Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N State St
312.846.2600
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Feb 19, 2010 – Feb 20, 2010
Daily (8pm)
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$10
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Reminiscent of puzzles, science experiments, and logic games, Celestial Navigations brings together rarely seen works of the great animator Al Jarnow. A peer of experimental filmmakers such as Stan Brakhage and Jonas Mekas, Jarnow's palette combines varied approaches to cel, stop motion, and time-lapse animation, exploring concepts like visual analogies, perspective, and time travel. The program highlights seven shorts, including Cubits, a match of sound and animation patterns; Autosong, an exercise in the limits of perspective; and the titular piece, in which Jarnow observes the movement of the sun in his own apartment and draws a connection to Stonehenge. Jarnow's playful animations reveal a natural, abstract, and often psychedelic fluidity that leaps beyond the confines of traditional narrative and introduces animation to the science curriculum.
