Tune in to Green – Minor Chord 2 : Live screening recap

The third live screening of a Tune in to Green exhibition took place at The Brewtorium event space in Austin, Texas. 

On the night of Saturday, October 29^th, eleven people were in attendance to watch the seventeen short films in the Minor Chord 2 exhibition, with sound and images fitting the autumn season. The 77-minute compilation is available to rent for $7 USD, through November 30th at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/tuneintogreen.

Featured works are by:

Arjanmar H. Rebeta – Philippines; Kevin Vanscoder – Columbus, Ohio; Luis Carlos Rodríguez García – Valladolid, Spain; Eduardo Gutierrez Carrera – Lima, Perú; Ellen Wetmore – Massachusetts; Laura Gillis – Toronto, Canada; Sarah Ellen Lundy – Sligo, Ireland; Nixie Unterwelt – New York / Austin; Äggie Pak Yee Lee – Hong Kong / Estonia; Claudine Metrick – New York; Carles Pamies – Barcelona, Spain; Camila Perales – La Paz, Bolivia; Hannah Hamalian – Eugene, Oregon; Tess Elliot – Norman, Oklahoma; Stephanie Reid – Austin, Texas; Alexandre Ries – Lille, France; Elin Johnston – Belfast, Northern Ireland

We kicked off the night with good food, beer, and Halloween candy. Before pressing play, the program and the other Austin film maker in the show, Nixie Unterwelt, were introduced. 

Three films received handclaps, one received laughter, and another invoked riotous cheers fitting with its rock ‘n’ roll aesthetic. As with all of the other Tune in to Green exhibitions, the curation and production value were praised.

Some remarks after the screening were:

“This is one of the most thought-provoking programs I have ever watched…and I’m very critical.”

Regarding the triptych of tree-death films (Growing Closure by Hannah Hamalian, 77 Genesee Bay Boulevard by Tess Elliot, and Elegy in Dust by Stephanie Reid):     “It was really painful to watch those trees being killed.” “Yes, and these were in three cities far apart, so know that this is happening all over the world every day.”

Regarding Claudine Metrick’s film The Wink, “The wasps seem to represent being forced to see or experience things you really don’t want to.” “Yes, maybe they are a not so veiled reference to the W.A.S.P. behaviour in our culture.”

“The mood of the films made me feel cold, just like autumn.”

Regarding Alexandre Ries’s film Puu O))), “The sound washes over you in perfect sync with the reflections and waves so I thought the video was done with special effects, but it’s not is it?” “No, I don’t think it is.”

Those who decided to stay after the screening ended the night in the beautifully landscaped beer garden in perfect weather.