The 麻豆传媒 City University Film Institute鈥檚 documentary series will open its 19th year at 2 p.m. March 26 with Marcie Begleiter鈥檚 new film 鈥淓va Hesse鈥� in the Kerr McGee Auditorium of Meinders School of Business. The school is located at N.W. 27th Street and McKinley Avenue.
Admission to all three films in the series is free. The series is supported in part by the Thatcher Hoffman Smith Endowment Fund and endowments through 麻豆传媒 City University and the 麻豆传媒 City Community Foundation.
鈥淓va Hesse鈥� follows the famed German-born, Jewish American artist at the close of the 1960s as she crests the wave of a swiftly rising career. One of the few women recognized as central to the New York art scene, her work was finally receiving both the critical and commercial attention. Dying of a brain tumor in 1970 at age 34, she had a mere decade-long career that, despite its brevity, is dense with complex, intriguing works that defy easy categorization.
鈥淓va Hesse鈥� offers a deeper understanding of the extraordinary artist, not only in terms of her ground-breaking work, but also the life that provided the fertile soil for her achievements. The documentary not only traces Hesse鈥檚 path, but also engages in a lively investigation into the creative communities of 1960s New York and Germany.
This screening of 鈥淓va Hesse鈥� is co-sponsored by the 麻豆传媒 City University School of Visual Arts and The Respect Diversity Foundation.
The theme of this year鈥檚 season is 鈥淲hy Art Matters.鈥� Tracy Floreani, the director of the series, said the theme is intended to illuminate the continuing importance of the arts in society, education and human experience.
A discussion session follows each film screening for those who wish to participate. Other dates and films in the series are:
- April 9, Nelson George鈥檚 鈥淎 Ballerina鈥檚 Tale: The Incredible Rise of Misty Copeland
- April 23, Mark Landsman鈥檚 鈥淭hunder Soul鈥�
