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SUMMARY:Guelph Film Festival: Assembly—2025\, dirs. Rashaad Newsome & Johnny Symons
DESCRIPTION:IICSI is proud to co-present Assembly\, a film by Rashaad Newsome & Johnny Symons\, at this year’s Guelph Film Festival! \nThe film\, which runs for 99 minutes\, will screen in ImprovLab on Saturday\, November 8th\, at 7:30 PM. This event is PWYW\, with $15 suggested. \nAssembly is a multisensory extravaganza featuring a global cast of performers\, who transform New York’s historic Park Avenue Armory from a bastion of white military power into a vibrant celebration of Black and queer culture. Reimagining the military facility through video projections\, AI holograms\, sculptures\, collages\, music\, dance\, and African fractal patterns challenges colonial structures while honouring the complexity and resilience of Black experience\, thereby turning pain into artistic power. One such moment is a memorial for murdered Black trans women that evolves into a protest march\, highlighting art’s capacity for reclaiming agency and inspiring change\, offering a vision of intergenerational resilience\, transformation\, and hope. The film transcends traditional documentary by weaving together Rashaad Newsome’s creative process\, dynamic performances\, and the lives of his collaborators through hybrid storytelling\, visual effects\, and the ongoing presence of ancestors. \nBefore and after the screening\, audiences will be invited to experience interactive and collaborative multi-sensory experiences centring BIPOC and queer communities. For full details and to purchase tickets\, please visit the listing on the Guelph Film Festival website. Don’t forget to check out other GFF events\, too! The festival runs from November 7-15. \n 
URL:https://improvisationinstitute.ca/event/guelph-film-festival-assembly-2025-dirs-rashaad-newsome-johnny-symons/
LOCATION:ImprovLab\, MacKinnon Room 108\, 87 Trent Lane\, University of Guelph\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1G 1Y4\, Canada
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