Millenium Film Workshop

PERSONAL CINEMA PROGRAM
WINTER SERIES 2007
MARCH 31 (Sat.), 7 pm, 66 E 4th, NYC
BIRGIT RAMSAUER
Dear friends of the arts,
if You could join me for one evening with a selection of my videos, I would be very pleased. As a New York premiere there will be shown my most recent film “The 9 Screws” (2006). 
I look forward seeing You
All the best 
Birgit

Birgit Ramsauer, who divides her time between Berlin and New York and is best known as a performance artist, will be coming to Millennium to show and discuss her recent film/video works. The program will include the NINE SCREWS (34 min.-2006) "A surrealistic criminal story during a common day in Ystad (Sweden)." -B.R. Also showing will be THE JUDGMENT OF WW (15 min.-2005) and her video poems, ENTERING THE UNKNOWN and ISTANBUL HAIRCUT.
"I was born in Germany in 1962. Since 1992 I have been living in Berlin. I see myself as a Performance Artist, who not only associates her own body and personality with different social contexts, but also deliberately leaves behind visible traces. In the tradition of American and German Performance Art, I interfere with external contexts and mark the chance markings that other people unknowingly leave behind.
"During my Performances I act as a presenter and visual translator of everyday, rather unimpressive human actions that can take place all over the world. Thereby, I conduct a multilevel type culturally specific analysis using the 'securing of evidence,' because an exhaustive study of spaces and society always precedes the actual Performance act." - B.R.

More information:

Millenium Film Workshop Inc., 
66 E 4th Street, NYC 10003, 
Tel: 212-673-0090
http://www.millenniumfilm.org/shows.html

Birgit Ramsauer
www.birgitramsauer.net
The Millennium was founded in 1966 and was incorporated as an independent, non-profit organization in May of 1967. The organization is one of the oldest media arts centers in the United States as is now celebrating its 40th year of operation.
From its beginnings the Millennium offered various programs and services such as filmmaking workshops, equipment access-which includes facilities for editing, screening and shooting. In addition, the Millennium has continuously presented ongoing film-talks and screenings in its Personal Cinema Series. This consists of mostly one-person film/video programs with the artists present to engage in a dialogue with the audience. We have always made room for regular open screenings in our schedule, so as to provide a public forum for younger artists and students. These programs became more viable and effective as we moved into a much larger space in 1975.
In 1978 we published the first issue of the Millennium Film Journal, a publication created to meet the need for a more substantial discourse on independent, avant-garde cinema. We have published 44 issues up to this point with such themes as Surrealism in Cinema /Autobiography/ Diary, Feminism/ Dream/ Animation, New Technology, etc.
The Millennium has been a model for many emerging organizations throughout the U.S. It has managed to execute a large number of programs and services and at the same time maintain high standards and low rates for public access.
66 E 4th Street , New York , NY 10003, Tel: 212-673-0090, cinema@millenniumfilm.org
FILM SERIES STAFF
Program Director: Howard Guttenplan
Projection: Mike Kuchar, Michael Park
INSTRUCTORS
Ross McLaren, Jennifer Reeves, Cliff Roth, Jon Jost,
WORKSHOP MANAGERS
Mike Kuchar, Michael Park
MILLENNIUM FILM JOURNAL
Editors: Tony Pipolo, Grahame Weinbren
Design/Layout: Isabel Pipolo