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SUMMARY:Perspective Film Series: La Jetée (1962)
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 St SW\, Calgary
DESCRIPTION:Perspective Film Series: La Jetée (1962)\, dir. Chris Marker N
 ovember 225:30 PM | Dome Theatre La Jetée (1962) is a 28-minute French sc
 i-fi short\, told primarily through still photos\, about a prisoner in a p
 ost-apocalyptic\, subterranean Paris. Sent back in time by scientists due 
 to his intense memory of a woman at Orly airport\, he falls in love with h
 er in the past\, only to discover his journey ends in his own childhood de
 ath. Country: France28 minutes\, in French and German with English subtitl
 es and voiceover. Disclaimer: This film contains some difficult subject ma
 tter and imagery\, including violence\, which may be triggering for some v
 iewers. FREE for members. Non-members: $10—your ticket to this screening
  includes admission to Contemporary Calgary. Our galleries are open from 1
 2-5 PM for viewing prior to attending the program. -- About Perspective Fi
 lm Series Curated by associate curator Muriel N. Kahwagi\, the 2026 editio
 n of Perspective is conceived as a sustained meditation on disaster in its
  broadest and most resonant terms. While ecological catastrophe remains a 
 central point of reference\, the series extends beyond literal scenarios o
 f environmental collapse or speculative visions of planetary ruin\, approa
 ching disaster as a condition that permeates both collective structures an
 d private lives\, unfolding across social\, political\, and emotional terr
 ains. In this sense\, disaster is understood not only as a single event\, 
 but as an ongoing state – slow\, uneven\, and often normalized through s
 ystems of power\, habit\, and belief. The films in this series examine how
  moments of crisis reshape perception and behaviour\, revealing fractures 
 in meaning\, and reflecting on the ways in which hope may persist long aft
 er the moment of rupture has passed. About the CuratorMuriel N. Kahwagi (s
 he/her) is a writer and curator\, working primarily across publishing and 
 programming. Her research is centered on the politics of collecting and ar
 chiving the performative\; and the act of listening as a form of preservat
 ion in and of itself. In 2023\, she was the TD Curatorial Fellow at Art Wi
 ndsor-Essex\, and a curator as part of Vtape’s Curatorial Incubator\, v.
 19. She is currently the Assistant Curator at Contemporary Calgary\, and a
  programmer at the Toronto Arab Film Festival.
URL:https://canadianlocals.ca/calgary/events/perspective-film-series-la-jet
 ee-1962
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