The BAck doOR @ suek-artist

is a work in progress (so to speak)

it is a space specifically for experimental film and video screenings and performances (with an occasional dance or theatre performance thrown in) close to the heart of Melbourne, Australia

set in a warehouse environment and established and run by sue.k. (known for her own experimental screen work and establishing cogcollective with Steven Ball in London), The BAck doOR @ suek-artist aims to provide an intimate space for screening and performance events.

Coming events:

With Christmas upon us and everyone in celebratory mode the next screening gathering in The BAck doOR won't take place until mid to late January. Negotiations are under way for this and when details are confirmed they will be posted here.

March 2009

Super-8 pinhole workshop (exact dates, cost and final details to be confirmed)

This two day workshop run by Richard Tuohy of Nanolab will take the participants on a journey of discovery into the wonders of pinhole camera using the super-8 film medium. A simple but effective process of capturing image on film the pinhole camera provides the ideal mechanical device for exploring the multiple layers of beauty found in the film image.

Richard Tuohy has worked with super-8 and 16mm film since the 1980s and is a well-known and respected filmmaker. He, with his partner Diana, runs the film processing laboratory Nanolab providing one of the few places left that processes super-8 film.

Richard will take the workshop partcipants through the steps of shooting super-8 film with the pinhole camera. The footage shot will be processed during the course of the workshop with a screening of the particpant's work occurring on the night of the last day.

To register interest please