Film-In-Residence: Unrequited Love

 

Film-in-Residence is a series of casual film viewings, accompanied by a self-guided tour of the exhibits at the Velaslavasay Panorama.

 

She won't stop writing to me — e-mails, letters, texts, cards — but it's not merely because I hardly know her that I no longer reply. It is the increasingly demanding tone, and the fact that a romance is gaining momentum without my needing to be involved.

-Unrequited Love, by Gregory Dart

 

This month's film is: Unrequited Love (2006) directed by Chris Petit.

A film derived from the essay/memoir of the same title written by Gregory Dart, Unrequited Love is a tech-driven daydream on surveillance and stalking.

 

Saturdays, June 25th - July 16th, 2022

Tickets: $10 General / $5 VPES Members

Doors open: 3:30pm

Tour the exhibits: 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Film: 4:00pm - 5:30pm

 

 

Unrequited Love

Directed by Chris Petit

Written by Chris Petit & Gregory Dart

Stars Gregory Dart, Rebecca E Marshall, Vibeche Standal

2006, 1h 17m, format: digital 

 

Film-In-Residence Special Exhibit:

Phones from the Unrequited Love era

Courtesy of Tech Museum at Dragon Manor

 

“...created out of solitude and reverie—the stalkers domain...”

 

 

 

 

A Digital Exploration of the Special Exhibit

Phones from the Unrequited Love era

Courtesy of Tech Museum at Dragon Manor

THE SLIDERS

"They're marvels of color and design."

- Proprietor of Tech Museum at Dragon Manor

 

 

Cell Phone Novel

(Japanese: 携帯小説, Chinese: 手機小說; pinyin: shǒujī xiǎoshuō):

A literary work originally written on a cellular phone via text messaging, with common themes of passion, romance and love triangles. Five out of the ten best selling novels in Japan in 2007 were cell phone novels.

 

 

Exhibit photography by Forest Casey

This event and exhibition is sponsored in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency, and by the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society.