{"id":2329,"date":"2010-11-08T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2010-11-08T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=2329"},"modified":"2014-09-06T14:55:33","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T20:55:33","slug":"evff-to-focus-on-silent-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.micro-film-magazine.com\/cublog\/?p=2329","title":{"rendered":"EVFF to focus on silent films"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our friend Robin Murray<\/strong> of the English and Film Studies departments at Eastern Illinois University<\/strong> in Charleston has sent along the full schedule (which you can review after the jump) for the seventh annual Embarras Valley Film Festival<\/strong><\/a>, taking place from Thursday, November 11<\/strong>, to Saturday, November 13<\/strong>. This year\u2019s event will focus on how the achievements of filmmaker Oscar Micheaux<\/strong>, cinematographer Gregg Toland<\/strong>, and actor Charles Clary<\/strong> \u2013 all of whom have history in central and southern Illinois <\/strong>\u2013 helped shape the silent era of cinema. All lectures and film screenings will occur either at the EIU Doudna Fine Arts Center<\/strong>, EIU Tarble Arts Center<\/strong>, or the Charleston Carnegie Public Library<\/strong>, the latter off-campus at 712 6th St., Charleston<\/strong>. Not unlike the popular Alloy Orchestra<\/strong> appearances at \u201cEbertfest<\/strong>,\u201d the EVFF has paired Micheaux\u2019s key work WITHIN OUR GATES<\/strong> with \u201cLittle Egypt\u201d based group Stace England & the Salt Kings<\/strong>, who will also play selections from their concept album, The Amazing Oscar Micheaux<\/strong><\/span>, during a separate performance. EVFF is co-sponsored by EIU\u2019s College of Arts & Humanities<\/strong> and the Coles County Arts Council<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

~ Jason Pankoke<\/p>\n

~~~~~<\/p>\n

Embarras Valley Film Festival 2010
\nSilent Film and Illinois<\/strong><\/p>\n

Note: All events will be held in the Tarble Arts Center Atrium on the campus of Eastern Illinois University unless otherwise noted.<\/em><\/p>\n


\n<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

Thursday, November 11<\/strong>
\nEIU, Doudna Lecture Hall<\/em><\/p>\n

7:00 p.m.
\nJOAN THE WOMAN<\/strong> (1917)
\nCharles Clary, Performer<\/p>\n

\n

Friday, November 12<\/strong>
\nEIU, Tarble Arts Center Atrium<\/em><\/p>\n

2:00 p.m.
\nRobin Murray and Britta Grand<\/strong>
\nFrom Charles Clary and Gregg Toland to Oscar Micheaux: Silent Film in Illinois<\/p>\n

2:30 p.m.
\nTim Engles<\/strong>
\nOscar Micheaux and the Struggle to Depict Black Life on the White Screen<\/p>\n

3:00 p.m.
\nKlevor Abo<\/strong>
\nCultural Politics, Political Culture, and Cinematic Language in Oscar Micheaux\u2019s BODY AND SOUL<\/p>\n

3:30 p.m.
\nFern Kory<\/strong>
\nChildren in Crisis: Moving Images of African-American Children in the Age of Silent Film<\/p>\n

4:00 p.m.
\nKevin Anderson<\/strong>
\nRise: Oscar Micheaux and the Uplifting the Race through Film<\/p>\n

5:00 p.m.
\nBODY AND SOUL<\/strong> (1925)
\nOscar Micheaux, Director<\/p>\n

6:45 p.m.
\nReception<\/em><\/p>\n

8:00 p.m.
\nConcert<\/em>
\nStace England & the Salt Kings: The Amazing Oscar Micheaux<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

Saturday, November 13<\/strong>
\nCharleston Public Library, Tarble Arts Center Atrium<\/em><\/p>\n

10:30 a.m.
\nChildren\u2019s activities<\/em>
\nJeanne Goble, Joyce Jackson, Howard Taylor<\/strong>
\nCharleston Public Library<\/p>\n

1:00 p.m.
\nStudent Film Screening<\/em>
\nCharleston Public Library<\/p>\n

2:00 p.m.
\nTHE WINNING OF BARBARA WORTH<\/strong> (1926)
\nGregg Toland, Cinematography
\nChuck Koplinski<\/strong> introduction<\/em>
\nCharleston Public Library<\/p>\n

7:00 p.m.
\nWITHIN OUR GATES <\/strong>(1920)
\nOscar Micheaux, Director
\nWith live score performed by<\/em> Stace England & the Salt Kings<\/strong>
\nDann Gire<\/strong> introduction<\/em>
\nTarble Arts Center Atrium<\/p>\n

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