May 20
Cinema Minima Cinema Explosion with The Cinema Culture & 3 Minute Movies Invitation

May 09

In June, Cinema Minima features guest curation from The Cinema Culture and 3 Minute Movies in an all-out Cinema Explosion. The show will open up with a 33 min presentation of 3 minute movies made for the annual 3MM program. Then Cinema Culture will present the off kilter knee slapping feature film “The Funny Things You Do” by Jason Ogawa. Following is a live performance by Th’ Tarnation Boys performing music from the film.

Cinema Minima Cinema Explosion
Curated by The Cinema Culture and 3 Minute Movies
Sunday, June 3
Cole’s Bar, 2338 N. Milwaukee
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About the curators:

The Cinema Culture promotes and exhibits the work of film and video artist through tours, special events, and exclusive shows. TCC was founded by Amir George in 2007. TCC has collaborated with several film clubs and organizations including Chicago Filmmakers, and CIMM Fest. The Cinema Culture exists to create an outlet for film and video makers outside of the normal festival circuit. This year TCC will be premiering a locally based program “Avant Garde Remixed” at the NXNE Film & Music festival in Toronto as well as embarking on two bi-coastal experimental video tours through November.

3 Minute Movies (3MM) was created to act as a hub for filmmakers and like-minded individuals to produce short films, screen their creations, and connect with other artists. 3MM is about the participants involved, not the audience. 3MM is not a film festival. 3MM is a collective consisting of Chris Batte, Tara Zanzig and Neil Potter. They believe filmmaking is an collaborative endeavor. to swim against the current of its nature is a fool’s errand. working with a partner takes you in new directions, teaches you things along the way, produces better results, and let’s be honest here, it lessens the load. 3MM’s intention is to bring together folks from different worlds and disciplines. it’s for pros. it’s for amateurs. it’s for students.  it’s for chemical engineers who have long admired Kubrick and are inspired to go shoot something. it’s for all of us. Every other month they assign a theme for filmmakers to create a 3 minute film about. 3MM screens their movies at Rodan in Wicker Park.

About the Feature Film:

The Funny Things You Do: Red-blooded redheads are hard up for cash. Each day they must roam the surreal American back country in search of funds and fun. Their story unfolds, deconstructs, and crumbles in Holler County, U.S.A.
Trailer |  Film Tumblr

Director Jason S. Ogawa is a Japanese American experimental artist. His fascination with video recording began with skateboard movies shot on VHS. This curiosity was encouraged throughout his career in Chicago Public Schools. Jason earned a BFA in Moving Image from the University of Illinois at Chicago. In the same year, he also completed his first feature-length movie, “The Funny Things You Do.” His artwork is often intertwined with Chicago’s underground music community. He performs in the sword metal band Galdron. Jason lives, works, records, and performs in Chicago.

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Cinema Minima is an Anysquared Project.
While at Cole’s check out the current Art@Cole’s Exhibit.

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May 06

(Ah Vhs …) It would be a mistake to miss tonight!

A Case for Star Trek TNG 6pm - 11pm! May 6th! Cole’s Bar!

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May 05

Resistance is Futile!

The Best of Both Worlds Pt.1 and 2 8pm - 10pm May 6th! Cole’s Bar!

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May 04

Come lose some altitude control! 

Cause and Effect 10pm! Cole’s Bar! May 6th!

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May 02

“Your Honor, a courtroom is a crucible; in it we burn away irrelevancies until we are left with a pure product: the truth, for all time.”

The Measure of a Man 7pm! Cole’s Bar! May 6!

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Apr 30

A Ha! Come see how it all ‘borg’an!

Where no man has gone before 6pm! May 6th! Cole’s Bar!

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Apr 27

It’s Friday! Time to get Feeeeerengi!

A Case for Star Trek TNG 6pm - 11pm! May 6th! Cole’s Bar! 

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Apr 25

Set your phasers for fun! A Case for Star Trek TNG at Cole’s Bar! May 6th! 6pm to 11!

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Apr 16

Cinema Minima hosts a special event: A Case for Star Trek TNG.

Sunday, May 6 
from 6-11pm
at Cole’s Bar, 2338 North Milwaukee Ave, Chicago

Schedule:
• Where No Man has Gone Before (6 pm - 7pm)
• The Measure of a Man (7 pm - 8 pm)
• Best of Both Worlds Part 1 & 2 (8 pm - 10 pm)
• Cause and Effect (10 pm -11 pm)

Join us as we explore the possibilities: A Case for Star Trek TNG features selections from the series. In times like these, we’ve decided to look to Star Trek TNG as example of a possible future where we move past greed, partisan politics and the Rick Santoriums, to a reality where humans are motivated by the pursuit of knowledge and not profit (unless you are a Ferengi).

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Where No Man has Gone Before (6 pm - 7 pm)
When a specialist in propulsion makes modifications to the Enterprise’s warp drive that send it 2.7 million light years out of the galaxy, then an impossibly unreturnable 1 billion light years in the other direction, it is his assistant, a mysterious alien, and Wesley Crusher that must bring it back home. This is very important episode in regards to the star trek universe since it introduces the Borg as the orveraching nemesis of the federation but it also shows Humans true place within the vast cosmos.

The Measure of a Man (7 pm - 8 pm)
The Enterprise must defend Data’s status when Starfleet demands his reassignment for study. This episode is a great example of Star Trek’s ability to tell a suspenseful character driven drama. With Data’s fate hanging in the balance, Capt. Picard and Com. Riker struggle to define the unique quality that designates life.

Best of Both Worlds Part 1 & 2 (8 pm - 10 pm)
The Borg begin an invasion of Federation space much sooner than was expected. With the Enterprise unable to affect them, the Borg capture Captain Picard and turn him into one of their own. With Captain Picard assimilated by the Borg, the enemy is able to totally vanquish a Starfleet/Klingon armada at Wolf 359, leaving Riker in command of the Enterprise and forced to go one on one with his former captain. This is Star Trek at its finest, with epic space battles, characters being forced to deal with inner demons, and the crew of enterprise forced in to battle with the Capt. Picard at the helm of the borg as they set their sights for earth.

Cause and Effect (10 pm -11 pm)
The destruction of the Enterprise near a distortion in the space-time continuum causes a temporal causality loop to form, trapping the ship and crew in time and forcing them to relive the events that led to their deaths. Star Trek has a lot of bottle episodes that happen but have not impact on the overall series, this episode is great example of a bottle episode.

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Cinema Minima is an AnySquared Project.

Also, check out our Art@Cole’s exhibit.

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