Film artists and founders/programmers of Baltimore's experimental
film series Sight Unseen, Kate Ewald and Lorenzo
Gattorna present a collaboration by the “leading lights of contemporary,
experimental cinema”, Ben Rivers and Ben Russell.
A
Spell to Ward Off the Darkness (2013) was shot on color Super
16mm filmstock amid the untouched landcsapes of Scandanavia and
follows its unnamed main character through three separate situations.
The resulting triptych explores themes typical to both Rivers and
Russell: ethnography, alienation, and artistic and social primitivism.
"An art film that’s as uncompromising as it is uncommercial, A Spell to Ward off the
Darkness will prove fascinating for those willing to be carried
away by its gorgeous sights and sounds of nature, of merrymaking and
music and its free-association approach to narrative and meaning.
Mainstream audiences are likelier to run for the hills -- some of
which are beautifully photographed here."(Boyd van Hoeij, The Hollywood
Reporter, 08/16/2013)
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salad of warm mushrooms, marinated fennel
asparagus and goat cheese lasagne with cured salmon
olive oil and pink salt chocolates, fresh & dried fruits
$15: Reservations with payment required.
Our event is BYOB. However, we do serve a thematic cocktail with a
request for an additional donation of $5 per drink, cash only.
