A curated screening of real 16mm film shorts! Two sets of approximately 45 min. each with a bar break intermission.

Films start at dark (around 8pm), but the Current Space Garden Bar is open starting at 5, with happy hour from 5-7pm.

We invite you to another lovely evening of short film screenings combining strange and beautiful vintage films from B & T’s and the Enoch Pratt library’s collections.

Free!

Each year, the physical films B & T present get older and older. For this screening they have film stock that's from 38 to 59 years old. Audiences for these screenings are about the age B & T were when they started projecting and collecting.
Are these films older than you?

Tonight's youngest film "Let's Give Kitty a Bath" is from 1986. You'll notice from the title, it's quite mature. All the animal actors in this film should've been up for Academy awards.

from the very serious year of 1981: Peter Rose's "The Man Who Could Not See Far Enough", a film about bridges (time) and solar eclipses (visual understanding). Ornette Coleman soundtrack.

also from '81: "The Sweater" a sweet, self-reflective narrative from Canada about heroes, embarrassment, and how a swarm of moths could save the day. Animation.

"Pysanka: the Ukrainian Easter Egg" from 1977 is a delicate and beautiful documentary about traditional egg painting. This film will win you over.

from way back in 1970, "Frederick". At first, Frederick seems like a cliched cautionary tale. But alas! This mouse has inspiration to feed the mind.

"Snow" from 1969. What's the proper British response to a rare winter storm?: An amazing short form documentary. with a rollicking soundtrack by Sandy Nelson.

Our oldest film tonight is from 1964: "the Unanswered Question". man-on-the-street interviewer/director, David Hoffman, stymies Americans with one simple question: What is Brotherhood?

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This outdoor event will be held in our rear courtyard. Enter through the alley at 421 Tyson Street.
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Current Space is an artist-run gallery, studio, outdoor performance space, and garden bar; nourishing an ongoing dialogue between artists, activists, performers, designers, curators, and thinkers. Operating since November 2004, we are committed to showcasing, developing, and broadening the reach of artists locally and internationally.

Thank You
Programs at Current Space are made possible in part by supporting members like you; the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation; The Creative Baltimore Fund, which is a grant program funded by the Mayor’s Office and the City of Baltimore; and The Rouse Family Foundation.