Rochester Institute of Technology professor and local filmmaker Skip Battaglia will premiere his new movie, "Car Crash Opera," as part of a speaker film series.
Battaglia will take part in an in-depth discussion on film-making as part of the RIT Faculty Speaker Film Series. He will lead a discussion about the Academy Award-nominated film "The Artist" as well as his seven-minute animated short "Car Crash Opera" playing before the film on Monday, Feb. 6. The films begin at 6:50 p.m., followed by a discussion.
"Car Crash Opera," which opened Jan. 20, combines opera with an American movie tragic-comedy, the car crash. Battaglia graphically critiques the art of the Hollywood car crash by showcasing four animated scenarios that include a mother and daughter delivering cake, a cigar-chomping trucker, an overly affectionate couple and two teenagers angry at being cut off in traffic. Casual viewers and film enthusiasts will have the opportunity to engage in dialogue and learn more about the films.
This is the eighth worldwide premiere of Battaglia's animated short films since 1987. He has been making animated film shorts for 20 years. His animations provide a type of personalized cartoon argument. He has received grants for his animations from the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the American Film Institute and a Fulbright grant to teach animation at the University of Guadalajara, in Mexico. Battaglia teaches courses in scriptwriting for animation, digital audio production, film history and criticism, 16mm film production and advises on graduate MFA theses.
Tickets for this screening are $5.
The Little Theatre opened in 1929 and established not-for-profit status in 1998. The nonprofit screens more than 100 American independent and foreign films for the greater Rochester community each year. It also hosts a varied slate of art shows, film festivals and series, and music throughout the year.
RIT enrolls 17,500 full- and part-time students in more than 200 career-oriented and professional programs, and its cooperative education program is one of the oldest and largest in the nation. For more information, visit www.rit.edu.
Battaglia will take part in an in-depth discussion on film-making as part of the RIT Faculty Speaker Film Series. He will lead a discussion about the Academy Award-nominated film "The Artist" as well as his seven-minute animated short "Car Crash Opera" playing before the film on Monday, Feb. 6. The films begin at 6:50 p.m., followed by a discussion.
"Car Crash Opera," which opened Jan. 20, combines opera with an American movie tragic-comedy, the car crash. Battaglia graphically critiques the art of the Hollywood car crash by showcasing four animated scenarios that include a mother and daughter delivering cake, a cigar-chomping trucker, an overly affectionate couple and two teenagers angry at being cut off in traffic. Casual viewers and film enthusiasts will have the opportunity to engage in dialogue and learn more about the films.
This is the eighth worldwide premiere of Battaglia's animated short films since 1987. He has been making animated film shorts for 20 years. His animations provide a type of personalized cartoon argument. He has received grants for his animations from the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the American Film Institute and a Fulbright grant to teach animation at the University of Guadalajara, in Mexico. Battaglia teaches courses in scriptwriting for animation, digital audio production, film history and criticism, 16mm film production and advises on graduate MFA theses.
Tickets for this screening are $5.
The Little Theatre opened in 1929 and established not-for-profit status in 1998. The nonprofit screens more than 100 American independent and foreign films for the greater Rochester community each year. It also hosts a varied slate of art shows, film festivals and series, and music throughout the year.
RIT enrolls 17,500 full- and part-time students in more than 200 career-oriented and professional programs, and its cooperative education program is one of the oldest and largest in the nation. For more information, visit www.rit.edu.
Rochester Institute of Technology professor and local filmmaker Skip Battaglia will premiere his new movie, "Car Crash Opera," as part of a speaker film series.
Battaglia will take part in an in-depth discussion on film-making as part of the RIT Faculty Speaker Film Series. He will lead a discussion about the Academy Award-nominated film "The Artist" as well as his seven-minute animated short "Car Crash Opera" playing before the film on Monday, Feb. 6. The films begin at 6:50 p.m., followed by a discussion.
"Car Crash Opera," which opened Jan. 20, combines opera with an American movie tragic-comedy, the car crash. Battaglia graphically critiques the art of the Hollywood car crash by showcasing four animated scenarios that include a mother and daughter delivering cake, a cigar-chomping trucker, an overly affectionate couple and two teenagers angry at being cut off in traffic. Casual viewers and film enthusiasts will have the opportunity to engage in dialogue and learn more about the films.
This is the eighth worldwide premiere of Battaglia's animated short films since 1987. He has been making animated film shorts for 20 years. His animations provide a type of personalized cartoon argument. He has received grants for his animations from the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the American Film Institute and a Fulbright grant to teach animation at the University of Guadalajara, in Mexico. Battaglia teaches courses in scriptwriting for animation, digital audio production, film history and criticism, 16mm film production and advises on graduate MFA theses.
Tickets for this screening are $5.
The Little Theatre opened in 1929 and established not-for-profit status in 1998. The nonprofit screens more than 100 American independent and foreign films for the greater Rochester community each year. It also hosts a varied slate of art shows, film festivals and series, and music throughout the year.
RIT enrolls 17,500 full- and part-time students in more than 200 career-oriented and professional programs, and its cooperative education program is one of the oldest and largest in the nation. For more information, visit www.rit.edu.
Battaglia will take part in an in-depth discussion on film-making as part of the RIT Faculty Speaker Film Series. He will lead a discussion about the Academy Award-nominated film "The Artist" as well as his seven-minute animated short "Car Crash Opera" playing before the film on Monday, Feb. 6. The films begin at 6:50 p.m., followed by a discussion.
"Car Crash Opera," which opened Jan. 20, combines opera with an American movie tragic-comedy, the car crash. Battaglia graphically critiques the art of the Hollywood car crash by showcasing four animated scenarios that include a mother and daughter delivering cake, a cigar-chomping trucker, an overly affectionate couple and two teenagers angry at being cut off in traffic. Casual viewers and film enthusiasts will have the opportunity to engage in dialogue and learn more about the films.
This is the eighth worldwide premiere of Battaglia's animated short films since 1987. He has been making animated film shorts for 20 years. His animations provide a type of personalized cartoon argument. He has received grants for his animations from the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the American Film Institute and a Fulbright grant to teach animation at the University of Guadalajara, in Mexico. Battaglia teaches courses in scriptwriting for animation, digital audio production, film history and criticism, 16mm film production and advises on graduate MFA theses.
Tickets for this screening are $5.
The Little Theatre opened in 1929 and established not-for-profit status in 1998. The nonprofit screens more than 100 American independent and foreign films for the greater Rochester community each year. It also hosts a varied slate of art shows, film festivals and series, and music throughout the year.
RIT enrolls 17,500 full- and part-time students in more than 200 career-oriented and professional programs, and its cooperative education program is one of the oldest and largest in the nation. For more information, visit www.rit.edu.
