Walking In Air
Curated by Karen Cirillo of Doxita
Thursday, April 26, 8:30PM
Location: The Rothko Chapel, 1409 Sul Ross Street
Free Admission
Bring your blankets and picnic baskets for an outdoor screening of internationally-recognized documentary short films at the Rothko Chapel (1409 Sul Ross) on Thursday, April 26 at 8:30PM. This screening will feature works about various outdoor cultures, and how it can be associated with a place of work, beauty and freedom.
Being outside often feels magical – the fresh air, the green space, the limitless possibilities for adventure. For children, it is a place for mystery and imagination. For adults, it is more often a setting for working and living. Even then, however, the outdoors still retains bits of magic and grandeur, ready to relax and thrill one at a moment’s notice. These short films all feature the outdoors as a setting and, in some cases, a character.
Films in the program include:
Ali Shan ( Yung Chang, 7, Canada)
A lyrical journey up a historical mountain in Taiwain, as a memory from the filmmaker’s childhood.
How to Pick Berries (Elina Talvensaari, 19, Finland)
Thai workers travel far to pick cloudberries, much to the chagrin of some of the local Finnish berry pickers.
Into the Middle of Nowhere (Anna Frances Sewert, 15, UK)
A window into the world of children’s imagination, as they play in the enchanting woods.
Guanape Sur (Janos Richter, 23, Italy) In this visually stunning portrait,
Peruvian workers travel by boat to an island of birds, where they’ll harvest the rich soil for fertilizer. Thanks to Icarus Films for the use of this film.
Special thanks to The Rothko Chapel and KPFT for their support of this event.
About The Curator
Karen Cirillo is a programmer and consultant specializing in non-fiction film and video. She is the founder and programmer of Doxita, a traveling program of short documentaries, and the Shorts Programmer for the True/False Film Festival. She honed her passion for the documentary form at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, where she worked for four years as the Festival Coordinator and Associate Director – Programming. She also serves as the Executive Producer of Children's Broadcasting Initiatives at UNICEF, where she conducts video workshops with young people around the world.
About The Rothko Chapel
The Rothko Chapel, founded by Houston philanthropists John and Dominique de Menil, was dedicated in 1971 as an intimate sanctuary available to people of every belief. A tranquil meditative environment inspired by the mural canvases of Russian born American painter Mark Rothko (1903-1970), the Chapel welcomes people of every faith and from all parts of the world.