Euphoric Disclosure: 2015 & the Polar Series

 

To all those who call upon The Velaslavasay Panorama,
we welcome you into the Year of the Wooden Sheep -
Two thousand and fifteen.

 

 

The Velaslavasay Panorama Polar Year (VPPY) continues thru the end of 2015, observing the poles in all their glory with our 360º panorama, The Effulgence of the North, and our lobby exhibit on the little known story of Nancy Columbia, heroine of the Arctic in Hollywood.

 

This year, the polar phenomenon endures with...

Mush! to the Movies: a Polar Film Club

 

A selection of films spanning over 90 years of glacial activity and handpicked by LA Filmforum's Director Adam Hyman and members of The Velaslavasay Panorama.  The series will feature six events with free popcorn offered to all in the Nova Tuskhut, the only Arctic Trading Post on the North American Continent, located on the grounds of the Velaslavasay Panorama. Attendees will be given a unique souvenir Polar Passportand those who attend all six screenings will receive a surprise gift and a chance to win a night’s stay in The Nova Tuskhut!

 

$10.00 General Admission

 

**Free tickets with advance RSVP for current Members of The Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society or LA Filmforum Members.**

Contact the secretary to RSVP event@panoramaonview.org

 

 

First Three Screenings Announced:

 

I.90 Degrees South: With Scott to the Antarctic (1933) : Thursday, January 22nd, 2015, 7:30pm

 

II. Nanook of the North (1922) : Friday, February 6th, 2015, 7:30pm

 

III. Das Eskimobaby (1918): Friday March 20th, 2015, 7:30pm

**Specialty shorts will accompany each feature film**

Thursday, January 22, 2015, 7:30pm

90 Degrees South: With Scott to the Antarctic

1933, 70 min., B&W, Digital projection

Directed by Herbert Ponting

[Courtesy of the Norwegian Film Institute]
Tickets Available Online at:
http://southwithscott.brownpapertickets.com/

 

A documentary exploring the story of Robert Falcon Scott’s voyage with his crew of 60 men to the South Pole in the years 1910-1913, on the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, as seen thru the lens of Herbert Ponting.  

 

Friday, February 6th, 2015, 7:30pm

Nanook of the North

US, 1922, 79 min., B&W, Digital Projection

Directed by Robert Flaherty

Silent with score by Timothy Brock

 

In this ground-breaking work, Flaherty essentially originated the common form of documentary in telling the tale of Nanook and Nyla - glimpses into the life of a protagonist as he faces challenges in nature.

Friday March 20th, 2015, 7:30pm

Das Eskimobaby (The Eskimo Baby / Le Bébé Eskimo)

Germany, 1918, 65 min., B&W, Digital Projection

Directed by Heinz Schall

Silent with score by Maud Nelissen

 

This winning German silent film stars comedy diva Asta Nielsen as Ivigtut, and Freddy Wingardh as a young polar explorer, Knud Prätorius (whose character is, perhaps, modeled on Danish explorer and anthropologist Knud Rasmusen). Prätorius brings Ivigtut back home with him to Berlin from her Eskimo village, where she experiences a confounding and comical Western culture.

To become a member of The Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society, please
review the website at http://panoramaonview.org/vpes.html or phone in at 213-746-2166
 

The Velaslavasay Panorama
1122 W. 24th St. LA, CA 90007
213-746-2166
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