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Alison O'Daniel: The Tuba Thieves
November 1, 2024 at 5:30 pm
Jacobs Hall
Free
This event is wheelchair accessible via our main entrance and an accessible seating area is available inside Jacobs Hall. For any specific accommodation please e-mail info@mcasd.org. There will be ASL Interpretation for the duration of this event.
Join us for a screening of The Tuba Thieves (2023) by Alison O'Daniel and a Q&A with the filmmaker.
Music isn’t necessarily about listening, and hearing is not always an auditory experience. The Tuba Thieves is a holistic exploration of musicality and the expansion of sound.
What is the role of sound and what does it mean to listen? Filmmaker Alison O’Daniel uses a series of tuba thefts in Los Angeles high schools as a jumping-off point to explore these questions. Through several d/Deaf people telling stories in a unique game of telephone, the central mystery of The Tuba Thieves isn’t about theft of instruments; it’s about the nature of sound itself.
Schedule
5:30PM: Doors Open
5:50PM: Introductions
6PM: Screening begins
Alison O’Daniel, The Tuba Thieves, 2023. Film, American Sign Language, English, open captions, 91 min.
7:30PM: Q&A with O'Daniel
We encourage guests to come early to grab refreshments from The Kitchen before entering the museum. No RSVP required. Entry will be first come first serve.
About Alison O'Daniel
Alison O’Daniel is a visual artist and filmmaker based in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Included in Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film, she’s a recipient of Louis Comfort Tiffany and Creative Capital Awards. Represented by Commonwealth and Council, she is an assistant professor of film at California College of the Arts.
Funders
For Dear Life is among more than 60 exhibitions and programs presented as part of PST ART. Returning in September 2024 with its latest edition, PST ART: Art & Science Collide, this landmark regional event explores the intersections of art and science, both past and present. PST ART is presented by Getty. For more information about PST ART: Art & Science Collide, please visit pst.art
Top: Alison O’Daniel, Still from The Tuba Thieves, 2023. Courtesy of the artist and Commonwealth & Council. © Open Captions LLC, 2023.