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SUMMARY:Call for submissions: Squeaky Wheel's 23rd Animation Fest!
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: June 26\, 2026\, 11:59 PM\nNotification Date: August 22\, 2026\nSqueaky Wheel announces the call for submissions for our annual Animation Fest!  Celebrating its 23rd year\, we are proud to continue a festival showcasing short films and artworks made in a diverse variety of animation techniques\, including stop-motion\, claymation\, 3D animation\, hand-painted film\, motion graphics\, and more. All genres are welcome. Past festivals have showcased work from both emerging and established artists. \nThe 23rd Animation Fest will be held online and in-person on Friday\, December 4 2026 at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Films in the virtual program will be accessible for 24 hours thereafter for general audiences\, and 72 hours for Squeaky Wheel members. If selected\, you will be asked for a downloadable copy of your film and stills from your film. \n\nEach individual submission should not exceed ~10 minutes.\nThere is no submission fee.\nAll selected artists will receive a screening fee of $100 per selected film. (International applicants must have a PayPal account to receive their screening fee).\nAll selected artists will receive a one year membership to Squeaky Wheel.\nMultiple submissions per artist are accepted.\nFilms must have been completed within the past ~2 years.\n\nArtists who face systemic and structural barriers are encouraged to apply. Please direct any questions about the application process and your submissions to office@squeaky.org with the subject “Animation Fest” \nClick here to submit your films\nImage description: Documentation from the 20th Animation Fest retrospective at North Park Theater. A projection in a darkened movie theater. On the screen is the word “Filmmakers!”\, which is from Helen Hill’s 2004 short film Madame Winger Makes a Film: A Survival Guide for the 21st Century.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/call-for-submissions-squeaky-wheels-23rd-animation-fest/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open call,Screenings
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SUMMARY:Artist talk: Cameron A. Granger & Christina Corfield
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, June 24\, 2026\, 7 pm\nFree or suggested donation\nYou can request an ASL interpreter for this event\, please contact ekrem@squeaky.org by June 1\nSqueaky Wheel presents a conversation with artists Cameron A. Granger and Christina Corfield\, moderated by Ekrem Serdar. The two artists will speak to their projects – Just Below Heaven (2025) and Pony Players Review (2020–present)\, respectively – as part of our current exhibition\, With us at the center of our world: Animals\, domestications\, dreams\, and answer questions from the audience. The exhibition presents the work of nine artists thinking through and on non-human animals. The artists – working in animation\, essay films\, speculative narratives\, installation work\, amog other forms – address topics of domestication\, colonialism\, extinction\, and conservation\, and the toll humans extract from our co-inhabitants on earth. The exhibition features work by Amy Ching-Yan Lam\, Annika Eriksson\, Cameron A. Granger\, Christina Corfield\, Deniz Tortum & Sister Sylvester\, G. Anthony Svatek\, Miranda Javid\, and Noor Abuarafeh. \nFor attendees: The event will take place at Squeaky Wheel. Please note that you cannot enter Tri-Main Center after 7:30 pm. Samosas from Ali Baba Kebab will be provided. \nThis event is supported by Teiger Foundation and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. \n \nStill: Cameron A. Granger\, Just Below Heaven (2025)\nBiographies of the artists\nCameron A. Granger is Sandra’s son & came up in in the Euclid\, Ohio. He likes pigeons\, video games\, & memes. Lately he’s been thinking about how myth making and narrative have been used as a means to police the imagination\, and making movies with his friends. He’s a lifetime member of MINT Collective\, long may it live\, and an alumni of Euclid Public Schools. Granger is an alumni of the Studio Museum in Harlem AIR program (21-22) and Skowhegan School for Painting & Sculpture (2017). His film\, Before I Let Go\, was awarded Best Experimental Film and the Audience Award at the 2023 BlackStar Film Festival. Granger lives and works between Columbus\, OH and Queens\, NY. Granger has exhibited his work in solo exhibitions at Kate Werble Gallery in New York\, NY\, No Place Gallery\, Columbus\, OH (2022); and Vox Populi\, Philadelphia\, PA (2018)\, among others. He has shown in group exhibitions at MoMA PS1\, Long Island City\, NY (2022)\, The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit in Detroit\, MI\, Jack Shainman The School\, Kinderhook\, NY (2022)\, and The Bemis Center for the Arts\, Omaha\, NE (2021). \nChristina Corfield is a British-born interdisciplinary artist and media scholar. She has published her research in academic journals such as The Journal of Early Popular Visual Culture\, and the Journal of Cinema and Media Studies. Christina has exhibited her artwork in Europe and across the US\, most recently with a solo show at the Western New York Book Arts Center\, as well as Telematic Gallery\, San Francisco\, and Johansson Projects in Oakland\, CA. Her scholarly and artistic work focuses on media history\, media materiality and logistical media\, exploring how the perceived value of media and technology is negotiated through the stories we tell about them. \nFeatured image: Installation documentation of Christina Corfield\, Pony Players Review (2020–present).
