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Ben Russell: TRYPPS TRYPPS TRYPPS TRYPPS TRYPPS

Close-Up and no.w.here present a one-off screening with Chicago based artist filmmaker Ben Russell. Russell is an itinerant experimental filmmaker and curator who has shown his work and performed live at venues and festivals all over the world. His films range from rigorous experimental ethnographies to phenomenological cinematic investigations.
benrussel-04.jpg Tuesday 2nd December 7pm

BLACK AND WHITE TRYPPS NUMBER ONE
6 mins 30 secs | 16mm | B/W | 2005

BLACK AND WHITE TRYPPS NUMBER TWO
8 mins | 16mm | B/W | 2006

BLACK AND WHITE TRYPPS NUMBER THREE
12 mins | 35mm on 16mm | Colour | 2007

BLACK AND WHITE TRYPPS NUMBER FOUR
10 mins 30 secs | 16mm | B/W | 2008

TRYPPS #5 (Dubai)
3 mins | 16mm | Colour | 2008

THE BLACK AND WHITE GODS
25 mins | live double-projector performance | 2008

Ben Russell will present his entire TRYPPS film series, and a live film and sound performance. The series consists of five metaphorical works that strive towards a visceral, physical and phenomenological cinema for the senses. The starting point for each film ranges from cameraless film making, high contrast photography, a Richard Pryor stand-up routine and an audience at a Lightning Bolt gig
Tickets on door only: £5 / £4 Close-Up and no.w.here members
Venue: Cafe 1001, 1 Dray Walk, 91 Brick Lane London E1
Nearest tube: Liverpool Street | Aldgate East

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