests Morgan Quaintance and David Alan Grier. March Colin Dayan: With Dogs at the Edge of Life Thu 3 Mar, 7pm | £9.50/£7.50 concs Colin Dayan (Vanderbilt Professor of Humanities and Law) presents her new book With Dogs at the Edge of Life alongside the essay film Taskafa: Stories of the Street  (2013) by Artangel Open winner Andrea Luka Zimmerman. Featuring an in conversation with Whitechapel Gallery Adjunct Film Curator Gareth Evans. Political Animals: 21st Century Feminist Cinema Sat 5 Mar, 7pm | £15/£12.50 concs Writer and activist Sophie Mayer curates a global survey of feminist film-makers who link personal and political revolution, marking International Women’s Day, and launching her major new study. Featuring screenings, readings, discussion and special guests. Brodsky and Kieslowski: 20 Years On Thu 17 Mar, 7pm | £9.50/£7.50 concs A double screening of Polish film-maker Krzysztof Kieślowski's work 20 years after the death of Russian poet Joseph Brodsky. Featuring the short film Talking Heads (1980, 15 min) and Room and a Half (2009, 2 hr 10 min), a hybrid feature film about the exiled Nobel Laureate.  Easter Rising Now: Irish Artists Now Sat 19 Mar, 11.30am–6pm | £15/£12.50 concs Marking the centenary of Ireland’s Easter Rising, this wide-ranging presentation examines the diverse nature of contemporary practice from both Northern Ireland and the Republic. This day-long event includes screenings of artists’ films, performances, readings and discussion. Open Screenings Thu 17 Mar, 5-6.30pm | Free Entry Meet emerging and established artist film-makers as they present and discuss their short films with peers and Film Curator Gareth Evans. To take part in future Open Screenings at the Whitechapel Gallery contact film@whitechapelgallery.org Coming Soon A Vision Machine: Joshua Oppenheimer's Early Works Sat 30 Apr, 1.30–6pm | £12.50/£10.50 concs Oscar-nominated director Joshua Oppenheimer is one of the world’s most important documentary makers. This day-long event marks the first release on DVD of his remarkable early works, and features special guests. In association with Second Run DVD. Love the Whitechapel Gallery? Become a Whitechapel Gallery memberand get 50% off all screenings and events, unlimited access to paid exhibitions (including Electronic Superhighway (2016-1966) and other great discounts. Find out more You may also like Book Launch Gilda Williams: ON&BY Andy Warhol Thu 17 Mar, 7pm | £9.50/7.50 concs Gilda Williams, author of the bestseller How to Write About Contemporary Art, discusses her new book ON&BY Andy Warhol. The event launches the latest in the Whitechapel Gallery's ON&BY book series, a compilation of writings by and on the most significant artists in contemporary culture.  ON&BY Andy Warhol (ed. Gilda Williams) is priced at £16.95 and available now.