Public Space film night was fantastic!

The weather held and it was a perfect night for the Arts in the Heart (of Mt. Pleasant) night of short films. We had over a 100 folks show up and enjoy an evening of free movies about public space. The space behind Our Town Cafe was perfectly suited to a film event, and it didn’t take much to transform that space from a parking lot into an intimate outdoor arts venue. Check out the before & after pics:

Thanks to everyone who came out and all the helping hands that made this night work so well. A big thank you again to Our Town Cafe for allowing us the use of their property, and thanks also to the Cray for setting up an alley-side food table for the movie-goers, and to Conrad for all the gear.

Here is the lineup of films we screened:

INTERVENTIONS IN THE CITY
Fitting City – Urban Intervention – J. Wiesner, J. Werner & J. Tonollo
The Machine – “Mudlevel” (Vimeo)
High Five – Improv Everywhere

PARKS IN THE CITY… CITY AS A PARK?
Pay & Sit – Fabian Brunsing
Perspectives of Yaletown Park – Simon Wong
My Playground (trailer) – Kaspar Astrup Schröder

PUBLIC ART – IT’S A VERB!
Street Art: Joshua Allen Harris – Jonah Green, New York Magazine
Hate Destroyer – Fabrizio Lussu & Vincenzo Caruso
Roadsworth (trailer) – Alan Kohl

ADVERTISING VS. PUBLIC SPACE
On Corporate Graffiti – Sarah Berman
Light Criticism – Anti-Advertising Agency

GETTING AROUND
A new Bike Lane – Streetfilms
No Pants Subway Ride 2011 – Improv Everywhere

*** intermission ***

HACKING THE CITY
Re*Public Augmented Reality Demo – Heavy Projects & PublicAdCampaign
Immaterials: Light Painting Wifi – T. Arnall, J. Knutsen, E.S. Martinussen
Laser Graffiti – Graffiti Research Lab
Dead Drops – Eyebeam Art & Technology Centre

BUILDING COMMUNITIES
Stan’s Store – Ana Mateescu
Copenhagen’s Car-Free Streets & Slow Speed Zones  – Streetfilms

THE RURAL EXPERIENCE
Cliffs Quarries Bridges and Dams (2012) – Josh Hite

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