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Thursday, August 28
12 Noon & 1:30 PM
Film Repetition and The Battle of Orgreave
The Cinema Effect: Part II Special Screenings
Note: Programs are unrated and may contain adult content.

• 12 Noon: Artur Zmijewski's Repetition (2005, 75 min.) re-creates the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, but achieves a different result. Rather than accepting their roles and engaging in confrontational behavior, as in the original experiment, the modern-day "guards" and "prisoners," aware of the power of the camera to survey and control, ultimately unite against the producers to end the experiment.

• 1:30 PM: Jeremy Deller's The Battle of Orgreave (2001, 63 min.) is a re-enactment of the 1984 confrontation between striking miners and police near the Orgreave coking plant in England. The event provided an opportunity for several members of the parties participating in the original strike -- including miners and their families, policemen, the townspeople of Orgreave, the British media, and the viewing public -- to re-evaluate the chronology of the conflict and the way in which the televised images of the strike colored public opinion.
Free; first come, first served
Repeats Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays through Sept. 6
Related Exhibition: The Cinema Effect: Part II - Realisms

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Location: Ring Auditorium
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12:30-12:45 PM
Lecture The Death of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
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Dik Daso, Aeronautics Division, discusses the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). Created by Congress in 1915, NACA conducted and oversaw scientific research in the field of aeronautics until it was succeeded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1958.
Free
Continues 2nd & 4th Thursdays of each month
National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Meet at the SR-71 Blackbird
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6 PM
Film Brakhage & Viola
Film Series
Note: These films are unrated. Material may not be suited for all audiences.
This program features films by Stan Brakhage and Bill Viola, two recognized masters of their medium. Their innovative use of material, technique, and technology to create highly personal and spiritual art has brought them international acclaim.

The following films by Stan Brakhage are screened:
The Wonder Ring (1955)
Window Water Baby Moving (1959)
Mothlight (1963)
The Riddle of Lumen (1972)

Along with Bill Viola's Four Songs (1976, appr. 75 min.): Junkyard Levitation, Songs of Innocence, The Space Between the Teeth, and Truth Through Mass Individuation

Free, first come, first served
Last in series

Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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7 PM
Film Meet the Actor: Ahn Sung Ki
Film and Discussion
Renowned for his natural acting style and convincing portrayal of complex characters, Ahn Sung Ki has been a fixture in Korean cinema since his days as a child actor in the 1950s. This multiple award-winning star (dubbed "the national actor" by the Korean press) presents and discusses two of his films (TBA). Cosponsored with the Korea Foundation and the University of Georgia.
Free, but tickets (2 per person) distributed 1 hour before
Repeats August 29
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
Location: Freer, Meyer Auditorium
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