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/artist-talk-cameron-a-granger-christina-corfield-with-ekrem-serdar/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
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SUMMARY:A/V Club June
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, June 17\, 6:30-8:30pm\nFree\, sign up below\nWe’ve added preceding Saturdays as A/V Studio days where members are encouraged to convene and work on projects in our lab to present for the meetup. Future dates will be: \n  \nSaturday\, June 13\, 2-5pm A/V Studio \nWednesday\, June 17\, 6:30-8:30pm A/V Club Meetup \nSaturday\, July 18\, 2-5pm A/V Studio \nWednesday\, July 22\, 6:30-8:30pm A/V Club Meetup \nSaturday\, August 15\, 2-5pm A/V Studio \nWednesday\, August 19\, 6:30-8:30pm A/V Club Meetup \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nJoin us for the next round of Squeaky’s A/V Club\, a monthly meetup for digital artists\, media artists\, sound artists\, video artists\, filmmakers\, animators\, game designers\, etc etc.  Come share works in progress\, talk skills and experiences\, and embrace the challenges of making media work in an informal\, constructive and exploratory environment. New members are always welcome and appreciated- we want to see your work! \n  \nHave a skill you want to share with the group? We’re looking for ways to share the little tidbits of wisdom we’ve picked up along the way from the various working methods we’ve employed while toiling in the studio. If you’ve found an interesting art hack\, have a passion for technical skill\, or find yourself knowledgeable in a topic you think might be good to pass along to fellow artists\, fill out this form and let us know! We’d like to include informal skill sharing as part of the A/V Club structure in the future. \n  \nNote: This is an interdisciplinary group\, so if you’re only interested in talking about a single art form\, then this might not be the right group for you. If you’re interested in sharing\, learning\, exploring\, and experimenting across forms\, genres\, styles\, processes\, and mediums\, then you’ll be right at home! \n 
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/a-v-club-june/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Call,Skill Share
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SUMMARY:Membership Hangout Open House!
DESCRIPTION:Squeaky Wheel members and membership-curious!\nDrop by on Saturday June 13 from 12-2pm to: \n\nhave a light lunch with us\ncheck out our new space\npoke around in the Squeaky Wheel archives\nshare what you’re working on and interested in!\n\nAll are welcome\, RSVP optional but encouraged!
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/membership-open-house/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Offer
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SUMMARY:A/V Club May
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, May 20\, 6:30-8:30pm\nFree\, sign up below\nWe’ve added preceding Saturdays as A/V Studio days where members are encouraged to convene and work on projects in our lab to present for the meetup. Future dates will be: \n  \nSaturday\, May 16\, 2-5pm A/V Studio \nWednesday\, May 20\, 6:30-8:30pm A/V Club Meetup \nSaturday\, June 13\, 2-5pm A/V Studio \nWednesday\, June 17\, 6:30-8:30pm A/V Club Meetup \nSaturday\, July 18\, 2-5pm A/V Studio \nWednesday\, July 22\, 6:30-8:30pm A/V Club Meetup \n  \n  \nJoin us for the next round of Squeaky’s A/V Club\, a monthly meetup for digital artists\, media artists\, sound artists\, video artists\, filmmakers\, animators\, game designers\, etc etc.  Come share works in progress\, talk skills and experiences\, and embrace the challenges of making media work in an informal\, constructive and exploratory environment. New members are always welcome and appreciated- we want to see your work! \n  \nHave a skill you want to share with the group? We’re looking for ways to share the little tidbits of wisdom we’ve picked up along the way from the various working methods we’ve employed while toiling in the studio. If you’ve found an interesting art hack\, have a passion for technical skill\, or find yourself knowledgeable in a topic you think might be good to pass along to fellow artists\, fill out this form and let us know! We’d like to include informal skill sharing as part of the A/V Club structure in the future. \n  \nNote: This is an interdisciplinary group\, so if you’re only interested in talking about a single art form\, then this might not be the right group for you. If you’re interested in sharing\, learning\, exploring\, and experimenting across forms\, genres\, styles\, processes\, and mediums\, then you’ll be right at home! \n 
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/a-v-club-may/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Call,Skill Share
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SUMMARY:Amya Carter's Gravitate
