Mills Folly Microcinema presents Seeing Pink, an evening of short videos by Ariel Teal.
Join us as we welcome Ariel Teal, who will present a survey of her short videos in person on Wednesday, November 30 at 7:00 p.m. Admission $5.00, free for ALL members. Seating is limited, and doors open at 6:30 p.m. A $1 fee will be added for single admission credit card charges at the screening, but no fee charged for multiple admissions ($10 or more) at the screening.
A Mills Folly Microcinema Fall 2022 Season Pass will grant you up to three admissions for $10.00 (plus fees). The Pass is non-transferable to other people, and can only be used for the October 26, November 30, and December 14, 2022 screenings. You can purchase your Fall 2022 Season Pass at https://millsfollyfall2022.bpt.me. Pass sales end November 30.
Seeing Pink features a series of personal narrative videos that tell a non-linear story of healing from artist Ariel Teal. The works in this program explore femme embodiment, the boundaries of sexuality and desire, and what it means to be socialized as a “girl.” Collaging self-shot video, text, appropriated media and animation, Teal reconstructs memory and narrates her experiences as a form of self-actualization. This series reflects the attempts to understand love, intergenerational trauma, and experiences of sexual violence.
Ariel Teal will introduce the screening and discuss the videos in a Q & A session afterwards.
Becoming | 2018 | 8 minutes
Embodying a body after trauma. Blowjobs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and memory are interwoven in attempt to process and find bodily autonomy.
Monday Night | 2018 | 5 minutes
Lying awake at night trying to remember what happened that other night.
Romantic Getaway | 2020 | 10 minutes
A very special episode of my life. An exploration of the confusion and pain felt after a lover's assault.
Seeing | 2022 | 9 minutes
Objectification becomes confused for desire. I try to extricate myself from the value systems that I have internalized.
Pink Movie | 2022 | 14 minutes
A meditation on girlhood, unconditional love, and a favorite color.
Ariel Teal (she/they) is an artist, activist, and current graduate student in the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work at UW-Madison. Previously, Teal received her MFA in Film from UW-Milwaukee where she taught for 5 years and was the Program Director of the Union Cinema. She has screened her films at the Echo Park Film Center, Florida Experimental Film & Video Festival, Anthology Film Archives, Onion City Film Festival, and Kassel Dokfest, among others.
ABOUT MILLS FOLLY MICROCINEMA
Mills Folly Microcinema showcases nationally recognized experimental film and video art work from the festival and microcinema circuit. We network with regional filmmakers and organizations to bring filmmakers and guest programmers to Madison for screenings. And we incubate local experimental filmmaking by providing screen time at Project Projection events.
