DiverseWorks on Wednesdays

DiverseWorks on Wednesdays returns this week with two great events:

Screening: Keren Cytter’s Rose Garden, 2014 Digital HD video, color/sound 8:57 min

A tragic story takes place in a Texan bar. Its drastic course and the lightness of the composition oppose each other contrapuntally. A virtually musical arrangement is formed by the repetitive employment of various elements (theme music, changing atmospheres, rifle shots). The therein presented, almost emotionless, acceptance of death is contrasted by the narrative of a father speaking to his son. Rose Garden explicitly criticizes the bigot mixture of family values, American gun laws, and societal behavioral patterns in general.

Rose Garden was shot in Houston and features an all-star Houston cast including Winch Eagleton, Sara Gaston, Chris Hutchison, OTIS IKE, Nick Meriwether, Emily Peacock, John Grmillian, Wayne Gilbert, and Jim Hatchett.

Directed by Keren Cytter; Produced by Ivete Lucas; Special Effects by Jack Burn; and Weapons by Pat Henderson.

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Pecha Kucha with Luck of the Draw Artists:
June Woest
Earl Staley
Penny Cerling
Frank Sherwood White
Eva Maria Lourdes Martinez
Rosine Kouamen
Hiyme Brummett
Kay Sarver

Each artist will show images and talk about their work in a fast-paced, fun environment.

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DiverseWorks on Wednesdays is sponsored in part by Saint Arnold Brewing Company and Topo Chico USA.

FREE

Image Credit: “Rose Garden” still, OTIS IKE