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, May 13\, 6 pm\nFree\nSqueaky Wheel presents a presentation of Gravitate by Amya Carter. Gravitate is an animation inspired by the cover art and song\, “Falling For You” by Louie Zong. It reimagines the song as a space inspired visual world that reflects the emotional process of being drawn to someone\, using floating forms\, subtle motion\, and cosmic design to express tone and feeling. \nBiography of the artist\nAmya Carter is an independent digital media designer originally from Baltimore\, Maryland\, and is currently based in Buffalo\, New York. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design from Buffalo State University\, where she developed a strong passion in visual communication and digital storytelling. Her work focuses on creating narrative-driven experiences\, most often through 3D design\, where she explores the relationship between motion\, environment\, and emotion. Drawing inspiration from atmospheric visuals\, Amya’s projects aim to immerse viewers in strategically constructed worlds that feel both expressive and intentional. She is particularly interested in how abstract concepts and subtle details can shape a viewer’s perception and emotional response. Through a combination of technical precision and creative experimentation\, her work blends storytelling with visual design\, resulting in work that is visually engaging and conceptually driven.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/amya-carters-gravitate/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Thesis presentation
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SUMMARY:FX6 Camera Orientation
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 2 1:00 – 2:00 pm\nFree (Squeaky Wheel Members only. Not yet a member? Click here for details)\nopen to ages 16+\nRegister with the “tickets” button at the bottom of this page\n  \nRent the Sony FX6 and create beautiful\, professional looking productions. This workshop is required in order to reserve the camera and and any associated peripherals unless approved by our Tech Director. Squeaky Wheel membership is also required. \n  \nClass limited to 6 participants. \nContact Mark at mark@squeaky.org or (716) 884-7172 with any questions! \nInstructor: Mark Longolucco \n  \nMARK LONGOLUCCO is Squeaky Wheel’s Tech Director. An artist and musician based out of Buffalo\, NY\, both his audio and visual works seep out into the world through traditionally uncharacteristic formats and venues\, often marrying older analog media tools with new digital technologies in an attempt to create forms that both familiar and nostalgic as well as unconventional and anomalous. \n 
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/fx6-camera-orientation-5/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Equipment,Rental
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SUMMARY:Meet the Residents: Ajunie Virk\, Arielle Knight\, Jason Rhee
DESCRIPTION:This event has been postponed due to unforeseen reasons. The new date is Friday\, April 24\, 7 pm ET\nIn-person at Squeaky Wheel and online\nFree or suggested donation; get tickets below\nSqueaky Wheel is pleased to present this hybrid artist talk with our Spring 2026 Workspace Residents! Ajunie Virk\, Arielle Knight\, and Jason Rhee will be presenting on their previous and current projects\, along with a Q&A with the residents moderated by curator Ekrem Serdar. \nFor in-person attendees: The event will take place at Squeaky Wheel. Please note that you cannot enter Tri-Main Center after 7:30 pm. Catering from Ali Baba Kebab\, with vegetarian options\, will be provided. \nFor online attendees: A private link will be sent to you; the event will be available at the link at the start date and time. You will have access to the event for 24 hours; Squeaky Wheel members receive 72 hour access. Not a member yet? Sign up here. \nAccessibility: If you’d like to request ASL interpretation for either in-person or the online viewing\, please contact ekrem@squeaky.org by April 2. You can view additional information on Squeaky Wheel’s accessibility information here. \nAjunie Virk will be working on A Foot Off the Windowsill\, a feature length experimental film which follows a recovering addict whose fragile first relationship and year of sobriety collide as she scours her house to destroy a shadow she judges to be a cockroach. The roach—an insect often seen as toxic\, despite its essential role in ecosystems to break down remnants and waste—enters the character’s pristine home\, disrupting their curated world and forcing a reckoning with societal expectation\, relinquishment\, and authenticity. The film blends the use of  3D animation\, green screen performance\, and motion capture to highlight the inconsistencies in the personas we build to dodge the shame inherent in pursuing perfection. \nArielle Knight will be working on an installation version of And Counting… a hybrid documentary and fiction film that conveys the fractured experience of “carceral time”. The film follows a mother and her formerly incarcerated son’s journey home\, confronting their wounds and their hopes to rebuild their bond. Knight’s approach draws on the power of hybridity not as artifice\, but as a means of approaching reality more