Monday, August 22, 2011

"Through the Weeping Glass"





Thanks to my friend Laura Lindgren, publisher of Blast Books and producer of the soon-to-be-released 2012 Mütter Museum calendar, I've got the inside scoop on the premiere next month of the new short film by the Quay Brothers! "Through the Weeping Glass: On the Consolations of Life Everlasting (Limbos & Afterbreezes in the Mütter Museum)" is the first film to be made in the U.S. by the internationally recognized American-born filmmakers who have lived in London since the 1970s. The 31-minute movie is a "reflective hybrid documentary on the collections of books, instruments, and medical anomalies at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia and the Mütter Museum." It's got a powerful musical score by composer Timothy Nelson and a resonant voice-over by Derek Jacobi. You can have a seat at one of the premieres - here are the details:

Philadelphia
September 22, 6:30pm
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Buy tickets


New York
September 24, 8pm
The Museum of Modern Art (features a moderated discussion with the Quay Brothers, who will be present)
Buy tickets


Los Angeles
September 27, 8pm
Cary Grant Theater, SONY Pictures Studios, hosted by the Museum of Jurassic Technology
Buy tickets

Hurry, tickets are going fast. But if you cannot make it, do not despair! "Through the Weeping Glass" will subsequently be made available on DVD.

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