February 1, 1996-Vol27n16: Media Study continues series

Media Study continues series

By PATRICIA DONOVAN
News Services Staff

THE UB DEPARTMENT of Media Study continues its new and popular "Magnificent Media" series of screenings, lectures and discussions on film and video art with several events in February and March. All events, presented in the Screening Room (Room 112) of the Center for the Arts, North Campus, are free and open to the public.
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m.: "Double-Crossing Borders. Video documentarian Bill Jungles, professor of communication at Fredonia State College, screens and discusses "North=South=North" (1991, 24 min.) and "Salvadoran Historias/Historias Salvadorenas" (1992, 24 min.), two films produced as a result of the collaborative effort of cross-border arts groups in Tijuana and San Diego.
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.: Well-done and sooo-o-o-o FRESH!! Selections from The 1995-96 University Film and Video Association Film & Video Festival, praised as an "extraordinary collection of student films."
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m.: "Society of the Spectacle." First public screening of the English-subtitled version of this major film by the French filmmaker, theorist and political revolutionary Guy Debord, introduced by UB professor and filmmaker Keith Sanborn.
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.: "No More Sweets for You." Just when you thought it was safe to come out from under the bed-nine new films and videos about being ALONE! Soloness exposed in all of its permutations, for good or ill. Exquisite animation? Torturously angst-ridden boredom? Schizophrenia? Murder? Got 'em all. Leave your friends at home and come on down! Alone.
Friday, March 29, 7:30 p.m.: "Animation Master Emily Breer." Co-sponsored by Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center. Live action collage films are this prize-winning animator's specialty ("The Genius" with Joe Gibbons, "Superhero") and here you'll see six of Breer's little gems.