Curated by Jillian Groening
In Secret Cinema, our all-celluloid film series, films from our own archive of 16mm film prints are selected by guest curators. The film titles are kept secret until the night of the screening.
Jillian Groening is a dance artist, writer, and arts worker who is drawn to questions around embodiment, documentation, and the moving image. They are the Distribution Manager for the Winnipeg Film Group, Co-Director of Young Lungs Dance Exchange, and sit on the board of VUCAVU – a streaming and research platform for Canadian Independent film, video, and media art. Jillian also co-hosts feminist horror film podcast Bikini Drive In with their work wife, Olivia Norquay. Jillian holds a BA(Hons) in Dance from the School of Contemporary Dancers in affiliation with the University of Winnipeg and a Masters in Theatre and Performance Studies from York University, where their SSHRC-funded research considers performer autonomy through embodied process of re-writing choreographic inscription.
Admission is by donation and the event will take place at the Winnipeg Film Group’s Black Lodge Studio (3rd floor of 100 Arthur St).
Generously sponsored by William F. White International & IATSE 856 Manitoba.
