FILM + VIDEO

    Freedom Series: 'The Veiled Commodity' & 'Complaint Choir'

    Freedom Series: 'The Veiled Commodity' & 'Complaint Choir'

    Presented by Indie Memphis at Malco Studio On The Square

    July 15, 2010

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    Celebrate Mandela Day with the launch weekend of the Freedom Series (July 15-18), a series of community-hosted films and conversations on topics of freedom. Admission to each program is FREE, with a $5 minimum donation suggested to benefit the hosting organization. Up first: 'The Veiled Commodity' & 'Complaint Choir' hosted by Indie Memphis at the Malco Studio on the Square. 'The Veiled Commodity' is a short film that deals with slavery, past and present. The film employs various design and animation techniques to tell a concise history of slavery and the problems of its present day counterpart; the trafficking and objectification of people around the world. 'Complaints Choir' follows the worldwide Complaints Choir art project by the Finnish/German artist couple Tellervo & Oliver Kalleinen in Chicago, Singapore and beyond. The artists travel the world collecting complaints, transforming the works into a song sung by the complainers themselves. All goes well until the couple reach Singapore where the government refuses to grant a performance permit, setting off debate in the country and attention from the US State Department. 'Complaints Choir' investigates the phenomena of complaining that seems to be binding us all together. Why do so many people spend so much energy on complaining? Is it bad for your mind or is it really a basic manner of communication serving the purpose of emotional relief? And ultimately, what happens if a society is not at all allowed to speak its mind and complain? ** 'Complaints Choir' co-producers Frank & Lisa Mauceri are scheduled to attend ** ** The Memphis Complaints Choir is scheduled to perform after the program **


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        Malco Studio On The Square

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