Images Cinema Community Open House & Art Show Opening
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Images Cinema will host a Community Open House on Friday, January 16 from 5:30-7:30pm, to give everyone an opportunity to see the newly renovated space. Free popcorn and hot chocolate will be available, as well as new concessions item samples, including natural colas, handcrafted peanut butter cups, giant ginger cooks, and handmade dark chocolate non-pareils.This event is happening in tandem with the opening reception for "In the Flesh," an art show organized by a group of Williams College students, as well as an informal kick-off to the Williams College Queer Film Festival, organized by the Dively Committee, which is happening at Images Cinema January 16 through Thursday, January 17. Images Cinema is located at 50 Spring Street, Williamstown, MA.
In The Flesh
"In The Flesh" is a collection of student work that explores, among many things, the expression and denial of corporeality. Skin, meat and bones—on one hand, they carry weight, anchoring our lives to the physical world, providing a vehicle for our desires and a means with which to pursue our dreams. On the other hand, our bodies are ultimately transient and ephemeral, bearing the whips and scorns of time, vulnerable to the consumption of others. The show also investigates extent to which our presence is apparent in our environments, even when our bodies have disappeared. As the introductory show organized by H?W!presents, we hope and find it appropriate that you come to meet us, and our art, in the flesh.
Williams College Queer Film Festival
The Williams College Dively Committee for Human Sexuality and Diversity will present The Williams College Queer Film Festival 2009 January 16-22 at Images Cinema. The highlight of the Festival will be the January 17 appearance of acclaimed writer, actor, and director John Cameron Mitchell to host the screening of his films "Shortbus" and "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and to DJ at a dance party following. The Festival starts at 8 pm on Friday, January 16, "The Edge of Heaven," a 2007 Turkish-German film written and directed by Fatih Ak?n, which won the Prix du scénario at Cannes. At midnight, join the South Hadley-based Come Again Players for a traditional live-cast midnight screening of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
For information about the other films in the festival, please visit http://williamsqueerfilmfestival.com/ or http://www.imagescinema.org/events.php. The only one of its kind in Berkshire County, Images Cinema is a year-round non-profit, member-supported community film house that presents a wide range of films that impact filmmaking and our culture. Images continuously seeks to entertain, educate and engage the community with quality programming, while maintaining its dedication to independent film and media. Images Cinema is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Check for up-to-date happenings at www.imagescinema.org.