truthfully. During the residency\, the filmmaker will repurpose and recontextualize materials that did not make it into the short film—outtakes\, archival footage\, and experimental sound pieces—integrating them into an immersive multi-channel environment. \nFilmmaker Jason Rhee will be working on The Untitled EJ Lee Documentary\, an intimate feature-length film  that goes beyond basketball to unveil the untold story of Eun Jung “EJ” Lee\, a diminutive but powerful figure in the world of women’s basketball. The film tells a basketball story that’s never been told before: a female Asian immigrant in the southern U.S. who reached enormous heights on the biggest stages as a player and attempts to do the same as a coach. Following sports narratives  such as Last Chance U\, The Heart of The Game\, and Hoop Dreams\, the film showcases intimate verité footage of EJ and the players on and off the court\, the societal issues that they faced\, and the historical journey of EJ becoming one of the best basketball players in the world. In a society that tends to worship male sports icons\, The Untitled EJ Lee Documentary  seeks to inspire young women\, girls\, members of the AAPI community\, older adults\, and sports enthusiasts at large\, ushering a resilient and awe-inspiring woman into the pantheon of American sports heroes. \nFunding for this session of Squeaky Wheel’s Workspace Residency is provided by the Teiger Foundation and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Thank you to our friends at Rust Belt Books\, Buffalo’s largest used bookstore\, for sponsoring this session of the residency. Special thank you to the panelists of this session of the residency\, Alicia Hawkins\, Donte McFadden\, and Joan Nobile. Learn more about the program here. \nBiographies of the artists\n \nAjunie Virk is an Indian-American writer-director and animator whose work investigates the relationship between surveillance\, identity\, and paranoia in a diasporic middle-America\, conjuring up narratives that force viewers to face uncomfortable truths only apparent after objects of nostalgia are stripped of their familiar contexts. An alumnus of Carnegie Mellon University\, Virk was an artist-in-residence at Bunker Projects\, Brew House Arts\, the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture\, and the Yale Norfolk School of Art. A recipient of the Anne Dowden and Samuel Rosenberg awards\, she has recently screened works at the Coaxial Art Foundation\, Roski Mateo Gallery\, and Light Matters Festival\, among others. \n \nDirector and producer Arielle Knight is an award-winning filmmaker and founder of GoodKnight Films Inc.\, acclaimed for her innovative storytelling that illuminates untold narratives across the Black diaspora. Working at the intersection of documentary and hybrid forms\, her films and collaborations examine how communities navigate social\, economic\, and embodied precarity. She draws on surreal interpretations of political\, social\, and domestic realities\, blurring boundaries between nonfiction and fantasy to create cinematic spaces of escape and freedom. Her work has been supported by the Sundance Institute\, Southern Documentary Fund\, Catapult Film Fund\, and the Ford Foundation\, among others. Through intimate\, personal narratives\, Knight continues to expand the possibilities of contemporary cinema with a vision rooted in Black futurity\, imagination\, and experimentation. \n \nJason Rhee (Director/Producer/Cinematographer) is a Korean American filmmaker with a passion for telling stories centered around his childhood and the AAPI community. Jason spent a decade in comedy prior to working on his feature film at institutions like The Onion and Conan. With a background in screenwriting and comedy\, he helped produce three one- woman shows with comedian Kellye Howard\, including directing a sold-out run at the Steppenwolf Theater as part of its 2022 LookOut series. Jason recently served as a cinematographer for PBS WTTW’s Firsthand webseries on migrants\, unhoused Chicagoans\, and peacekeepers.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/meet-the-residents-ajunie-virk-arielle-knight-jason-rhee/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
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SUMMARY:A/V Club April
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, April 22\, 6:30-8:30pm\nFree\, sign up below\nWe’ve added preceding Saturdays as A/V Studio days where members are encouraged to convene and work on projects in our lab to present for the meetup. Future dates will be: \n  \nSaturday\, April 18\, 2-5pm A/V Studio \nWednesday\, April 22\, 6:30-8:30pm A/V Club Meetup \nSaturday\, May 16\, 2-5pm A/V Studio \nWednesday\, May 20\, 6:30-8:30pm A/V Club Meetup \nSaturday\, June 13\, 2-5pm A/V Studio \nWednesday\, June 17\, 6:30-8:30pm A/V Club Meetup \n  \n  \nJoin us for the next round of Squeaky’s A/V Club\, a monthly meetup for digital artists\, media artists\, sound artists\, video artists\, filmmakers\, animators\, game designers\, etc etc.  