How can we be certain that the binary can satisfy us? A trained glass artist, sculptor Jes Fan creates elegant installation works that quietly question our most fundamental assumptions about gender, race, and identity. At UrbanGlass in downtown Brooklyn, the artist heats, rolls, and sculpts molten glass. He explains, “Learning how this matter transformed itself from one state into another really entranced me into thinking, ‘How I can I apply it to other mediums?’” At the Recess artist residency in Brooklyn, Fan constructs a new work, filling hollow glass globules with silicone and injecting them with politically charged biological materials like testosterone, estrogen, melanin, and fat. These organ-like forms are then hung on a lattice structure. Detaching biological substances from the context of the body, Fan is able to examine their meanings and allow the viewer to see them in a completely new light. Fan’s personal experiences—moving from his native Hong Kong to the United States, growing up queer, and transitioning—have profoundly shaped his artistic practice. “Maybe it is triggering the similar experiences of being racialized or being gendered,” says Fan of handling the materials injected into his work. “It’s just a disposition that you’re constantly placed in—a constant act of othering.” Jes Fan lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Learn more about the artist at: http://bit.ly/2WDNMhG CREDITS | “New York Close Up” Series Producer: Nick Ravich. Director & Editor: Brian Redondo. Cinematography: Brian Redondo & Nick Capezzera. Location Sound: Ana Fernández & Edward Morris. Additional Camera: Nick Childers. Music: Blue Dot Sessions. Color Correction: Chris Ramey. Sound Mix: Adam Boese. Design & Graphics: Chips. Artwork Courtesy: Jes Fan. Thanks: Anderson’s Martial Arts Academy, James Corporan, Cut + Measure, Alex Laviola, Miller Institute for Contemporary Art, Alex Paik, Recess, & Urban Glass. “New York Close Up” is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; and by individual contributors. © Art21, Inc. 2019. All rights reserved. #JesFan #Art21 #NewYorkCloseUp

Metanoia: “a transformative change of heart” After a year of travel, new waves, new friends and new experiences. I find myself back at home with a new mindset, doing my best to convey the last 12 months with motion picture. Metanoia is a showreel of sorts, showcasing highlights of my 2018 travels through Hawaii, Australia and Indonesia, and my returning home to South Africa. Surfers: Jordy Smith Koa Smith Bianca Buitendag John John Florence Balaram Stack Jamie O’Brien Alex Smith Leonardo Fioravanti Rudi Schwartz Paulo Moura Jonathan Gubbins Iain Campbell Sacha Specker Dale Staples Fabian Campagnolo Mikey February Chad Du Toit Music: Who Made Who – Neighbourhood http://bit.ly/2Req5M2

Short film originally featured on Nowness: nowness.com/story/snowciety-kris-ludi a film by Kris Lüdi Production: HILLTON Producer: David Müller Director: Kris Lüdi DP: Daryl Hefti AC: Roland Ogg Editor: Bela Adami Colorist: Yves Roy Vallaster Graphic Design: Boris Stoll Music Treatment: Alban Schelbert SD & Sound Mix: Jingle Jungle Special thanks: Ivo Flurin, Pascal Zimmermann, Andri Stoisser, Severin Niggli, Weli Torriani, Men Schmidt, Armando Guetg, Roman Lauer, Colin Schmid

An aging woman and her nurse develop a friendship that inspires her to unearth unacknowledged longing and thus help her make peace with her past. “Marguerite” is this week’s Staff Pick Premiere.

Amidst the depths of despair, a grieving mother finds her voice to challenge the forces of injustice and inspire hope. A film by Erin Semine Kökdil Featuring Teresa Smith 2016 || Black & White || 16mm Trailer: http://bit.ly/2IxLE6g Screenings: Camden International Film Festival, 2018 Hot Docs International Film Festival, 2018 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, 2018 New Filmmakers New York, 2018 Denton Black Film Festival, 2018 The People’s Film Festival, 2018 FECIBogotá, 2018 Drunken Film Fest – Oakland, 2018 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), 2017 San Francisco Frozen Film Festival, 2017 March on Washington Film Festival, 2017 SF DocFest, 2017 Palm Springs International Shortfest, 2017

Today, instead of actually living and experiencing things, we have become obsessed with superficial moments that can be shared on social media. We have forgotten about the conversations, relationships and adventures that we could have if we just took the time to get to know people. This film is about what happens if we do. We follow an encounter between Alice and Ali. Alice is a 25-year-old documentary photographer and activist who spent much time on the frontlines of the European refugee crisis. Ali works in Oman to support his family back in Pakistan. For 8 months of the year he lives in the desert without seeing his wife, daughters or friends. We documented what happens in the days after Alice takes a photo of Ali. They are not actors and there was no script. This is the real story of people getting to know each other. We captured their conversations and slowly discover Ali’s heartbreaking story. As well as his surprising attitude to his circumstances. The film was shot on analog to focus on what was really essential. And to reinforce how valuable authentic moments really are – something that is easy to forget with the slickness and disposability of digital film. With “The Encounter” we wanted to remind people about the real connections they could be missing. Because every person has a story. If you take the time to listen. Press kit// http://bit.ly/2XFNCb5 Credits// Director: Marko Roth DoP: Josua Stäbler Producer: Simon Fessler Production Company: Simon & Paul Edit: Andreas Arvidsson Sounddesign: Moritz Staub – Staub Audio Copywriter: Vicky Jacob-Ebbinghaus Colorist: Nicke Jacobsson Music: Thomas Muis – 2WEI Music supervision: Christoph Körner – 2WEI 1st AC: Leo Sikstel Lab: Focus Film Visual Effects & Clean Up: Matthias Weiner – Sons of Motion Pictures Cast// Photo journalist: Alice Aedy Local: Ali Shot on// ARRI 235 ZEISS Super Speeds Uncoated Kodak Vision3 Supported by// Canvas Club http://bit.ly/2wJlSqj Special thanks to// Kodak Germany – Michael Boxrucker, Camera Rentals NL – Charles McGough, Licam Rentals – Bernd Schmidt, Royal Film Company – Moritz Schreiner, Maria Kalamara, Julian Lindenmann, Canvas Club – Philip Eichkorn, Nina Boriri, Lennart Lahrs, Adrian Kuchenreuther, Henrik Roth, Sofia Misgena. Shot on location in Oman.

Blondie’s Debbie Harry endures years of superficial, tedious, and demeaning questions from journalists until she devises a brilliant way to turn interviews on their head.

THE QUIETER YOU ARE THE MORE YOU CAN HEAR. craig anderson A clip by – kai neville cinematography – dave fox    water cinematography – dave fox colourist- tim wreyford titles – justin lynch additional filming –  beren hall. jimmy lees. tyge landa. jack taylor. ryan mattick. lachlan mckinnon. steve wall. chris bryan  supported by – former. huf. haydenshapes. futures fins. modom. salt and stone