THE UNSEEN: An Afternoon of Shorts ft. Maya Deren's THE WITCH'S CRADLE

In search of an altered state? Join us as we dive into the subconsciouswith a screening of community shorts and avery special screening of Maya Deren's The Witch's Cradle!

We will begin the afternoon with baroque piano performed by @AmberAmadeus, followed by a screening of community shorts curated by PRS contributing artist Guadalupe Arellanes. Featured films will invite audiences to ponder the surreal, absurd, and uncanny through experimental and horrifying visuals. Costumes are encouraged!

The Witch's Cradle (1944) is an unfinished, silent, experimental short film written and directed by Maya Deren, featuring Marcel Duchamp, and filmed in Peggy Guggenheim's Art of This Century gallery.

To submit a film for consideration and for more information for filmmakers, please use the following link:

Community Shorts include:

Repertoire of Death - A lucid dream leads to a dance with Death from the existential mind of @gwadalinaaa, featuring rarely heard music from the personal archives of @officialymasumac.

Ella Se Queda - Throughout a night out in downtown Tijuana, Laura waits for her destiny to arrive. Directed by @MarinthiaGutierrez, Ella Se Queda first premiered at the 63rd edition of Critic's Week at Cannes Film Festival, 2024.

Beauty Standards - A horror anthology short from the surreal memories of four women identifying artists of color. Set in a QVC-style world of commercialism, this experimental film explores the damaging and devastating effects of Eurocentric beauty standards. Created by @ttrriinnkkeett, Beauty Standards made its international premiere at Berlin Feminist Film Week

Tickets: $10 (In Person Only Event)

Please email [email protected] or phone 323-663-2167 with any questions.

This event is organized by Guadalupe Arellanes.

Guadalupe Arellanes, PhD is an artist, researcher, educator based in Los Angeles. Her PhD research engaged with performance theory, ephemera, hauntings, and affect in order to discuss migration and migrant ecologies. Currently, she is a contributing artist at PRS and organizes Well-Beings, a monthly gathering for existential souls and wandering minds to explore ways of living well together, and has organized Meditating with Chaos and Uncertainty, a meditation & somatic yoga series designed to intentionally incorporate elements of perceived chaos or disarray into the sonic experience.

CONTENT DISCLAIMER: The views, opinions, and thoughts expressed by the presenters are solely those of the presenter and may not represent those of the Philosophical Research Society (PRS), its affiliates, or any individuals associated with PRS. Presentations are intended for informational and entertainment purposes.

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