Come share works in progress\, talk skills and experiences\, and embrace the challenges of making media work in an informal\, constructive and exploratory environment. New members are always welcome and appreciated- we want to see your work! \n  \nHave a skill you want to share with the group? We’re looking for ways to share the little tidbits of wisdom we’ve picked up along the way from the various working methods we’ve employed while toiling in the studio. If you’ve found an interesting art hack\, have a passion for technical skill\, or find yourself knowledgeable in a topic you think might be good to pass along to fellow artists\, fill out this form and let us know! We’d like to include informal skill sharing as part of the A/V Club structure in the future. \n  \nNote: This is an interdisciplinary group\, so if you’re only interested in talking about a single art form\, then this might not be the right group for you. If you’re interested in sharing\, learning\, exploring\, and experimenting across forms\, genres\, styles\, processes\, and mediums\, then you’ll be right at home! \n 
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/a-v-club-april/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Call,Skill Share
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SUMMARY:Building Trust On and Off Camera: Ethical Practices with Film Participants with Jason Rhee
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, April 21\, 6:30–8:30 pm\nFree or $10 suggested donation; open to ages 16+.\nLimited seats available; register below.\nTrust is the foundation of ethical and effective documentary\, participatory\, and community-based filmmaking. This workshop by visiting filmmaker Jason Rhee equips filmmakers\, media artists\, and researchers with practical strategies to build\, negotiate\, and sustain trust with participants—especially those from marginalized or vulnerable communities. Drawing on the themes of informed consent\, accessibility\, privacy\, and reciprocity\, participants will explore how transparent communication and mutual accountability can transform the filmmaker-participant relationship. \nThe filmmaker will introduce topics and facilitate discussion on power dynamics\, long-term relationships\, and anonymized case studies where trust broke down\, and also provide participants with toolkits such as sample consent forms and checklists for informed consent. Optionally\, participants are also welcome to introduce specific trust challenges in their own projects and workshop them with their peers. \nAttendees: Notebooks and pens for the workshop will be provided\, though participants are welcome to bring their own. We’ll be ordering a pizza to share. Please note that you cannot enter Tri-Main center after 7:30 pm. \nFunding for this session of Squeaky Wheel’s Workspace Residency is provided by the Teiger Foundation and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Thank you to our friends at Rust Belt Books\, Buffalo’s largest used bookstore\, for sponsoring this session of the residency. Special thank you to the panelists of this session of the residency\, Alicia Hawkins\, Donte McFadden\, and Joan Nobile. Learn more about the program here. \nBiography of the artist\n \nJason Rhee (Director/Producer/Cinematographer) is a Korean American filmmaker with a passion for telling stories centered around his childhood and the AAPI community. Jason spent a decade in comedy prior to working on his feature film at institutions like The Onion and Conan. With a background in screenwriting and comedy\, he helped produce three one- woman shows with comedian Kellye Howard\, including directing a sold-out run at the Steppenwolf Theater as part of its 2022 LookOut series. Jason recently served as a cinematographer for PBS WTTW’s Firsthand webseries on migrants\, unhoused Chicagoans\, and peacekeepers. \nBanner image: A still from Jason Rhee’s in-progress The Untitled EJ Lee Documentary. Untitled A petit young Asian woman wearing a burgundy red jersey and dribbling a basketball in front of an opposing tall player in a white jersey\, all within the backdrop of a crowded arena.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/building-trust-on-and-off-camera-ethical-practices-with-film-participants-with-jason-rhee/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
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SUMMARY:Autotheory and the Poetics of the Self: Storying the Personal with Arielle Knight
