Films and Artist Talk by Silas Howard
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Telling Tales ~ By Hook Or By Crook and Billy Tipton:
Breaking rules of outsider stories
Films and Artist Talk by Silas Howard
Silas Howard, filmmaker and former member of Tribe 8, will
investigate outsider stories in film through clips and discussion
of his work. He will discuss the relationships between voice, style
and language along with issues of memory, loss and desire. In so
doing, he will explore how experimental and queer theories interact
with classical structure and transgressive narratives in film.
Silas will focus on the power of transformative loss, grief and
humor and the relationship to a transgender representation in his
work.
Historically the white middle class has defined itself by what it
is not. It is the identification and casting out of the 鈥渙ther鈥�
that has helped dominant society draw parameters around what it
considers to be normal or desirable. In other words, the 鈥渙ther鈥� is
not outside of society; it is the exclusion of the 鈥渙ther鈥� that
becomes the foundation of 鈥渘ormal鈥� society. In recent years, we
have seen the immense ability of dominant society to co-opt certain
narratives and make them into stereotypes.
Silas will address questions such as: What happens when 鈥榯he other鈥�
does not adhere to its given stereotype? Does the 鈥渙ther鈥� get
punished for transgression or is there an opening for a
non-dominant narrative to be heard? Conversely, what happens when
the central character is playing out its given stereotype?
Clips will be shown from Rise Above; the Tribe 8 Documentary,
narrative feature By Hook or By Crook, short documentary What I
Love About Dying, his new short film, Blink, and excerpts from his
solo show, Thank You For Being Urgent.