Please join filmmaker Robin McKenna and special guests 7:00-11:30pm Nov. 29th at the Castro Theatre for the San Francisco premiere of her new feature documentary film "GIFT" followed by a conversation and afterparty. "GIFT" is about the intersection of art and the gift economy with a segment on Burning Man.
Inspired by Lewis Hyde’s beloved classic, "The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World," "GIFT" is a richly cinematic film exploring the parallels between artists’ work and a gift economy. Interweaving the stories of a young Kwak’wakwala indigenous man undertaking preparations for a potlatch, an Italian living museum occupied by migrant families, a bumblebee art car at Burning Man, and artist Lee Mingwei sharing the "transformative gift” of song, the film is a tribute to something that can’t be measured, counted, bought or sold.
Writer Jonathan Lethem said about the film, “More than a worthy tribute to one of my favorite books, Robin McKenna’s Gift translates Lewis Hyde’s remarkable notion into new terms. A beautiful, moving, and thought-provoking reflection on the creative process and the things that make us human.”
PROGRAM:
John Law will introduce the film with a talk about the transformative power of art, and need for gifting and the arts in society. John is an artist and culture jammer, Suicide Club member, and a co-founder of the Cacophony Society and Burning Man.
The screening will be followed by a conversation with Robin McKenna, John Law, and Michelle "Smallfry" Lessans (a protagonist in the film) plus audience Q&A.
Then join us for drinks and afterparty in the mezzanine.
In the spirit of the movie and book, please feel free to bring a gift to share for one person or many, be it an experience or something tangible.
TRAILER:
Please check out the beautiful, two minute trailer here.
A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to Shareable, a fiscally sponsored project of the Tides Center, a 501(c)3 organization. Shareable is a nonprofit media outlet and action network that empowers people to share for a more resilient, equitable, and joyful world. Learn more at https://www.shareable.net.
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Inspired by Lewis Hyde’s beloved classic, "The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World," "GIFT" is a richly cinematic film exploring the parallels between artists’ work and a gift economy. Interweaving the stories of a young Kwak’wakwala indigenous man undertaking preparations for a potlatch, an Italian living museum occupied by migrant families, a bumblebee art car at Burning Man, and artist Lee Mingwei sharing the "transformative gift” of song, the film is a tribute to something that can’t be measured, counted, bought or sold.
Writer Jonathan Lethem said about the film, “More than a worthy tribute to one of my favorite books, Robin McKenna’s Gift translates Lewis Hyde’s remarkable notion into new terms. A beautiful, moving, and thought-provoking reflection on the creative process and the things that make us human.”
PROGRAM:
John Law will introduce the film with a talk about the transformative power of art, and need for gifting and the arts in society. John is an artist and culture jammer, Suicide Club member, and a co-founder of the Cacophony Society and Burning Man.
The screening will be followed by a conversation with Robin McKenna, John Law, and Michelle "Smallfry" Lessans (a protagonist in the film) plus audience Q&A.
Then join us for drinks and afterparty in the mezzanine.
In the spirit of the movie and book, please feel free to bring a gift to share for one person or many, be it an experience or something tangible.
TRAILER:
Please check out the beautiful, two minute trailer here.
A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to Shareable, a fiscally sponsored project of the Tides Center, a 501(c)3 organization. Shareable is a nonprofit media outlet and action network that empowers people to share for a more resilient, equitable, and joyful world. Learn more at https://www.shareable.net.
Please join filmmaker Robin McKenna and special guests 7:00-11:30pm Nov. 29th at the Castro Theatre for the San Francisco premiere of her new feature documentary film "GIFT" followed by a conversation and afterparty. "GIFT" is about the intersection of art and the gift economy with a segment on Burning Man.
Inspired by Lewis Hyde’s beloved classic, "The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World," "GIFT" is a richly cinematic film exploring the parallels between artists’ work and a gift economy. Interweaving the stories of a young Kwak’wakwala indigenous man undertaking preparations for a potlatch, an Italian living museum occupied by migrant families, a bumblebee art car at Burning Man, and artist Lee Mingwei sharing the "transformative gift” of song, the film is a tribute to something that can’t be measured, counted, bought or sold.
Writer Jonathan Lethem said about the film, “More than a worthy tribute to one of my favorite books, Robin McKenna’s Gift translates Lewis Hyde’s remarkable notion into new terms. A beautiful, moving, and thought-provoking reflection on the creative process and the things that make us human.”
PROGRAM:
John Law will introduce the film with a talk about the transformative power of art, and need for gifting and the arts in society. John is an artist and culture jammer, Suicide Club member, and a co-founder of the Cacophony Society and Burning Man.
The screening will be followed by a conversation with Robin McKenna, John Law, and Michelle "Smallfry" Lessans (a protagonist in the film) plus audience Q&A.
Then join us for drinks and afterparty in the mezzanine.
In the spirit of the movie and book, please feel free to bring a gift to share for one person or many, be it an experience or something tangible.
TRAILER:
Please check out the beautiful, two minute trailer here.
A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to Shareable, a fiscally sponsored project of the Tides Center, a 501(c)3 organization. Shareable is a nonprofit media outlet and action network that empowers people to share for a more resilient, equitable, and joyful world. Learn more at https://www.shareable.net.
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Inspired by Lewis Hyde’s beloved classic, "The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World," "GIFT" is a richly cinematic film exploring the parallels between artists’ work and a gift economy. Interweaving the stories of a young Kwak’wakwala indigenous man undertaking preparations for a potlatch, an Italian living museum occupied by migrant families, a bumblebee art car at Burning Man, and artist Lee Mingwei sharing the "transformative gift” of song, the film is a tribute to something that can’t be measured, counted, bought or sold.
Writer Jonathan Lethem said about the film, “More than a worthy tribute to one of my favorite books, Robin McKenna’s Gift translates Lewis Hyde’s remarkable notion into new terms. A beautiful, moving, and thought-provoking reflection on the creative process and the things that make us human.”
PROGRAM:
John Law will introduce the film with a talk about the transformative power of art, and need for gifting and the arts in society. John is an artist and culture jammer, Suicide Club member, and a co-founder of the Cacophony Society and Burning Man.
The screening will be followed by a conversation with Robin McKenna, John Law, and Michelle "Smallfry" Lessans (a protagonist in the film) plus audience Q&A.
Then join us for drinks and afterparty in the mezzanine.
In the spirit of the movie and book, please feel free to bring a gift to share for one person or many, be it an experience or something tangible.
TRAILER:
Please check out the beautiful, two minute trailer here.
A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated to Shareable, a fiscally sponsored project of the Tides Center, a 501(c)3 organization. Shareable is a nonprofit media outlet and action network that empowers people to share for a more resilient, equitable, and joyful world. Learn more at https://www.shareable.net.
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