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Blue Movie (2016)
16mm · Color · Sound · 7 min
An elegiac tribute to Candy Barr, created using cyanotype-processed 16mm footage and set to “Autumn Leaves.”
First Hermanubis: Initiation (2023)
16mm · B&W · Sound · 40 min
The first in an ongoing series exploring hybrid identity, magic, and personal history through the figure of the Hellenistic-Egyptian deity Hermanubis
Initiation into the Mysteries
Initiation into the Mysteries
Films by Michael Morris
Saturday, January 31 · 8:00 pm Rubicon Cinema at Blue Sky Studio 943 Dopler Street, Akron, OH 44303
Rubicon Cinema welcomes Michael Morris, a Granville, Ohio–based artist and educator whose work explores how cinema is created and experienced in the 21st century. Rooted in traditional film presentation while engaging new media and expanded forms, Morris’s films have screened internationally at museums, galleries, microcinemas, and festivals including SFMOMA, The Ann Arbor Film Festival, Microscope Gallery, and The International Symposium of Electronic Art.
Join us for this special program of 16mm film and expanded cinema, followed by a conversation with the visiting artist.
Admission: Free (suggested $10 donation)
BYO beverages and snacks
Program:
Break All the Vases, Steal All the Flowers (2025)
16mm · Color · Sound · 4 min
A poetic reflection on loss and longing, inspired by a poem by Khalid Juma.
Second Hermeneutic (2013)
Expanded Cinema Performance · Approx. 8 min
Two overlapping 16mm projections generate image and sound in real time, creating a synesthetic experience across media.
Reel Witness: Richard Myers at Rubicon Cinema
Reel Witness: Richard Myers at Rubicon Cinema
Saturday, February 21
In collaboration with Kent State University’s May 4 Visitor Center, Rubicon Cinema presents a special program of films by Richard Myers, whose experimental work offers a raw, urgent cinematic response to May 4, 1970. This screening expands the Visitor Center’s exhibition Reel Witness: May 4 on the Screen, bringing Myers’ films into the communal space of the cinema for a powerful night of reflection and dialogue.
About Rubicon
About Rubicon
Since 2015, Rubicon Cinema has been a nonprofit monthly event in Highland Square, Akron, OH, showcasing a curated selection of contemporary cinema from September through May. Each screening invites audiences into a deeper dialogue with the work, often enhanced by visiting artists, Q&A sessions, and thoughtful discussions that make Rubicon a distinct part of the region’s cultural landscape.
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