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Efforts of Nature VI (18*)

Experiments in Film

,Cinema 3
A pink image of a man peering through a box.

A programme of experimental films and spoken word that looks at the human body as a place of pleasure, illness, and as a site for transcendental experiences.

Efforts of Nature VI is the sixth and final iteration of an expanded screening programme arranged by Morgan Quaintance, that both includes and expands from his film of the same name. 

This version of the combined programme, featuring moving image and spoken word work by Marthe Peters, Jerry Tartaglia, Marlon Riggs, Xiaolu Wang, Pedro Pietri and Anne Charlotte Robinson, considers the human body as both grounded locus for affects, pleasures and illnesses; and as a vessel through which carnal realities lead to transcendental experience. 

Together these works explore what encases the body, what sets the mind free, and how these two conditions may not be as separate as we think.

Tagged with: Cinema ScreenTalks Experiments in Film

Please note Ecce Homo contains scenes of explicit sexual nature.

Programme

Pixillation

1976, USA dir Anne Charlotte Robertson 3 minutes DCP

An astonishing and disarming work of self-portraiture by the late, acclaimed film-diarist Anne Charlotte Robertson.

Courtesy of Harvard Film Archive

 

RIP

2022 UK dir Morgan Quaintance 3minutes DCP

RIP is one of Morgan Quaintance's ongoing 'miniature' films, each under three minutes, exploring a single idea. These shorts vary from loose and improvisational to carefully edited, using archival footage or material shot on DV or Hi-8 cameras for quicker, more intuitive production.

Courtesy of LUX

 

Affirmations

US 1990 dir Marlon Riggs 10 minutes DCP

Marlon Riggs expresses the hopes, dreams, and desires of gay Black men in this ode to queer African American empowerment.

Courtesy of Frameline

 

Telephone Booth Number 905 1/2 

Spoken word - Pedro Pietri (1 minute)

 

Kalkapje

Belgium 2023 dir Marthe Peters 24 Minutes DCP

In Baldilocks, Dutch director Marthe Peters reflects on her battle with cancer, using her father's video footage to explore the lasting, non-physical scars. This emotionally raw yet hopeful self-portrait examines how her past continues to shape her present, offering a powerful story of recovery and hope.

Courtesy of the artist

1 AM At All Times 

Spoken word - Pedro Pietri (2 minutes)

 

Efforts of Nature 

UK 2023 dir Morgan Quaintance 19 Minutes DCP

Blending low-resolution footage, 16mm film, and satellite imagery, Efforts of Nature explores the passage of time and the processes of change and dissolution from two distinct perspectives: the existential realm of the human body and the planetary scale of shifting geological conditions.

Courtesy of LUX

 

Telephone Booth Number 23 

Spoken word - (1 minute)

 

Ecce Homo

USA 1989 Jerry Tartaglia 7 minutes 16mm

Ecce Homo (behold the man) interweaves images from Genet’s masterpiece, Un Chant d’Amour with images from gay male sex films. It asks the viewer to question their role as spectator in looking at “pornographic” images. Is the taboo against gay sex or against seeing gay sex?

Courtest of Light Cone

 

I Wish You Happy Moon Festival

China 2021 dir Xiaolu Wang 3 minutes DCP

One overseas phone call, but one phrase was lost to the receiver of the call.  

Courtesy of the artist

Cinema 3

Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue. 

Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.