March 19-April 10, 2024
Four free events bring the moving image and the literary arts together.
Open Book
1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 5541
Questions? Reach out:
[email protected]
Four free events bring the moving image and the literary arts together.
Open Book
1011 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 5541
Questions? Reach out:
[email protected]
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March 19th, 6:30-8:30 PM
Iconoclasmania Screening
Open Book Performance Hall, 2nd Floor
Join us for the opening night of CANDID, our first interdisciplinary art festival! We will celebrate with a night of Black short films and a Q&A panel around the importance of storytelling and archival work in the journey towards Black Liberation. Special thanks to Da Comic Shop and Black Garnet Books for providing curated literature selections to browse and purchase.
Screening:
All My Niggas Surround Me, and I’m Surrounded by All My Niggas - Jai Stephenson
Cycles - Zeinaby Irene Davis
I am Your Daughter - Jasmine Veronica
Madea - Ben Caldwell
Ca(r)milla - Kearra Amaya Gopee
Water Ritual #1: An Urban Rite of Purification - Barbara McCullough
Panel guests include:
Hawwa Youngmark - Comic Artist and Founder of Da Comic Shop
Jai Stephenson - Filmmaker and Director of All My Niggas Surround Me
Kayla Jackson - Head Archivist of the Hallie Q. Brown Center
Za’nia Coleman - Multidisciplinary Artist and Co-founder of Tangible Art Collective
Curated and moderated by Sabrina Ford.
Iconoclasmania Screening
Open Book Performance Hall, 2nd Floor
Join us for the opening night of CANDID, our first interdisciplinary art festival! We will celebrate with a night of Black short films and a Q&A panel around the importance of storytelling and archival work in the journey towards Black Liberation. Special thanks to Da Comic Shop and Black Garnet Books for providing curated literature selections to browse and purchase.
Screening:
All My Niggas Surround Me, and I’m Surrounded by All My Niggas - Jai Stephenson
Cycles - Zeinaby Irene Davis
I am Your Daughter - Jasmine Veronica
Madea - Ben Caldwell
Ca(r)milla - Kearra Amaya Gopee
Water Ritual #1: An Urban Rite of Purification - Barbara McCullough
Panel guests include:
Hawwa Youngmark - Comic Artist and Founder of Da Comic Shop
Jai Stephenson - Filmmaker and Director of All My Niggas Surround Me
Kayla Jackson - Head Archivist of the Hallie Q. Brown Center
Za’nia Coleman - Multidisciplinary Artist and Co-founder of Tangible Art Collective
Curated and moderated by Sabrina Ford.
Film Stills: To Ana (Simone LeClaire), Do I Qualify for Love? (Atlas O Phoenix)
March 27, 6:30-8:30 PM
In Conversation: Simone LeClaire & Atlas O Phoenix
Open Book, Performance Hall, 2nd Floor
An evening of short films and conversation on self-actualization, community, and more with two award-winning filmmakers.
Screening:
Simone LeClaire's Daddy Drives to Chicago to Bury Gram & To Ana
Atlas O Phoenix's Little Men & Do I Qualify for Love?
Moderated by Sabrina Ford
In Conversation: Simone LeClaire & Atlas O Phoenix
Open Book, Performance Hall, 2nd Floor
An evening of short films and conversation on self-actualization, community, and more with two award-winning filmmakers.
Screening:
Simone LeClaire's Daddy Drives to Chicago to Bury Gram & To Ana
Atlas O Phoenix's Little Men & Do I Qualify for Love?
Moderated by Sabrina Ford
Marbeth Romslo photographed by Spencer Nelson
April 3, 6:30-8:30 PM
Grantwriting Workshop
Open Book, Room 203, 2nd Floor
Moonplay Cinema gained fiscal sponsorship in 2020. Since then, we have received two grants to support our growth. Get insights on this process and grantwriting from artist Jes Reyes, the founder of Moonplay. This free workshop will discuss project-building practices and review specific grant proposal components, such as a budget and work samples. Participants will leave with resources to help them prepare for future grant applications, including a free copy of You're a Filmmaker, You're an Artist.
