MY MASK IS A MIRROR

My Mask Is A Mirror 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝐹𝑖𝑙𝑚 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝’𝑠 𝐶𝑂𝑆𝑇𝑈𝑀𝐸 / 𝐶𝑂𝑁𝑆𝑈𝑀𝐸 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠.  

Wednesday, November 9th 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Millennium Film Workshop   

This one-time screening pairs works by the Zapatistas and the Bernadette Corporation, examining the use of concealment as a political tool. The screening will be followed by a discussion on the many ideas (and frictions) posed by viewing these works together.  

𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙤́𝙣 𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙤́𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙖 / 𝙇𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙖 𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙟𝙖 𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚𝙨 / 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙕𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙨  (ProMedios / Chiapas Media Project, 2000s)   A series of short documentaries produced by the Zapatistas (EZLN) which highlight autonomous community projects within Chiapas, collective resistance to extractive companies, and the employment of public demonstrations. Members of the autonomous communities appear masked throughout these pieces as they give personal testimonials and stand up against industrial & state powers. Throughout the ability of the mask to…