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Art Girl Army Rooftop Film Screening



The Art Girl Army is coming to the (semi) big screen for the first time!

Join us for a rooftop screening of 5 short films by AGA members, followed by a Q+A with the creative minds behind the works.


The Q+A will be moderated by AGA Co-Director Morgan Fletcher.


**We’re doing this event picnic-style,

so bring a comfy blanket to sit on!**


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Art Girl Army ("AGA") is a diverse community of cis women, trans women, and non-binary/gender nonconforming creatives who believe in their work, in themselves, and in-each other passionately and unapologetically. AGA provides a digital space to facilitate collaboration, provide job and networking opportunities, and share resources for 4,000+ members. On the ground in NYC and LA, AGA provides in-person events for creatives across various artistic fields.


FILMS + SPEAKERS

The Turmeric Project

Sagaree Jain is an aspiring poet, scholar, organizer, and thinker, and the co-creator of the Turmeric Project, alongside Urvashi Pathania. 

 

The Turmeric Project goes to Brooklyn, where Aisha Mirza talks about their viral Buzzfeed article, "White Women Drive Me Crazy," their music video with the legendary Harnaam Kaur, and the madness surrounding body hair, respectability, Asian sadness and more.

Creative Block: A Short bilingual film

 

Nicola is the producer/director of Creative Block.


In "Creative Block" a young artist and puppet-maker suffers a huge rupture in her creative thought, leading to depression. She becomes convinced the only cure is the art of another: Thibaut, a figure skater in Paris. Spellbound by the artistry of this athlete she only knows from TV, Claire impulsively goes to Paris to find her hero. It's up to Claire to find the road back to her own creativity: a road strewn with disappointments, revelations ... and balloons.


Cover Up

Eliana Pipes is the writer of Cover Up, and Tayo Amos is the director. 

 

In Cover Up a young woman enters a self-defense class in the hopes of getting herself out of an abusive relationship, but finds she's unprepared for what will happen to her there.

How to Become Image Spam: A Fucking Didactic Educational MOV. File

Linnan Lin is the filmmaker and co-collaborator of "How to Become Image Spam".


"How to Become Image Spam" is an adaptation of a film essay written by filmmaker Hito Steyerl. It explores the issues and effects of the proliferation of imagery, aka "image spam," in current times. The filmmakers voice their personal concerns and experiences through the contextualization of Steyerl's work in 2016.

The Chicago Mixtape

Paola is a Latina and is the director of TCM.


Youth using their voices as a vehicle for change.

AGA Co-Director

Morgan Fletcher is a culture creator and consumer, but pays her bills as a digital marketer with a specialty in the arts. Working with clients including Change.org, 20x200, and the Art Dealers Association of America, she brings expertise in digital, e-mail and social media strategy to drive growth and engagement. She also dedicates her time to recording voiceovers, teaching embroidery, and studying languages (French, Italian, and Arabic).

When you get there...

Ring Apt 16B, and head on up to the roof!