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 16\, 6:30–8:30 pm\nFree or $10 suggested donation; open to ages 16+.\nLimited seats available; register below\nJoin Squeaky Wheel and visiting artist resident Arielle Knight for a short form writing workshop! This skill share invites participants to experiment with autobiographical storytelling and the practice of autotheory—the blending of lived experience and critical thought—to create new forms of narrative that collapse the boundaries between personal and intellectual inquiry. Drawing from practices in experimental film\, performance\, and essay-making\, this session will guide participants in transforming fragments of memory\, personal archives\, and embodied experiences into generative creative material. \nParticipants will engage in short writing and reflection exercises that explore how personal narrative can serve as both evidence and theory\, as well as how storytelling becomes a method for survival\, healing\, and critique. Examples of artists and thinkers who employ autotheory to reframe vulnerability as a tool for intervention will be presented\, including excerpts from texts by bell hooks\, Audre Lorde\, and Maggie Nelson. \nThrough group discussion and individual exercises\, participants will learn strategies for translating autobiographical material into multiple media forms—moving image\, sound\, installation\, and text—and discuss the ethics of working with one’s own story and the stories of others. By the end of the workshop\, each participant will have developed a short creative concept or fragment that reflects their own approach to merging self-experience and theory in creative practice. \nThe filmmakers presents this skill-share as an offering; centering on creating a supportive and exploratory environment\, where storytelling becomes a form of research and resistance\, allowing each participant to reimagine how the personal can illuminate the collective and the political. \nAttendees: Notebooks and pens for the workshop will be provided\, though participants are welcome to bring their own. We’ll be ordering a pizza for everyone. Please note that you cannot enter Tri-Main center after 7:30 pm. \nFunding for this session of Squeaky Wheel’s Workspace Residency is provided by the Teiger Foundation and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Thank you to our friends at Rust Belt Books\, Buffalo’s largest used bookstore\, for sponsoring this session of the residency. Special thank you to the panelists of this session of the residency\, Alicia Hawkins\, Donte McFadden\, and Joan Nobile. Learn more about the program here. \nBiography of the artist\n \nDirector and producer Arielle Knight is an award-winning filmmaker and founder of GoodKnight Films Inc.\, acclaimed for her innovative storytelling that illuminates untold narratives across the Black diaspora. Working at the intersection of documentary and hybrid forms\, her films and collaborations examine how communities navigate social\, economic\, and embodied precarity. She draws on surreal interpretations of political\, social\, and domestic realities\, blurring boundaries between nonfiction and fantasy to create cinematic spaces of escape and freedom. Her work has been supported by the Sundance Institute\, Southern Documentary Fund\, Catapult Film Fund\, and the Ford Foundation\, among others. Through intimate\, personal narratives\, Knight continues to expand the possibilities of contemporary cinema with a vision rooted in Black futurity\, imagination\, and experimentation. \nImage: A still from And Counting\, a film by Arielle Knight. Two Black people laying on a wooden floor\, their heads next to each other. One of them is smiling while gesturing and talking\, the other has their eyes closed\, their head resting on their hands. The sun beams on them from a window.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/autotheory-and-the-poetics-of-the-self-storying-the-personal-with-arielle-knight/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Residencies,Skill Share
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SUMMARY:Sound in the Margins: Drawing audio on 16mm film with Ajunie Virk
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, April 14\, 6:30–8:30 pm\nFree or $10 suggested donation; open to ages 16+.\nLimited seats available; register below\nJoin artist resident Ajunie Virk for a workshop that teaches participants how to create experimental audio by drawing directly onto the optical soundtrack of 16mm film\, a technique the artists uses herself to personalize sound and generate abstract audio layers within her own video works. \nThis hands-on workshop methods in mark-making\, sound reading\, and editing to craft unique sonic textures. Participants will be introduced to historical and artistic antecedents\, including the work of Daphne Oram and Arseny Avraamov\, and learn analog and digital tools – including 16mm projectors\, the Photosounder software\, among others. \nAttendees: Participants are welcome to bring their own laptops\, but can also request one in the registration form. You can install the Photosounder software here. Additional materials will be provided. We’ll be ordering a pizza for everyone. Please note that you cannot enter Tri-Main center after 7:30 pm. \nFunding for this session of Squeaky Wheel’s Workspace Residency is provided by the Teiger Foundation and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Thank you to our friends at Rust Belt Books\, Buffalo’s largest used bookstore\, for sponsoring this session of the residency. Special thank you to the panelists of this session of the residency\, Alicia Hawkins\, Donte McFadden\, and Joan Nobile. Learn more about the program here. \nBiography of the artist\nAjunie Virk is an Indian-American writer-director and animator whose work investigates