Even though the use of mobile phones for still photography is Gaining more widespread acceptance, more and more cell phones, PDA's and handheld devices are being equipped with video capabilities. What then, are the potentials of the handheld device as a cinematic tool for expression, activism, and experimentation?
To paraphrase Antin, what are the distinctive qualities of Mobile Video, and how do narratives from this technological set differ from its predecessors? Does the intimacy and mobility of the video-enabled cell phone create a change in perspective? Does it represent a culture of universal surveillance where there is a universal intimacy but a complete lack of private space? How does the mobile perspective shift our perception in the way the mediated image of the cellular/network individual is represented? Does its low-resolution somehow challenge the aesthetics, 'truthfulness', or technofetishism of the increasingly filmic nature of video? These are some of the questions that Mobile Exposure hopes to address.
Central Cinema is a movie-dinner-theater. The lobby is also set up as a restaurant. The waiters deliver food and beverages to your table in the theater. It is a full evening out all in one place. The Central Cinema is inspired by the Parkway Theater in Oakland CA, the Alamo Theater in Austin, and the Olympic Theater in Centralia.
Central Cinema is fostering in-house specialty series such as I Walk the Line: The Man Alone, Pie & Politics, Victrola Classic Movie Night, and GLAMN! We are also working on partnering with other groups such as Rakumi Arts, Arab Films, and Tasveer Films to develop far reaching and exciting programming. The latest new program in the works is a Manga/Anime series. If there is something you really want to see that you feel is under-represented in Seattle you should let us know!
