Green Screen

Overview

If heading to a multiplex doesn't sound like your idea of a good time, then maybe the Institute of Modern Art's latest initiative does. At Green Screen, fans of experimental film and artistic performance will find a combination of both, featuring at both IMA and a range of off-site venues between September and December.

First cab off the rank is Judy Watson's the names of places, a research-based mapping of Aboriginal massacre sites across the country. Launching with an opening event on September 10 and screening until October 8, the project is also participatory, asking anyone who might have any knowledge of the topic to contribute.

Then, on September 17, Caitlin Franzmann, Dale Gorfinkel and Ross Manning offer something completely different: a selection of shorts curated by Queensland Film Festival's John Edmond, plus an accompanying audiovisual performance tied to artistic thinking and linked to artefacts from a 19th century warehouse found in Red Hill. Consider it a taste of what's to come, with a larger visual installation part of Green Screen's October lineup. And as for the exact details of the short film program that will roll out in November — well, that's a "watch this space" (or keep an eye on the IMA website for the next program announcements) kind of deal.