"no comedy-no tragedy/no encore-no applause " Film Screening

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What do we expect to find at the juncture of comedy and tragedy? Do we come upon the realization that only one of them is actually real, while the other is purely invented? A fiction with a laugh track, which makes it a double fiction. There may be no such thing as a joke. Jokes were invented so that we can say what we want about something or someone — so that we can tell the truth — without being beaten to a pulp. Jokes were also invented for ridicule, so that we can feel superior to others. (laughter) But they also exist as a means to access, if only briefly, euphoria. The films and videos in this program are some of my favorites from recent years, situated at the juncture of comedy and tragedy. The encore — as is the case for most encores — is entirely gratuitous. - Bob Nickas

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