Alison O’Daniel’s debut feature film is framed by a mysterious rash of tuba thefts from Los Angeles schools in the early 2010s. Using the absence of this central instrument for these bands as a starting point, O’Daniel’s film asks what it means to listen. Alongside collaborations with other Deaf artists, such as Christine Sun Kim and the drummer Nyeisha “Nyke” Prince, the film weaves in re-enactments of significant historical concerts in which audiences experienced music through silence—the premiere of John Cage’s 4’33’, the last punk show at San Francisco’s Deaf Club, and Prince’s surprise concert at the Deaf university Gallaudet on his Purple Rain tour. O’Daniel’s genre-defying film radically reorients the possibilities of what a d/Deaf cinema might sound like. 2023, US, American Sign Language and English with open captions, DCP, 91 min.
A conversation with Alison O’Daniel and Nyeisha “Nyke” Prince will follow both screenings.
A bar will be open in the lobby one hour before and after the screening on Friday.
Accessibility
This film has open captions and ASL. The introduction and Q&A will have ASL interpretation.
At entry, guests will be offered latex balloons, which they may inflate to feel the vibrations of the soundtrack.
Assistive Technology
Assistive listening devices (ALDs) are available at the Main Lobby desk for most film screenings. ALDs play the film’s audio track through headphones. Each side has a separate and adjustable volume setting. Call 612-375-7564 or email access@walkerart.org for the availability of assistive technology at this event.
Seating
For seating that doesn’t require the use of stairs, enter the Cinema through the left-side door. Our accessible seating is situated at the back of the house, with clear views of the screen and stage. The area is elevated slightly above the tiered seating and can accommodate two wheelchairs. As space is limited, reservations are encouraged. Please call 612-375-7564 or email access@walkerart.org for availability.
Restrooms
Accessible restrooms near the Cinema are located in two areas. There are two all-gender, single-user restrooms with manual doors to the left of the restaurant, across from the Cinema. There are gendered, multi-stall restrooms behind the Main Lobby desk, accessible by elevator (level LL).
Parking
Vineland Place parking meters provide four-hour options for vehicles with disability license plates or certificates.
Accessible parking in the underground ramp is designated near the elevator and entrance. To get to the Cinema from the parking ramp, follow the P1 (level 1) hallway (look for the large “WALKER” sign) into the Main Lobby.
Services such as Metro Mobility should be instructed to drop off and pick up passengers at 725 Vineland Place. There is a disability transfer zone by the main entrance on Vineland Place.
Questions?
For information or to request accommodations, call 612-375-7564 or email access@walkerart.org. For more information about accessibility at the Walker, visit our Access page.
Contact the box office at 612-375-7600 for day of event questions.
Bio
Alison O’Daniel combines film, performance, sculpture, and installation as a call-and-response between mediums. Cinema, performance, sound-dampening textiles, sculptures, mobiles, and large-scale installations foreground process, collaboration, and material. O’Daniel collaborates with hearing, Deaf, and Hard of Hearing individuals to highlight the loss or re-creation of information as it passes through various channels, and to build a visual, aural, and haptic vocabulary as a means to tell stories inspired by events that are both historic and quotidian. She has presented solo exhibitions at Art in General, New York; Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles; and Centre d’Art Contemporain Passerelle, Brest; has received grants from the Rema Hort Mann Foundation, Art Matters, and the California Community Foundation, and attended residencies at the Wexner Center and Skowhegan.
Before Your Visit
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