Film Series

Migrating Forms

 
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“An eclectic, genre-busting festival”
—The New York Times

“The highest revelation-per-event ratios of any festival in New York"
—Film Comment

Bringing together moving image work from a wide range of venues—from film festivals and biennials to museums and microcinemas—Migrating Forms bridges the gap between the film and art worlds by presenting a diverse collection of programs in the common context of the cinema.

The festival includes new work and retrospective screenings by artists representing a broad spectrum of contemporary film and video practices.

This year's festival kicks off December 10, and the lineup will be announced in November. 

Programmed by Nellie Killian of BAMcinématek and independent writer and curator Kevin McGarry.


 
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PAST EVENTS
Film
Ryan Trecartin: 4 New Movies
 

New work from “the most consequential artist…since the 1980s” (The New Yorker).

Wed, Dec 11, 2013
US PREMIERE
 
 
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From Gulf to Gulf to Gulf
 

An adventure on the high seas captured with cell phone cameras.

Thu, Dec 12, 2013
US PREMIERE
 
 
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Migrating Forms Program 1
 

New nonfiction work from China and Saudi Arabia.

Thu, Dec 12, 2013
 
 
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The Unity of All Things
 

A utopian science fiction allegory about the instability of everything.

Fri, Dec 13, 2013
US PREMIERE
 
 
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Migrating Forms Program 2
 

New work by Gabriel Abrantes, Laida Lertxundi, James Richards, and more.

Fri, Dec 13, 2013
 
 
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Without You I'm Nothing
 

Sandra Bernhard joins audiences to discuss this spectacular one-woman show.

Sat, Dec 14, 2013
 
 
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See You Next Tuesday + Shorts
 

A dark comedy with punk attitude and a heart of gold.

Sat, Dec 14, 2013
NEW YORK PREMIERE
 
 
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Merce Cunningham for Camera
 

The seminal choreographer’s work on screen in films by Charles Atlas and Nam June Paik.

Sun, Dec 15, 2013
 
 
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Xavier Cha Program
 

Brooklyn-based artist Xavier Cha straddles video and performance in her bold work.

Sun, Dec 15, 2013
 
 
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Migrating Forms Program 3
 

New works by Tomonari Nishikawa, John Rafman, Andrew Lampert, Gina Telaroli, and more.

Sun, Dec 15, 2013
 
 
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Migrating Forms Program 4
 

New work by Ed Atkins, Ian Cheng, Laure Prouvost, and Kerry Tribe.

Sun, Dec 15, 2013
 
 
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Sparrow
 

One of mob-film maestro Johnnie To’s most stylish forays into comedy.

Mon, Dec 16, 2013
 
 
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Running on Karma
 

A Buddhist parable featuring Andy Lau as a lapsed monk turned stripper.

Mon, Dec 16, 2013
 
 
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Lutz Bacher Program
 

Bacher deploys found images in poetic field recordings, time-lapse animations, and more.

Tue, Dec 17, 2013
 
 
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Migrating Forms Program 5
 

New work by João Maria Gusmão, Pedro Paiva, and Adrián Villar Rojas.

Tue, Dec 17, 2013