Projections Program 4

Fe26
Kevin Jerome Everson, USA, 2014, HDCAM, 7m
“Shot on 16mm in the summer of 2013, Fe26 follows two gentlemen around the East Side of Cleveland, Ohio, and examines the tensions between illegal work—in this case, the stealing of manhole covers and copper piping—and the basic survival tactics that exist in areas of high unemployment. The film features two local residents, Issac “I-Pleeza” Chester and Jonathan “Streets” Lee, previously seen in Rita Larson’s Boy/The Tombigbee Chronicles No. 2 (NYFF ’12). As in Sound That, the buried suggests the relationship between what’s seen above ground and the elements taken for granted beneath the surface, in this instance, criminal deeds and activities.” —Kevin Jerome Everson

Sound That
Kevin Jerome Everson, USA, 2014, digital projection, 12m
“Sound That follows employees of the Cleveland Water Department on the hunt for what lies beneath, as they investigate for leaks in the infrastructure in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. As in Fe26, the buried suggests the relationship between what’s seen above ground and the elements taken for granted beneath the surface, in this instance, basic city services. The sound invites the viewer/listener into the hollow sounds lurking under Cleveland’s surfaces.” —Kevin Jerome Everson

Second Sighted
Deborah Stratman, USA, 2014, HDCAM, 5m
“Obscure signs portend a looming, indecipherable slump. An oracular decoding of the landscape made in collaboration with composer Olivia Block and utilizing films from the Chicago Film Archives.” —Deborah Stratman

The Measures
Jacqueline Goss & Jenny Perlin, USA/France, 2014, DCP, 46m
“Jacqueline Goss and Jenny Perlin retrace the journey of two 18th-century astronomers tasked with determining the true length of the meter. From the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel, The Measures explores the metric system’s origins during the violence and upheavals of the French Revolution. Along the way, Goss and Perlin consider the intertwining of political and personal turmoil, the failures of standardization, and the subtleties of collaboration. The film will be screened with a live voiceover by Goss and Perlin.” —Jacqueline Goss & Jenny Perlin