Sat October 25, 2014
Creature Comforts & Sublime Mysteries
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at 2269 Market Street
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What can we learn from The Invisible Man on the subject of our inhibitions? What can Carrie tell us about the tyranny of harassment? What can King Kong teach us about love? What lessons about human somatic experience can be gleaned from the movement of zombies, werewolves and daikaiju?
Celebrate the wonder and wisdom of creature features with this five-hour event celebrating iconic movie monsters from both cultural and personal perspectives. They are known throughout the world: the self-exiled Phantom of the Opera who haunts the tunnels beneath Paris; the Tokyo destroying Godzilla; the soul-sucking, McCarthy-inspired pods of Invasion of the Body Snatchers; the dream haunting Freddy Kreuger from Nightmare on Elm Street. These and the other monsters of cinema are unforgettable characters that have much to teach us about identity, grandiosity, difference, solitude, shame, family dysfunction, and other aspects of being human.
Through this multi-dimensional exploration you will be invited to:
+ Enjoy film clips from across genres: horror, comedies, dramas, musicals, and animated films in which monsters appear.
+ Learn a unique epistemology of monsters and the various ways monster movies have been interpreted and used in psychology and cultural studies.
+ Write; using dynamic writing exercises, explore the roles these cinematic creatures have played in your life story.
+ Play with art and experiential exercises that deepen the meaning of these modern myths.
+ Engage in group discussions, share your observations, reflections and personal associations.
Come and stretch your appreciation and connection with these icons of the imagination!
About the Facilitator: Doug Ronning, MA, is a screenwriter (HBO’s Tales from the Crypt), a Registered Drama Therapist, and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#MFC 51086). He is currently writing a book about the life lessons found in monster movies.
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Celebrate the wonder and wisdom of creature features with this five-hour event celebrating iconic movie monsters from both cultural and personal perspectives. They are known throughout the world: the self-exiled Phantom of the Opera who haunts the tunnels beneath Paris; the Tokyo destroying Godzilla; the soul-sucking, McCarthy-inspired pods of Invasion of the Body Snatchers; the dream haunting Freddy Kreuger from Nightmare on Elm Street. These and the other monsters of cinema are unforgettable characters that have much to teach us about identity, grandiosity, difference, solitude, shame, family dysfunction, and other aspects of being human.
Through this multi-dimensional exploration you will be invited to:
+ Enjoy film clips from across genres: horror, comedies, dramas, musicals, and animated films in which monsters appear.
+ Learn a unique epistemology of monsters and the various ways monster movies have been interpreted and used in psychology and cultural studies.
+ Write; using dynamic writing exercises, explore the roles these cinematic creatures have played in your life story.
+ Play with art and experiential exercises that deepen the meaning of these modern myths.
+ Engage in group discussions, share your observations, reflections and personal associations.
Come and stretch your appreciation and connection with these icons of the imagination!
About the Facilitator: Doug Ronning, MA, is a screenwriter (HBO’s Tales from the Crypt), a Registered Drama Therapist, and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#MFC 51086). He is currently writing a book about the life lessons found in monster movies.
What can we learn from The Invisible Man on the subject of our inhibitions? What can Carrie tell us about the tyranny of harassment? What can King Kong teach us about love? What lessons about human somatic experience can be gleaned from the movement of zombies, werewolves and daikaiju?
Celebrate the wonder and wisdom of creature features with this five-hour event celebrating iconic movie monsters from both cultural and personal perspectives. They are known throughout the world: the self-exiled Phantom of the Opera who haunts the tunnels beneath Paris; the Tokyo destroying Godzilla; the soul-sucking, McCarthy-inspired pods of Invasion of the Body Snatchers; the dream haunting Freddy Kreuger from Nightmare on Elm Street. These and the other monsters of cinema are unforgettable characters that have much to teach us about identity, grandiosity, difference, solitude, shame, family dysfunction, and other aspects of being human.
Through this multi-dimensional exploration you will be invited to:
+ Enjoy film clips from across genres: horror, comedies, dramas, musicals, and animated films in which monsters appear.
+ Learn a unique epistemology of monsters and the various ways monster movies have been interpreted and used in psychology and cultural studies.
+ Write; using dynamic writing exercises, explore the roles these cinematic creatures have played in your life story.
+ Play with art and experiential exercises that deepen the meaning of these modern myths.
+ Engage in group discussions, share your observations, reflections and personal associations.
Come and stretch your appreciation and connection with these icons of the imagination!
About the Facilitator: Doug Ronning, MA, is a screenwriter (HBO’s Tales from the Crypt), a Registered Drama Therapist, and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#MFC 51086). He is currently writing a book about the life lessons found in monster movies.
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Celebrate the wonder and wisdom of creature features with this five-hour event celebrating iconic movie monsters from both cultural and personal perspectives. They are known throughout the world: the self-exiled Phantom of the Opera who haunts the tunnels beneath Paris; the Tokyo destroying Godzilla; the soul-sucking, McCarthy-inspired pods of Invasion of the Body Snatchers; the dream haunting Freddy Kreuger from Nightmare on Elm Street. These and the other monsters of cinema are unforgettable characters that have much to teach us about identity, grandiosity, difference, solitude, shame, family dysfunction, and other aspects of being human.
Through this multi-dimensional exploration you will be invited to:
+ Enjoy film clips from across genres: horror, comedies, dramas, musicals, and animated films in which monsters appear.
+ Learn a unique epistemology of monsters and the various ways monster movies have been interpreted and used in psychology and cultural studies.
+ Write; using dynamic writing exercises, explore the roles these cinematic creatures have played in your life story.
+ Play with art and experiential exercises that deepen the meaning of these modern myths.
+ Engage in group discussions, share your observations, reflections and personal associations.
Come and stretch your appreciation and connection with these icons of the imagination!
About the Facilitator: Doug Ronning, MA, is a screenwriter (HBO’s Tales from the Crypt), a Registered Drama Therapist, and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#MFC 51086). He is currently writing a book about the life lessons found in monster movies.
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2269 Market Street
2269 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
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