Short film and psychoanalysis.
Rich Pickings produce occasional curated days of diversions and cultural curios around 'the most interesting things in the universe'. Using new and archive short and feature film, sound, discussion, performance and play, each event explores a single theme from a variety of viewpoints.
At LSFF, Rich Pickings tackles the tricky topic of teenage sexuality - real, perceived and imposed - on screen. The programme takes us on a challenging journey: Teenage artist Sadie Benning's Pixelvision films from the early nineties offer a compelling insight into the disturbing, imaginative space on the edge of womanhood while a selection of shorts from across the world move from the sweet and nostalgic to the unsettling and downright upsetting. The screening will be introduced by Dr Robin Anderson, a child and adolescent psychiatrist. Following the screening Robin and several of the filmmakers will be present for a discussion and Q&A around the work and the issues raised.
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Dr Robin Anderson
is a Fellow of the Institute of Psychoanalysis and a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist. He was formally head of the Adolescent Department at the Tavistock Clinic. He works in private practice in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy for children and adults, is a Visiting Lecturer at the Tavistock Clinic and provides a consultancy to adolescent services.
THE INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS is the main UK professional organisation for psychoanalysts in the UK and a global centre of excellence in the provision of psychoanalytic training, education, publication and clinical practice.
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Sadie Benning Videoworks:
In Jollies, Benning gives a chronology of her crushes and kisses, tracing the development of her nascent sexuality. Addressing the camera with an air of seduction and romance, Benning allows the viewer a sense of her anxiety and delight as she comes to realize her lesbian identity. In If Every Girl Had a Diary, Benning trains her pixelvision camera on herself and her room, searching for a sense of identity and respect as a woman and a lesbian. Acting alternately as a confessor and accuser, the camera here captures Benning's anger and frustration at feeling trapped by social prejudices. Me and Rubyfruit is based on a novel by Rita Mae Brown. This tape chronicles the enchantment of teenage lesbian love. Recorded against a backdrop of pornographic images and phone sex ads, Benning portrays the innocence of female romance, and the taboo prospect of female marriage.
When she was 16, Benning stopped going to high school for three weeks and stayed inside with her camera, her TV set, and a pile of dirty laundry. Living Inside mirrors her psyche during this time. With the image breaking up between edits, the rough quality of this early tape captures Benning's sense of isolation and sadness, her retreat from the world. As such, Living Inside is the confession of a chronic outsider. In A New Year, a version of the teenage diary, Benning places her feelings of confusion and depression alongside grisly tales of tabloid headlines and brutal events in her neighborhood. The difficulty of finding a positive identity for oneself in a world filled with violence is starkly revealed by Benning's youthful but already despairing voice.
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