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General Admission $10
MMAM Member Rate: $5
Student Rate: $5

This event is part of MMAM’s Third Thursday event series

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About the event

Get cozy in the galleries on couches and join us for a film specially selected by Dr. Danielle B. Schwartz, of the Winona State Film Studies Program. Dr. Schwartz will give an introduction to why she chose the film and how it relates to the current exhibitions and themes. Bring your own blanket or camping chair if you like, no food or drinks allowed in the galleries.

About the film

Still Life (Dir. Jia Zhangke 2006, Chinese)

Rating: Not Rated

The film follows two different characters set in Fengjie, a small town on the Yangtze River during the building of the Three Gorges Dam. As the dam destroys this river town, a man and a woman on parallel tracks search for their spouses. The film has some surrealist elements that draw attention to the simultaneous destruction of a community and the promise of progress in the face of authoritarianism, bureaucracy, and displacement. The film also explores relationships and connection.

About Dr. Danielle B. Schwartz

Dr. Danielle B. Schwartz is Assistant Professor of Film Studies and English at Winona State University, where she teaches courses on transnational cinema, teen films, film production, and writing. Her scholarship has been published in the Journal of Popular Culture and Transnational Screens. In addition to producing the documentary short film Beneath the Ice: A Frozen River Film Festival Story, she has also worked across many facets of the film industry, including development, production, and behind-the-scenes marketing content on both independent films and mainstream Hollywood productions.

About Third Thursdays

Third Thursdays at MMAM, your new reason to start the weekend early.

MMAM is now open late every third Thursday. With $5 gallery admission after 5p, a program highlight each month, and Happier Hour at MMAM’s new Waterbar Cafe + Provisions, Third Thursdays will become your new favorite night of the month.

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