"Dutch Harbor: Where the Sea Breaks Its Back" - Special Screening and Talkback Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 6 p.m. Warren Auditorium, Mother Rosalie Hill Hall As part of the Humanities Center’s series on The Frozen Realms, the Humanities Center presents a special showing of Braden King and Laura Moya’s remarkable film, "Dutch Harbor: Where the Sea Breaks Its Back" (1998), about the most westerly point in the United States: Dutch Harbor, in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Accompanied by a memorable score of music by Michael Krassner and the critically-acclaimed Boxhead Ensemble, the film’s stark and haunting images capture the threatened way of life of a landscape described here as “the last place to go.” Following the screening is a talk back with filmmakers, Braden King and Laura Moya and composer, Michael Krassner. The film will also be on exhibit in the Humanities Center Gallery on view Monday, May 6 through Monday, May 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Saints Tekakwitha and Serra Hall, room 200. Braden King is a New York-based filmmaker, photographer and visual artist. His first feature film, "Here," starring Ben Foster and Lubna Azabal, premiered at the 2011 Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals and was distributed theatrically by Strand Releasing in 2012. Additional work includes the lyric feature documentary "Dutch Harbor: Where the Sea Breaks Its Back" (co-directed with photographer Laura Moya; also toured with live soundtrack accompaniment), the award-winning shorts "Home Movie" and "National Disintegrations" (released by Laura Poitras' "Field of Vision") and music videos for Cat Power, Glen Hansard, Yo La Tengo, Sparklehorse, Sonic Youth, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Laurie Anderson and Dirty Three. Laura Moya is the former Director of Photolucida, organizing their Portfolio Reviews events and overseeing Critical Mass programming for many years. Laura co-curated an independent project, "The Early Works Project," which was shown at Newspace Center for Photography, Rayko Photo Center, the Center for Fine Art Photography, and the Photographic Resource Center, as well as "The Elevated Selfie: Beyond the Bathroom Mirror," which exhibited at LightBox Photographic Gallery and the Griffin Museum of Photography. She has participated in Reviews events including the National Society for Photographic Education and LensCulture in Paris, and participated in talks and panels at international festivals such as the Pingyao International Photo Festival and GuatePhoto Festival. Most recently she curated and designed the exhibition spaces for these major museum exhibitions: "HUMAN/NATURE" (Lishui Art Museum/2021 Lishui Photography Festival, China) and "PERSEPHONE’S EDGE" (Benaki Museum/2022 Athens Photo Festival, Greece). Michael Krassner is an American musician and composer, known for his work in the Boxhead Ensemble and The Lofty Pillars. He has collaborated with numerous musical artists, including Califone, Dirty Three, Gastr del Sol, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Will Oldham, Scott Tuma and Ken Vandermark. Parking and Campus Map: When visiting USD, please plan ahead and allow yourself ample time to park your vehicle, pay at a pay station, and take the tram to your desired destination or event. Campus map: www.sandiego.edu/maps/ Parking: visitors may park in the West Parking Structure/West Lot. Vehicles must have a valid USD parking permit OR pay at a pay station or on the ParkMobile app between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, including vehicles displaying an ADA placard. After 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and all day on Saturdays and Sundays, payment is not required to park on campus, and guests may park in any non-reserved space. The pay stations on campus accept coins as well as Visa & Mastercard credit/debit cards. They do not accept cash or American Express cards. The rate for parking in metered areas is $2.50 per hour. All paid parking areas at USD operate as pay-by-plate. This means that a license plate number is required when making a payment at the pay station. It may be helpful to take a picture of your license plate after you park your vehicle. Once you have made your payment, there is no need to display your receipt on your dashboard. Payment at all metered space locations above may also be made from your smartphone. Download the Parkmobile App: parkmobile.io/. Tram Service: a Tram service is offered free of charge from West Parking Structure up to the main campus. Take the “West Campus Loop” tram to the top of the hill. Manchester Hall will be straight ahead, third building on your right. The tram runs every 5 to 7 minutes. A complete tram schedule is available on the Tram Services Website. Live Map of the USD Trams: on the PassioGo app https://uofsandtram.passiogo.com/ you can view a live map of each route displaying the vehicle's location. For more information check this page.
