Wealthy Theatre Presents: Experimental Film Selections from Open Projector Night

Inspired by Wealthy Theatre’s Open Projector Night, this exhibition celebrates the varied ways in which films and filmmakers from Michigan are expanding the boundaries of the medium.

Curated by Nicholas Hartman, Wealthy Theatre, with Spencer Everhart, Grand Valley State University, in collaboration with the Grand Rapids Art Museum. 

The selection of films will change midway through the exhibition period. Viewers can experience the first selection of films beginning October 7 through November 26, 2023, and the second selection from November 28, 2023 through January 14, 2024. 

Selection 1, Oct 7 — Nov 26

1. Julia Yezbick, Roses, Pink and Blue (5 min., 26 sec.)
2. Anal Dilip Shah, The Odisha File (5 min., 6 sec.)
3. Caroline Bell, Someday You’ll Be Gone (5 min., 17 sec.)
4. Darius Quinn, CHITA. (8 min. 37 sec.)
5. Rissa Groves, Skins (2 min., 11 sec.)
6. Tara Twal, BRAIN WORMS (2 min. 55 sec.)
7. Adeline Newmann, dreampop spider (9 min., 22 sec.)
8. Paul Echeverria, Selfie (3 min., 55 sec.)
   
   

Selection 2, Nov 28 — Jan 14

1. Peter Sparling, Seven Elegies (8 min., 18 sec.)
2. Jeremy Knickerbocker, DISTANT DREAM 001 (2 min., 41 sec.)
3. Veerendra Prasad and Ashwaty Chennat, Navarasa (7 min.)
4. Joanie Wind, THIS ONE WEIRD TRICK (6 min., 8 sec.)
5. William Milo Mosqueda, Enochian (3 min., 4 sec.)
6. Seejon Thomas, The Examination of a Species (5 min., 29 sec.)
7. Jack Cronin, The Wind That Held Us Here (6 min., 25 sec.)
8. Jennifer Proctor, One Door Closes (3 min.)