Mana BSMT and Mana Contemporary Chicago Present: Body + Camera

Mana BSMT is pleased to present the second iteration of Mana Contemporary Chicago’s inaugural Body + Camera festival, an annual event featuring films, installations, and live performances that explore the intersection between the body and the moving image. The festival at Mana BSMT will include highlights from Chicago’s presentation, as well as new work by BSMT artists-in-residence and guest artists from UAE.

SCHEDULE

5PM
Doors Open

6:15–7PM
Embodied: Short film screenings

7:30–8PM
Digital Bodies: Live-streamed performance by Ghada Da, Farah Al Sharie, and Nidal Morra

9–9:20PM
The Dolls: Live performance by Claudia Hart

9:30–11PM
Transmutation: Late night film screenings (on loop)

Live DJ set