Grantwriting Workshop
Open Book, Room 203, 2nd Floor
Moonplay Cinema gained fiscal sponsorship in 2020. Since then, we have received two grants to support our growth. Get insights on this process and grantwriting from artist Jes Reyes, the founder of Moonplay. This free workshop will discuss project-building practices and review specific grant proposal components, such as a budget and work samples. Participants will leave with resources to help them prepare for future grant applications, including a free copy of You're a Filmmaker, You're an Artist.
Film stills: 1001 Arab Futures (Sharon Mansur), Touching Time: Minnahanonck/Roosevelt Island (Petra Kuppers)
April 10, 2024, 6:30-8:30 PM
Cinecriture Screening and Zine Release Party
Open Book Performance Hall, 2nd Floor
Cinecriture
April 10, 2024, 6:30 PM
Open Book Performance Hall, 2nd Floor
Moonplay celebrates the release of You're a Filmmaker, You're an Artist, with a screening of short experimental films and readings. Curated by Jes Reyes.
Screening:
Walter - Alison Bergblom Johnson
Reverent Return - Andy Jacobs and Evan Flom
encuentro ~ now that "whole" is always "in between" - Cecilia Cornejo Sotelo
The Golden Age - Hannah RW Hamalian
I am a Line - Hend Al Mansour
Swampling: Dark - Kat Parent & See More Perspective
Touching Time: Minnahanonck/Roosevelt Island - Petra Kuppers and Kym McDaniel
1001 Arab Futures - Sharon Mansur with Sydney Swanson
Stories of Ebro - Amy Sands
Readings from:
Valérie Déus
Alison Bergblom Johnson
Cinecriture Screening and Zine Release Party
Open Book Performance Hall, 2nd Floor
Cinecriture
April 10, 2024, 6:30 PM
Open Book Performance Hall, 2nd Floor
Moonplay celebrates the release of You're a Filmmaker, You're an Artist, with a screening of short experimental films and readings. Curated by Jes Reyes.
Screening:
Walter - Alison Bergblom Johnson
Reverent Return - Andy Jacobs and Evan Flom
encuentro ~ now that "whole" is always "in between" - Cecilia Cornejo Sotelo
The Golden Age - Hannah RW Hamalian
I am a Line - Hend Al Mansour
Swampling: Dark - Kat Parent & See More Perspective
Touching Time: Minnahanonck/Roosevelt Island - Petra Kuppers and Kym McDaniel
1001 Arab Futures - Sharon Mansur with Sydney Swanson
Stories of Ebro - Amy Sands
Readings from:
Valérie Déus
Alison Bergblom Johnson
Plan your visit:
Open Book is located at 1011 Washington Avenue South in Minneapolis
Parking:
Transit:
More info: https://openbookmn.org/visit
Open Book is located at 1011 Washington Avenue South in Minneapolis
- There are two designated accessible parking spots for those with disabilities at the rear of the building near the backdoor entrance and one in the side parking lot closer to the front door.
- The front and back doors of the building have push-button access to open.
- An elevator in the building takes visitors to all levels of the space.
- There are accessible nongendered restrooms on each floor of the building.
Parking:
- A free lot on the east side of the building is available for visitors to the Open Book facility. If the lot is full, there are metered spaces along Washington Ave or on 10th Street S or 11th Street S. Download the MPLS Parking App to make paying easier, or pay with cash or credit card at the pay stations.
- There are bike racks at the front of the building, and at two locations at the back of the building.
Transit:
- Metro Transit has several routes that connect to the Open Book facility. The nearest corners are 10th Ave S, Washington Ave S, and 11th Ave S and Washington Ave S.
- The U.S. Bank Stadium light rail station (serving the Blue and the Green lines) is 3 blocks from Open Book on the Chicago Ave side of the Metrodome. From there, walk north on Chicago Ave toward the river, then turn right on Washington Ave to Open Book.
- For routes, connections, and schedules, call 612-373-3333 or visit www.metrotransit.org.
More info: https://openbookmn.org/visit