Day 2 of the 2019 WNDX Festival of Moving Image is Thirzday, October 3. At 7PM we welcome Toronto-based artist Thirza Jean Cuthand for a retrospective screening of her short video work in the Cinematheque followed by a performance in the Black Lodge studio. Then at 9PM we screen Long Distance Calls, the second shorts program assembled from our international open call for entries, featuring new work by Mahdi Fleifel, Saif Alsaegh, Kristin Li, Madsen Minax, Sharlene Bamboat and Simon Liu.

FULL PRORAM DETAILS HERE
$10 General
$8 Seniors/Students
$6 WFG/Cinematheque Members
$20 Full Festival Pass [BEST DEAL!] (does not include OTS8)

Thirza Cuthand Is: Video + Performance by Thirza Jean Cuthand
(Cinematheque, 100 Arthur Street, Thirzday, October 3, @ 7PM)
WNDX is thrilled to host Toronto-based artist Thirza Jean Cuthand in Treaty 1 Territory for a partial-retrospective screening of her experimental video and performance work. Since the mid-90s, Cuthand has produced a fearless and iconoclastic body of work, marked by a DIY sensibility and sharp critical wit, exploring themes of sexuality, identity, mental illness, the environment and Indigeneity. Her frequently diaristic films center her voice and body, resulting in deeply personal reflections of queer and Indigenous experience within the larger narrative of Canada’s settler colonial history. This program of eight videos is followed by Extractions, a new performance by Cuthand regarding extractive and exploitative industries and their reverberation through the lives of Indigenous peoples.
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Shorts 2: Long Distance Calls
(Cinematheque, 100 Arthur Street, Thirzday, October 3, @ 9PM)
Where and when are you and I to meet, when distance is diasporic and time is transnational? Is the internet more than a place to mediate meatspace connection? Did you ever watch that tape I sent you? The artists featured in this program grapple with distance and shared memory, as connections are sought by telephone, FaceTime, personal ad, projected image and more. At the same time, artifacts of pop-culture and propaganda shape our understanding, coming to bear on personal and political reality and transcending simple sentimentality. Featuring new work by Mahdi Fleifel, Saif Alsaegh, Kristin Li, Madsen Minax, Sharlene Bamboat and Simon Liu.
FULL DETAILS HERE