Lectures & Visiting Artists
360 | 365 George Eastman House
New Director Series
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre.
Samantha Buck’s 21 Below, filmed on location in Buffalo, tells the richly complex and inspiring story of an American family in crisis. Director Buck will answer questions after this screening.
Film Lost and Found: Historical Film and Sound Materials
in George Eastman House Collections
Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. at George Eastman House.
Part of the Film Lost and Found series.
George Eastman House experts on a panel discussion, followed by a demonstration and tour featuring artifacts from the collection.
Silent film comedy scholar Richard M. Roberts In Person
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre.
Richard M. Roberts, author of an upcoming book on Hal Roach, will be your guide through a garden of comic delights.
Photographer Douglas Kirkland
Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre.
Part of the Wish You Were Here series.
Douglas Kirkland's subjects have included Marilyn Monroe, Man Ray, Charlie Chaplin, and Angelina Jolie. Kirkland will talk about his work in the motion picture industry as a special photographer on more than 100 films, from The Sound of Music to Titanic. Sponsored by Canon.
Photographer Kristen Ashburn
Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre.
Part of the Wish You Were Here series.
Kristen Ashburn has given a human face to struggles across the globe, photographing the people of Iraq after the U.S. invasion, the aftermath of the tsunami in Sri Lanka, and the AIDS crisis in Africa. She'll discuss her poignant photographs featured in Madonna's I Am Because We Are. Sponsored by Kodak.
Filmmaker Bill Forsyth In Person
Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre.
Scottish writer and director Bill Forsyth will be on hand two evenings for screenings of his acclaimed films.
Filmmaker Bill Forsyth In Person
Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre.
Scottish writer and director Bill Forsyth will be on hand two evenings for screenings of his acclaimed films.
Photographer Roger Ballen In Person
Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre.
Roger Ballen will discuss the methods and inspirations of his work in an illustrated lecture, followed by a question-and-answer session and booksigning.
An Afternoon's Diversion:
Silhouettes by Candlelight
Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. in the Curtis Theatre.
Process historian Mark Osterman will explore the technique of making shades and silhouettes using 18th- and 19th-century tools and techniques.
Photographer Geoff Winningham
Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre.
Part of the Wish You Were Here series.
Geoff Winningham turns the ordinary into the iconic. As a still photographer, filmmaker, photojournalist, and teacher, he has a way of capturing culture and ritual – the allure of rodeos, high school football games, senior proms, wrestling matches, county courthouses, Mexican fiestas – that transcends time zones.
Photographer John Isaac
Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre.
Part of the Wish You Were Here series.
In the course of his career at the United Nations, John Isaac photographed in more than 100 countries, including Bosnia, Cambodia, Iraq, Rwanda, and Vietnam. Isaac also provided coverage for UNICEF, working closely with Audrey Hepburn, Harry Belafonte, and Liv Ullman. He'll be talking about "The Journey and The Art of Seeing."
Photographer Anthony Friedkin
Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the Dryden Theatre.
Part of the Wish You Were Here series.
Anthony Friedkin has worked as a photojournalist, fine art photographer, and film unit still photographer. His projects include "California Prisons," "New York City Brothels," and "The Gay Essay," shot in 1969 and 1970 in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He'll talk about capturing the power and beauty of the Pacific Ocean.