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| Showtimes | Sun March 14 8:30 PM / KAB314G |
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USA, 1998, 62 mins, 35mm,
color, English
Director Phillip RODRIGUEZ (in person); Producer Tom PATCHETT; Editor Johanna DEMETRAKAS; Cinematographer Esteban DE LLACA
Manuel Ocampo is a slippery painter stewed in controversy and glitzy fame. Although his work addresses colonialism, racism, and the Filipino self, Ocampo refuses to be pinned down by the language of multiculturalism and identity politics. Ocampo’s unrelenting work uses controversial symbols that shift in meaning but can still shock and offend. Along with Ocampo himself, critics, enigmatic collectors, and other artists offer their readings of his unsettling work. Abandoning a concise explanation of Manuel Ocampo and his paintings, this film cleverly tosses up the competing discourses that position people of color in the contemporary art world.
preceded by
Hong Kong, 1998, 29 mins, video, color, English & Cantonese w/e.s.;
Directors Martin EGAN, Joanne SHEN
This nimble documentary enters the life of an intriguing graffiti artist who testifies along the streets of Hong Kong using Chinese calligraphy. Tseng Tso Choi, a.k.a. the King of Kowloon, has been writing for more than 40 years. Well-known to many, public opinion of this Hong Kong legend runs the gamut.
—Michella Rivera-Gravage