"Humane people don't start wars, they start libraries."
This Wednesday, September 1st at 7 pm, I will be presenting Jean-Luc Godard’s Notre Musique at Woodbine, an experimental hub in Ridgewood, Queens.
See details and RSVP below.
In Notre Musique, Godard investigates the aftermath of war atrocities and genocide in three chapters: Hell, Purgatory and Paradise.
Notre Musique begins in the aftermath of Sarajevo, and moves to an investigation of the reaction shot. When atrocities occur, whose reaction do we seek? How does this reaction shot create the story surrounding the atrocity? The Palestinian - Israeli conflict and the genocide of the indigenous people of America become focal points with the appearances of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish (playing himself), Leticia Gutiérrez, and George Aguilar.
Notre Musique references thinkers & artists ranging from Hannah Arendt to Dostoevsky to Howard Hawks to Emmanuel Levinas. We will have a lively discussion afterwards, working to recognize and connect all the thoughts in the vast canvas of Notre Musique.
Please join us and RSVP here.