the relationship between surveillance\, identity\, and paranoia in a diasporic middle-America\, conjuring up narratives that force viewers to face uncomfortable truths only apparent after objects of nostalgia are stripped of their familiar contexts. An alumnus of Carnegie Mellon University\, Virk was an artist-in-residence at Bunker Projects\, Brew House Arts\, the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture\, and the Yale Norfolk School of Art. A recipient of the Anne Dowden and Samuel Rosenberg awards\, she has recently screened works at the Coaxial Art Foundation\, Roski Mateo Gallery\, and Light Matters Festival\, among others. \nBanner image: A still from an animation by Ajunie Virk of a group of people crawling along the strings\, dampers\, and hammers of the inside of a piano.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/sound-in-the-margins-drawing-audio-on-16mm-film-with-ajunie-virk/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Residencies,Skill Share
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SUMMARY:Online access | Infiltrators: Films on borders and resistance
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, March 27–Sunday\, March 29 online\n$10 General / Free for Squeaky Wheel members\nFor one weekend only\, you can watch all four films as part of Infiltrators: Films on borders and resistance in the comfort of your own home! The four films\, by Alex Rivera\, Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra\, and Khaled Jarrar\, take on the human toll of borders and the organized and individual ways people evade and resist them. Featuring both cult classic works and acclaimed documentaries\, the films – with Rivera’s work focusing on the maintenance and violence of the US border\, and Jarrar’s focusing on power struggles\, in particular as they relate to Palestine and the Palestinian diaspora – showcases the logistical\, ethical\, and bureaucratic logics of border regimes\, and points to intertwined solidarities. Along with the films\, you will also receive a recording of the artist talk with Alex Rivera and Khaled Jarrar that took place on March 24th. \nThe films include: \n\nKhaled Jarrar’s Notes on Displacement\nAlex Rivera & Cristina Ibarra’s The Infiltrators\nAlex Rivera’s Sleep Dealer\nKhaled Jarrar’s Infiltrators (US viewers only)\n\nOnline access to the screenings are free for members of Squeaky Wheel. Not a member yet? Memberships start at $30/year (that’s $2.50/mo). Click here to sign up. \nFor online attendees: Private links will be sent to you; the event will be available at the link at the start date and time. You will have access to the films through Sunday\, March 29. Please note that Khaled Jarrar’s Infiltrators is only available for US viewers. \nAccessibility: Spanish subtitles are available for Alex Rivera & Christina Ibarra’s The Infiltrators\, and closed captions are available for both The Infiltrators and Rivera’s Sleep Dealer. Khaled Jarrar’s films are in Arabic with English subtitles. \nThis event series is supported by Teiger Foundation and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Thank you to our co-presenters at Jewish Voice for Peace – Buffalo. Khaled Jarrar’s Infiltrators is courtesy of Third World Newsreel\, and his film Notes on Displacement is courtesy of Cinema Politica. Special thank you to Paige Sarlin\, Jason Livingston\, and Leo Goldsmith. \nBiographies of the filmmakers\nAlex Rivera is an award-winning filmmaker whose work explores themes of globalization\, migration\, and technology. Rivera’s first feature film\, Sleep Dealer\, a cyberpunk thriller set on the U.S./Mexico border\, won awards at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival\, was screened at the Museum of Modern Art\, and had a commercial theatrical release in the U.S\, France\, Japan\, and other countries. Rivera’s second feature\, The Infiltrators\, won the NEXT: Audience Award and the Innovator Award at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The Infiltrators uses documentary and scripted forms to tell the true story of Dreamers who ‘infiltrate’ a detention center to get immigrants out. Rivera is currently developing a few new cyberpunk projects and\, with support from the Ford Foundation\, a feature documentary on the history of deportation titled Banishment. Alex Rivera is a 2021 MacArthur Fellow\, Sundance Fellow\, Creative Capital Grantee and was The Rothschild Lecturer at Harvard University. He studied at Hampshire College and lives in Los Angeles. He is an Associate Professor of Filmmaking Practice at ASU’s Sidney Poitier New American Film School. \nCristina Ibarra is a Sundance award-winning filmmaker with a 20-year practice rooted in her border crossing roots along the Texas-Mexico border. The Infiltrators is a docu-thriller about undocumented activists on a secret mission inside a detention center is currently being distributed by Oscilloscope. It won the Audience and the Innovator Award in the NEXT section at the Sundance Film Festival in 2019\, among other notable festival awards. The New York Times calls her previous award-winning