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Catch the final Moviehouse at 3rd Ward before we set off on our next project: Bridge. Nathan Punwar returns with the film that started at Moviehouse and ends in an amazing trip.

How do you describe Loves of a Cyclops? It’s a film about a one-eyed man with a bizarre vision of the world, an experimental scientist who believes he holds the key to seeing multiple dimensions, and a prolific former-child-star narrator of books on tape looking to be her own author. Francis, the cyclops in question, careens from one group of people to another, unable to see what we see, struggling to find a home for his view of the world. But that’s just the story. With its relentlessly quick pace, animated effects, detail-filled frames, and a large cast and crew of friends and collaborators, it’s a feature film’s worth of ideas packed into a vibrant, colorful short. Watch it and don’t blink.

The film is written and directed by Nathan Punwar, who screened Prologue to a Cyclops with Moviehouse at 3rd Ward in 2010. Prologue is Francis and his partner-in-crime Lina Rae’s attempt at telling a two-eyed story through his own singular vision and camera (in super-8, silent, black-and-white “stereoscope,” accompanied by music and text). The duo abandoned the film before completion, but Nathan and co. resurrected it, and you can watch it online here before you come and see a fraction of it within the full blown tale in Loves of a Cyclops.

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WHERE THE LIGHT FALLS is a multimedia dance theater piece and an exploration of how we perceive any given situation, inspired by
questions of belonging, stagnation and perseverance. The piece peeks into a surreal world of memories and daydream, embracing both the beautiful, bizarre and the melancholic. This particular version, created for Moviehouse, focuses on dance/film interaction,
and was made possible through funding from Brooklyn Arts Council and Arts Council Norway.

Choreography: Einy Åm Sparks, in close collaboration with the performers
Video Artists: Run Shayo and Tyler Sparks
Costume: Stephanie Sleeper
Performers: Sarah Cameron, Kevin Ho, Uta Takemura and Einy Åm Sparks
Additional performers in dance films: Oren Barnoy, Corinne
Cappelletti, Cristina Jasen and Run Shayo

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100. On February 9, Moviehouse celebrates our 100th show. Dozens of Moviehouse’s filmmaker and artist friends return to 3rd Ward with their very first films to pay tribute to our little show. They’ve gone on to make inspiring movies, win awards and otherwise dominate the world, but for one night all (or some) of them will be back at Moviehouse with the films that started it all.

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Escape into the bizarre and amazing worlds of five animators who present the conflicts of our society and others with stunning visuals. Each uses a different technique to tell stories that move. Featuring Masks by Pat Smith, Plan Of The City by Josh Frankel, Beyond by Chris King, This Land is Mine by Nina Paley, and The Orange by Nick Fox-Gieg with a q and a with the filmmakers to follow.

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Our annual showcase of work with our friends at Dance Films Association from the fantastic filmmakers at the Dance Film Lab

With films from Sorely Muentes-Mendez, Marta Renzi, Victor Lazaro, Christy O. Harris, Alexandra Pinel, Auri Jackson.

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UCBcomedy.com‘s Angel Yau is back. In an encore to the May’s raucous show, Angel Yau presents a night of comedy and videos and comedy dealing with videos.

With videos featuring her comedy team, SCRAPS and from guest comics Todd Bieber, Joe Pera, Nicholas Santos, Ryan Hunter, and Rejected Pitches. Plus stand-up from Angel, herself and a very special musical performance by Squirm and Germ.

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This documentary is a portrait of the band, TV on the Radio as they transition from indie darlings to a major label success. We watch as they struggle to come to terms with the business side of the music business while trying to maintain artistic integrity. Also, there are songs. Directed by Chioke Nassor, who just so happens to be the first filmmaker ever to show at Moviehouse.

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Choreographer and Dance Film Maker Ann Robideaux encourages Local NYC park-goers to participate in a community dance collaboration resulting in a montage of movement and other talents for the camera. Screened on a raquetball court wall, short films highlight the unique personalities and social communities of NYC Parks, tonight in one of Williamsburg’s most historic: Sternberg Park. More at www.AnnAndAlexxMakeDances.com.

Featuring guest artists Chris Carlone, Nadia Lesy with BulletRun, Shari Allen’s The Rock Out Crew, Megan Sipe, Sascha Santiago, composer Eric Biondo, and dancers J.C. Matsuda, Samantha Jakus, Tabashshum Jahan Islam, and Rosa Maria Torres.

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Follow along with a fish, a bug, a dog, a person, a small radio, an old man-thing and all civilization as each finds its way through these animated tales of evolution. Masterpieces from Alison Chin, James Kwan, Nick Fox-Geig, Erica Haowei Hu, Martin Allais, Henning Krol, and VIO Producciones.

Featuring

Fishtank Fantasy by Alison Chin

Fish Tank Fantasy is a light hearted stop motion animation about a fish frustrated with his current life in the bowl. An epiphany he has, which results from his own interpretation of a famous inspirational philosophy, leads him to a place he hopes will bring him more happiness.

SEED by Ben Richardson & Daniel Bird

Old Derick by James Kwan

An old man-thing tries to take on the city.

More Than Winning by Nick Fox-Geig

“They gave me a gun, a pick, and a hand grenade, and said ‘Win at any cost,’ and I said ‘Right.’ There’s nothing I love more than winning…” From a story by Susan Murray.

Involution by MOLI

A videoart production that shows the civilization process. A game of multiplicity in time and space. A past, a present, and a possible future

Evolution by Martin Allais

A very very short walk through the history of life, where the pilot pen can erase and rewrite history to make fit in properly. Is something like god’s hand making corrections in the evolution of mankind in a funny way.

Devolution by Henning Krol

Devolution shows glimpses into the evolution of life, struggling with nature.

Seasons by Erica Hu

Seasons is a surreal motion graphics animation based on the changing seasons. Beginning with spring, the richly hued illustrations in this work come alive as they transform in color and rhythmic tempo to reveal the full seasonal spectrum. The viewer is transported into an immersive visual space, which is neither reality nor abstraction, but somewhere in-between.