Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia - Queensland Art Gallery

Unseen: New Cinema in the 21st Century
4 March – 26 April 2011 / Free admission
Production still from Sawan baan na (Agrarian Utopia) 2009 / Director: Uruphong Raksasad / Image courtesy: Extra Virgin
Unseen: New Cinema in the 21st Century showcases some of the most important new voices to emerge in the
last decade in contemporary cinema. Filmmakers such as Uruphong Raksasad, Pietro Marcello, Jessica
Hausner and Steve McQueen have contributed to the formulation of innovative visual languages. ‘Unseen’
celebrates moments of innovation in expressive languages which contribute to the perpetual reformulation of
cinema.
Video Witness: News from the World
18 - 27 March 2011 / Free admission
Production still from Burma VJ: Reporter i et lukket land (Burma VJ: Reporting from the Closed Country) 2008 / Director: Anders Østergaard /
Image courtesy: Magic Hour Films
‘Video Witness: News from the World’ explores the use of digital technologies over the last decade as effective
tools in protecting human rights. The program brings together important examples of filmmakers and nonprofessionals
making use of the accessibility of digital cameras and mobile technologies to record communities
under threat and political struggles. The footage captured serves not only as a document and a portrait of daily
life in conditions of instability but can also ensure that events and actions are reported in situations of
censorship and repression.
For screening info on all programs, visit www.qag.qld.gov.au/cinematheque