Christine Panushka: Blood of the Family Tree
Christine Panushka: Blood of the Family Tree
Christine Panushka: Blood of the Family Tree
“Completely original and capable of affecting both cerebral and sensual complexities.” —Gene Youngblood
VIRTUAL EVENT
World Premiere
Hand-drawn and hand-colored over several years, Christine Panushka’s Blood of the Family Tree (2020, 63 min.) poetically delves into the intimate connections created by a rare disease between generations of women. Panushka’s animation films have been screened in Japan, Italy, France, Germany, Brazil, Switzerland, Holland, England, Poland, Canada and the United States. They have won numerous awards, including the Aspen Filmfest Grand Prize and a San Francisco International Film Festival Golden Gate Award. Her work explores the female psyche and uses stillness and small gestures to describe internal emotional and spiritual states. The creator of the award-winning website Absolut Panushka, she has curated animation programs and been a juror for numerous international animation festivals. A graduate of the CalArts Experimental Animation Program, she became associate director of that program in the 1990s and has been a professor at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts since 1997.
In person, via Zoom: Christine Panushka
Curated by Steve Anker as part of the Jack H. Skirball Series. Funded in part by the Ostrovsky Family Fund, with special support provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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| Date/Time | G | M/ST | CA |
|---|---|---|---|
| MON 10/19 8:00 pm | $10 | $8 | $5 |
THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT LIMITED TO THE U.S. A ticket purchase includes online streaming access to the film as well as the ability to participate in the live Q&A afterwards. Streaming will expire on October 22nd at 8pm.
G - General Audience
M - REDCAT Members
ST - Students
CA - CalArts Students/Faculty/Staff
