Cleveland film-maker Thomas Ball created The Beauty of Damage for
the national traveling exhibition of artwork by Cleveland artist Christopher Pekoc. Pekoc has taught for over 20 years at Case Western Reserve University and achieved national acclaim for his provocative mixed-media works.

This Work in Progress event is not only a celebration of Chris Pekoc's work, but an invitation to think more broadly about film as a compelling medium of communication. Film has evolved to become a more versatile and powerful tool of communication than ever before. Whereas, once films could only be screened in a theater or a classroom, now they can be displayed through television, DVD, and websites. Today, one person with a powerful computer can produce effects that a few years ago would have required hundreds of technicians and a large, well-equipped studio.

The screening of the 18-minute film is followed by an open discussion with Chris Pekoc; Bernie Sokolowski, who did the animation; and Henry Adams, who worked on the project with Tom Ball as co-producer and co-scriptwriter. They'll discuss the process of creating the film from its first inception through various stages of fundraising, script-writing, research, filming, crafting the sound track, and editing.

A reception follows the program.

Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities Work in Progress Event - The Beauty of Damage: A Film on the Art of Christopher Pekoc, by Thomas Ball

Admission: Free.

Please RSVP by calling (216)368-8961 or via email to
mcm5@case.edu.

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