with filmmaker Leslie Thornton
"Thornton's place in cinema history has already been assured for the sole reason that she is the author of Peggy and Fred in Hell." (Bill Krohn, Cahiers du Cin³ma) This piece is an ongoing and ever changing sequence of work that maps the journey of two children through artifacts from history, culture and media amidst a backdrop of a post-apocalyptic landscape. An exploration of the aesthetics of narrative form as well as the politics of the image, Thornton's rigorously experimental oeuvre has forged a unique and powerful syntax. Thornton is a Professor in Media at Brown University and her visit is cosponsored with the CNYPG, which is funded by NYSCA, and the Cornell Council for the Arts. Video projection1984-2007, b&w and color, 1 hour 30 minutes, USA