SCHLOCKAGANDA! KITSCH FROM THE ABYSS: Satiric Comedy of CODY LEMKE/Exp. Short Films of SPENSER WISE
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SIDE SIDE ROOM CINEMATHEQUE Presents
SCHLOCKAGANDA - KITSCH FROM THE ABYSS:
The Satiric Comedy of CODY LEMKE (Schlock and Awe) and the Experimental film and video work of SPENSER WISE. PLUS select N. Korean propaganda shorts.
Stand-up comedian Cody Lemke (creator and curator of the lively live-riffing SHLOCK AND AWE film series) and host Andrew Mazur (me) will riff-lively over some choice 1950’s USA domestic propaganda. This will be followed by a taster of North Korean “educational” films.
AND THEN…!
3 short films from multimedia artist and performer SPENSER WISE, including new work!
A Middlebury College graduate with a BA in Music, [Spenser’s] work spans screenwriting, video art, performance, and music, with training in creative writing, composition, and experimental media.
FEATURING
You’re Insane! (experimental montage, 2026)
A found footage video essay tracing film’s relationship to sanity through the varied repetition of the phrase “You’re Insane!”, revealing how the trope and our understanding of mental illness (and lack thereof) shift over ninety years of cinema.
Don't You Wanna Live Forever? (experimental narrative, 2026)
Exploring the archetype of an artist who yearns for his "body of work" to carry on, knowing his own limited form is fading fast...
Heartful (experimental narrative, 2026) PREMIERE!
A Q&A with the artist will follow.
FREE POPCORN. RAFFLES.
https://www.instagram.com/oogalord
https://spenserwise.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sideroomcinematic/
[email protected]
www.sideroomcinematheque.substack.com
SCHLOCKAGANDA - KITSCH FROM THE ABYSS:
The Satiric Comedy of CODY LEMKE (Schlock and Awe) and the Experimental film and video work of SPENSER WISE. PLUS select N. Korean propaganda shorts.
Stand-up comedian Cody Lemke (creator and curator of the lively live-riffing SHLOCK AND AWE film series) and host Andrew Mazur (me) will riff-lively over some choice 1950’s USA domestic propaganda. This will be followed by a taster of North Korean “educational” films.
AND THEN…!
3 short films from multimedia artist and performer SPENSER WISE, including new work!
A Middlebury College graduate with a BA in Music, [Spenser’s] work spans screenwriting, video art, performance, and music, with training in creative writing, composition, and experimental media.
FEATURING
You’re Insane! (experimental montage, 2026)
A found footage video essay tracing film’s relationship to sanity through the varied repetition of the phrase “You’re Insane!”, revealing how the trope and our understanding of mental illness (and lack thereof) shift over ninety years of cinema.
Don't You Wanna Live Forever? (experimental narrative, 2026)
Exploring the archetype of an artist who yearns for his "body of work" to carry on, knowing his own limited form is fading fast...
Heartful (experimental narrative, 2026) PREMIERE!
A Q&A with the artist will follow.
FREE POPCORN. RAFFLES.
https://www.instagram.com/oogalord
https://spenserwise.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sideroomcinematic/
[email protected]
www.sideroomcinematheque.substack.com
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Where is it happening?
Aftershock Classic Arcade Bar, 1444 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53703-3009, United States
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