Our sold-out screening of “Michael Murrell: Art, Nature and Catawampus” at the historic Plaza Theater (June 10, 2021) brought out a lot of friends, colleagues and former Georgia State Univ. art students of Murrell. After the talkback, we also shared a remastered version of the 2017 short film “Mary Hambidge: Whistler, Wanderer, Weaver.”
Whether it was Michael himself or the first time that people felt comfortable being inside a theater again (after 15 months of the pandemic)—or both, it was unforgettable.
“Catawampus” also appeared at the online 2021 Fine Arts Film Festival, presented by the Venice Institute of Contemporary Art, and “dedicated to showing the finest films in the world about art, the art world, and artists of all mediums - in and out of their studios, galleries, museums, and public private spaces.”
In 2021, the festival selected 100 films from every continent - a total of 48 countries. Over half of the films were produced or directed by women, and over 30 percent by people of color.
CATAWAMPUS SCREENINGS
March 2022 | South Georgia Film Festival
October 5- 10 | Chagrin Documentary Film Festival (Chagrin Falls, Ohio)
June 25 | Cochran Gallery (LaGrange)
June 8-14 | Fine Arts Film Festival (Venice, Cal./virtual)
June 10 | Plaza Theater (Atlanta)
The producing team: Joe Boris, Michael Murrell, Alicia Macbeth Jacobs, Hal Jacobs