Choose your own film adventure in the Walker’s Bentson Mediatheque. With more than 300 titles from the Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection available for you to explore, the unique self-select cinema brings together a nearly a century of cutting-edge film and video in an immersive, big screen environment. Plus, you can enjoy playlists assembled by curators, artists, and special guests as well as presentations that engage with eclectic themes.
Available throughout February, this playlist showcases short films by Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar in conjunction with Julia Reichert: 50 Years in Film.
Sparkle
Legendary dancer Sheri “Sparkle” Williams—one of the few outside of New York to receive the prestigious Bessie Award for Individual Performance—suffers her first serious injury in nearly 40 years. As her 50th birthday approaches, she is forced to consider whether she has the will to return to the stage. 2012, 18 min
Making Morning Star
Experience the joys and challenges of developing a new American opera. Made in Cincinnati, the film captures the delicate balancing of personalities during intense artistic collaboration. Will the opera be ready on time? 2016, 37 min.
