SCREENING AND JAZZ CONCERT

CINEAST : GJON MILI
SCREENING AND JAZZ CONCERT le 18/10/2017 à 19h00

 

LIGHT
Albania, 2017, 52 Minutes
Documentary about Gjon Mili
Public Screening in the presence of the directors, Yllka Gjollesha and Suela Bako
As a master photographer for LIFE Magazine for more than 40 years, Gjon Mili (1904-1984) traveled the world, photographing artists, dancers, philosophers, celebrities, writers, and musicians. His pioneering stroboscopic photography was often used to capture images in theatre and dance. Among his most famous works is the collaboration with Pablo Picasso for the Picasso is drawing with light series. Albanian contemporary video artist Yllka Gjollesha and actress Suela Bako explore the œuvre and life of this exceptional artist by interviewing companions of Mili’s life and his career and witnesses of his way of working – translating his photographic language into a documentary around his photographs.
Follwed by a short Q&A with directors Yllka Gjollesha and Suela Bako

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JAMMIN’THE BLUES
USA, 1942, 10 Minutes
From 6 – 7pm and from 8.30pm on
Gjon Mili’s short music film JAMMIN’THE BLUES will be screened in a loop

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Short Jazz concert with the JULIA BELOVA JAZZ TRIO
(RU/FR/LU)
8.30 pm at Mudam Café
Kheira Nougie (Vocals), Max Serra (Double Base) and Julia Belova (Piano)
4th collaboration between Mudam (Musée d’Art Moderne du Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg) and CinEast, Festival for Central and Eastern European Film.