Three days of music, film, literature, & conversation, featuring internationally acclaimed artists including Onyx Ashanti, Scott Deal, Aurie Hsu, Steven Kemper, Margaret Lancaster, Elainie Lillios, and Forward Motion.
Join us during the first week in October for Fata Morgana, three days of music, film, literature, and conversation.
Fata Morgana, a name for a type of mirage, explores the ways in which we imagine and experience the modern world–our aspirations, our fears, our technologies, our institutions.
With 15 music performances and 18 films across four galleries, there is plenty to explore.
Our lineup of performers includes
Films explore issues of race, gender, sexuality, surveillance, colonialism, and more. They include
For those of you who are early risers, join us at 9am on Saturday, October 5, for “Glazed and Confused” — a breakfast of free doughnuts and coffee that features works by Werner Herzog and David Lynch.
All events will be held at the Eskenazi Fine Arts Center on 1410 Indiana Avenue. Parking is free.
Fata Morgana is a collaboration between the IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute, the Donald Tavel Arts and Technology Research Center, the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library, City State, and the IUPUI Herron School of Art and Design.
12 Je, Tu, Il, Elle (1974)
Chantal Akerman, Dir.
2 Tongues Untied (1989)
Marlon Riggs, Dir.
3 Film Discussion
4 Blue
Derek Jarman, Dir.
5 Pariah (2011)
Dee Rees, Dir.
6.30 Film Discussion
Live Video throughout by CandyStations
7 Music Discussion
7.30 Forward Motion
8.30 Music Discussion
9.30 Onyx Ashanti
11 Hale County, This Morning, This Evening (2018)
RaMell Ross, Dir.
1 Film Discussion
1.30 The Feeling of Being Watched (2018)
Assia Boundaoui, Dir.
3.30 Film Discussion
4.15 El Mar La Mar (2017)
Joshua Bonnetta & J.P. Sniadecki, Dir.
6:15 Film Discussion
Live Video throughout by CandyStations
7 Music Discussion
7.30 Forward Motion / Aurie Hsu & Steven Kemper
8 Music Discussion
8.30 Margaret Lancaster / Scott Deal
9 Fata Morgana (1971)
Werner Herzog, Dir.
10.45 Rabbits (2002)
David Lynch, Dir.
11.15 Film Discussion
11.45 Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
Maya Deren & Alexander Hammid, Dir.
12 The House is Black (1963)
Forugh Farrokhzad Dir.
1 Reassemblage: From the Firelight to the Screen (1983)
Trinh T. Minh-ha, Dir.
2 Short Films of Akosua
Adoma Awusu
3 Film Discussion
3.30 Embrace of the Serpent (2015)
Ciro Guerra, Dir.
Live Video throughout by CandyStations
7 Music Discussion
7.30 Forward Motion / Margaret Lancaster / Steven Kemper and Aurie Hsu
8 Music Discussion
8.30 Margaret Lancaster / Scott Deal /Steven Kemper and Aurie Hsu
Free Admission
2019/10/03 - 2019/10/05
Additional time info:
12 Je, Tu, Il, Elle (1974)
Chantal Akerman, Dir.
2 Tongues Untied (1989)
Marlon Riggs, Dir.
3 Film Discussion
4 Blue
Derek Jarman, Dir.
5 Pariah (2011)
Dee Rees, Dir.
6.30 Film Discussion
Live Video throughout by CandyStations
7 Music Discussion
7.30 Forward Motion
8.30 Music Discussion
9.30 Onyx Ashanti
11 Hale County, This Morning, This Evening (2018)
RaMell Ross, Dir.
1 Film Discussion
1.30 The Feeling of Being Watched (2018)
Assia Boundaoui, Dir.
3.30 Film Discussion
4.15 El Mar La Mar (2017)
Joshua Bonnetta & J.P. Sniadecki, Dir.
6:15 Film Discussion
Live Video throughout by CandyStations
7 Music Discussion
7.30 Forward Motion / Aurie Hsu & Steven Kemper
8 Music Discussion
8.30 Margaret Lancaster / Scott Deal
9 Fata Morgana (1971)
Werner Herzog, Dir.
10.45 Rabbits (2002)
David Lynch, Dir.
11.15 Film Discussion
11.45 Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
Maya Deren & Alexander Hammid, Dir.
12 The House is Black (1963)
Forugh Farrokhzad Dir.
1 Reassemblage: From the Firelight to the Screen (1983)
Trinh T. Minh-ha, Dir.
2 Short Films of Akosua
Adoma Awusu
3 Film Discussion
3.30 Embrace of the Serpent (2015)
Ciro Guerra, Dir.
Live Video throughout by CandyStations
7 Music Discussion
7.30 Forward Motion / Margaret Lancaster / Steven Kemper and Aurie Hsu
8 Music Discussion
8.30 Margaret Lancaster / Scott Deal /Steven Kemper and Aurie Hsu
Eskenazi Fine Arts Center
Indianapolis, IN