Opening Celebration: Salaam Cinema!
When:
Thursday, October 6, 2016
5:00 PM - 8:30 PM CT
Where: Block Museum of Art, Mary and Leigh, 40 Arts Circle Drive , Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: Free and open to the public
Contact:
Block Museum of Art
(847) 491-4000
Group: Block Museum of Art
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Join us for the kick-off of the Block Cinema film series Iranian Cinephilia and a celebration of the exhibition Salaam Cinema! 50 Years of Iranian Movie Posters. The evening will feature a gallery talk by curators Michelle Puetz and Hamid Naficy, as well as a conversation and screening with “the father of Iranian animation,” Nouredeen Zarrinkelk.
5:00pm - Reception & Gallery Talk
6:00pm - Hamid Naficy in conversation with Michelle Puetz
7:00pm - Screening with Noureddin Zarrinkelk in person "Golden Quill: A Retrospective of Noureddin Zarrinkelk’s Animated Films"