Brittany Gravely: Vignettes of Time

The monthly RPM screening series continues! The Brattle Theatre and RPM co-present six films by the multi-talented Brittany Gravely. Gravely employs experimental hand-processing and time-consuming optical printing techniques to transform educational and found footage, creating stunning superimpositions in her films. Gravely’s works have screened at New York Film Festival, New York Underground, CROSSROADS, Images Film Festival, Antimatter, Chicago Underground, TIFF, and Berlin’s Fracto.

Program:
Introduction to Living in a Closed System (2001, 18 mins, color, 16mm, sound.)
Blood of the Earthworm  (2006, 32 mins, 16mm, color, sound.)
Story of the Dreaming Water – Chapter One (2012, 1:50 mins, B/W. 16mm, Silent)
Story of the Dreaming Water – Chapter Two (2014, 2:30 mins, B/W. 16mm, Silent)
Astrology (2018, 2:43 mins, B&W, 16mm, Silent)
Prologue to the Tarot: Glenna (2018, 6:43 mins, Color, 16mm, Sound, Magical Approach)
Telekinesis Lesson 6 (2018, 6:40 mins, Color, 16mm, Sound, Magical Approach)

Post screening Q&A: Brittany Gravely, Ken Linehan, and Film Critic Jake Mulligan