Lightstruck presents *THE 3-D 16MM PHANTASMAGORIA OF ZOE BELOFF.*

Polarized glasses will be provided! Zoe Beloff in person!

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Lightstruck is thrilled to present its first-ever artist-in-person program with two haunting and otherworldly 16mm films in stunning 3-D by multimedia artist, filmmaker, author, media archeologist, and educator, Zoe Beloff! Brilliantly blending highly inventive female-driven narratives, pre- and early-cinematic devices, social politics, and a cultivated knowledge of the deeply esoteric, Beloff crafts a singular filmic language which must be physically experienced to be believed. The pair of films in this program excavate forgotten historical records through fictionalized visions of two women discovering and exploring their inner power, despite the forces which attempt to subvert and control them. In *Charming Augustine* (2005), a woman suffering from hysterical fits in turn-of-the-century Paris unwittingly becomes an asylum sensation. Collaging magic lantern slides, early animation, and live-action psychological accounts, *Shadow Land or Light from the Other Side* (2000) peers into the life and mind of a spirit medium who displays telekinetic abilities and produces ghostly apparitions while challenging enduring societal expectations.

Employing a literally immersive filmic space, Beloff suggests an alternate cinematic timeline through which she deftly fuses past and present to form something entirely new and remarkable. This is a rare opportunity to experience these two films in their original and most unusual format. Polarized glasses will be provided to all attendees and Zoe Beloff will be present to introduce the program and take questions after!

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screening:

- *Shadow Land or Light From the Other Side* (2000), b&w, 32m
- *Charming Augustine* (2005), b&w, 38m

70m total

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Program curated by Mark Toscano and Zena Grey. Notes by Zena Grey. Immeasurable thanks to Eric Kurland.

Presented in collaboration with 3-D SPACE, The Center for Stereoscopic Photography, Art, Cinema, and Education; and the LA 3-D Club.

3-D SPACE (www.3-DSPACE.org) operates a nonprofit museum in Echo Park, dedicated to the art, science, and history of stereoscopic images, and presents 3-D movie screenings and exhibitions around Southern California.

The LA 3-D Club (www.la3dclub.com) has been meeting monthly since 1955, and provides a community for stereoscopic photographers, artists, collectors, and enthusiasts to share their 3-D work and interests.

This is an 18+ event

Presented by Lightstruck, 3-D SPACE and the LA 3-D Club

Lightstruck: Zoe Beloff's 3-D 16mm Phantasmagoria

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