NEW HABIT CINEMA PORTAL

Screening at Richmond Public Library, Main Branch, Auditorium. 1:00PM, 2:00PM

In honor of May Day, join us at the library for a multi-channel video installation followed by a short film, both focused on global labor conditions.

1:00PM - The Movement of People Working (1973-1985): Experimental drone musician Phill Niblock spent a decade traveling the world and documenting rural workers doing their trades. Backed with a dissonant score and projected expanded cinema style on multiple surfaces, we invite you to drop into this rare presentation of Niblock's work.

2:00PM - Coal Money (2009): The singular Wang Bing takes us along the shipping route of a group of truckers attempting to sell their loads of coal for the highest price. Over 54 minutes, we glimpse one tiny thread of a massive industry, and the inordinate sweat and blood it takes to move the coal from a mine to a seller.

May 10th 2025 101 E Franklin St Richmond Public Library Main Branch Auditorium This is event is FREE. Masks encouraged.

FREE

Screening at Studio Two Three. Doors at 7:00, film at 7:30.

Aidan (Russell Sorbello), an awkward fanboy, finally leaves his mother’s basement and goes to meet Sierra (Natasha Mercado), a bubbly vlogger fresh off a break up who needs help filming a new video series at Comic-Con. At first they struggle to navigate their devirtualized relationship. Right as they start to figure it out, disaster strikes.

While fan culture predates the internet, (scholar Adrianne Wadewitz argues that the “janeites”—fans of 19th century writer Jane Austen—are the first notable example of a fan subculture) the impact fans have in shaping online culture is undeniable. Since the early days of social media, fan communities have found ways to creatively manipulate online space, with their actions often having real-world consequences. From harmless trolling to influencing political elections, it is crucial not to undermine the creative force that is fandom. In Transformers: Terminal, we witness its destructive side, within the context of a coming-of-age, body-horror, dark comedy. What happens when the orbiter gets promoted to co-content creator?

USA, 2025, 95 mins, Stereo Sound, DCP

This film contains blood/gore, viewer discretion is advised.

You can reserve a seat with a donation at the link below. The name and/or email address associated with your payment will be logged. Proceeds will go to the filmmakers and the venue. Tickets are $10 before the event, $15 day of the event.

Screening at Studio Two Three. Doors at 7:00, film at 7:30.

Man with a Movie Camera (2025) is a collectively authored three-channel video which reinterprets the 1929 film of the same name through the lens of internet-based aesthetics.

Drawing a lineage from the experiments of Soviet montage to contemporary trends such as sludge content, desktop documentary, corecore, and database cinema, Man with a Movie Camera (2025) attempts to reinvigorate the popular avant-garde project of a universal cinematic language which was originally developed almost a century ago by Dziga Vertov and The Kinoks.

Man with a Movie Camera (2025) was directed and edited by a stylistically diverse range of artists working autonomously and in tandem: Esteban Alarcón, Hank Allen, Breeding Castle, Melissa Cha, Crisis Acting, Dana Dawud, Kayla Drzewicki, Gavin Dubois, Andrea Florens, Janelle Howerton, Levels of Nuance, Tanner Masseth, Emma Murray, Jose Perez, Progga, Abbey Pusz, Redacted Cut, Blake Robbins, Max Rooney, Paranoia State, Twee Whistler, Elijah Valter, Jay Villalobos, and Brian Wiebe.

USA, 2025, 68 min, Stereo Sound, DCP

You can reserve a seat with a donation at the link below. The name and/or email address associated with your payment will be logged. Proceeds will go to the filmmakers and the venue. Tickets are $10 before the event, $15 day of the event.