documentary\, Las Marthas\, about wealthy South Texas border debutantes who honor George Washington in Laredo\, Texas “a striking alternative portrait of border life”. It premiered on PBS’s Independent Lens in 2014 and is distributed by Women Make Movies. The Last Conquistador\, a documentary about the racially conflicted construction of a monument to a conquistador in El Paso\, Texas\, was broadcast on POV in 2008. USA Today describes it as “Heroic”. Her award-winning directorial debut\, Dirty Laundry: A Homemade Telenovela\, was broadcast on PBS in 2001. She is the recipient of fellowships from Soros\, Rauschenberg\, Rockefeller\, NYFA\, CPB/PBS\, NALIP\, Firelight\, the Sundance Women’s Initiative and Creative Capital\, among others. \nKhaled Jarrar was born in Jenin\, Occupied Palestine in 1976. He lives and works in Ramallah. Jarrar completed his studies in interior design at Palestine Polytechnic University in 1996. Upon graduating he smuggled himself to work as a carpenter in Nazareth\, living as an underground “illegal” worker. In 1998 Jarrar enlisted in an intensive military training which resulted in working for Arafat as a personal body guard until Arafat’s death in 2004. Attempting to create a life between the military and an artistic practice\, Jarrar entered the field of photography in 2005. Jarrar graduated from the International Academy of Art – Palestine\, Ramallah in 2011 and completed an MFA in fine art from the University of Arizona in 2019. \nJarrar\, a multidisciplinary artist\, explores modern power struggles and their sociocultural impact on ordinary citizens through highly symbolic photographs\, videos\, film\, and performative interventions. His State of Palestine project was featured in the 7th Berlin Biennale. Where We Lost Our Shadows\, his filmic collaboration with Pulitzer prize winning composer Du Yun\, was shown at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. Jarrar’s work has been featured at Maraya Art Centre\, Sharjah; the New Museum\, New York City; the University of Applied Arts\, Vienna; the 15th Jakarta Biennale; 52nd October Salon\, Belgrade; Al-Ma’mal Foundation\, Jerusalem; and the London Film Festival. Infiltrators\, Jarrar’s first feature length film\, was a documentary about the business of Palestinian’s “illegally” crossing and won the FIPRESCI Award for Best Documentary\, Jury Special Award and the Muhr Arab Documentary Special Jury Prize at the Dubai International Film Festival in 2012. Notes on Displacement\, his second feature length\, about a Palestinian refugee’s flight from Syria to Germany\, received a world premiere at the IDFA Envision Competition in November 2022. \nBanner image: An orange gradient overlaid with the text “INFILTRATORS: Films on borders and resistance. Online this weekend! Free for members of Squeaky Wheel.”
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/online-access-infiltrators-films-on-borders-and-resistance/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
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SUMMARY:A/V Club March
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, March 18\, 6:30-8:30pm\nFree\, sign up below\nWe’ve added preceding Saturdays as A/V Studio days where members are encouraged to convene and work on projects in our lab to present for the meetup. Future dates will be: \n  \nWednesday\, March 18\, 6:30-8:30pm A/V Club Meetup \nSaturday\, April 18\, 2-5pm A/V Studio \nWednesday\, April 22\, 6:30-8:30pm A/V Club Meetup \nSaturday\, May 16\, 2-5pm A/V Studio \nWednesday\, May 20\, 6:30-8:30pm A/V Club Meetup \n  \n  \nJoin us for the next round of Squeaky’s A/V Club\, a monthly meetup for digital artists\, media artists\, sound artists\, video artists\, filmmakers\, animators\, game designers\, etc etc.  Come share works in progress\, talk skills and experiences\, and embrace the challenges of making media work in an informal\, constructive and exploratory environment. New members are always welcome and appreciated- we want to see your work! \n  \nHave a skill you want to share with the group? We’re looking for ways to share the little tidbits of wisdom we’ve picked up along the way from the various working methods we’ve employed while toiling in the studio. If you’ve found an interesting art hack\, have a passion for technical skill\, or find yourself knowledgeable in a topic you think might be good to pass along to fellow artists\, fill out this form and let us know! We’d like to include informal skill sharing as part of the A/V Club structure in the future. \n  \nNote: This is an interdisciplinary group\, so if you’re only interested in talking about a single art form\, then this might not be the right group for you. If you’re interested in sharing\, learning\, exploring\, and experimenting across forms\, genres\, styles\, processes\, and mediums\, then you’ll be right at home! \n 
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/a-v-club-march/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Call,Skill Share
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T160000
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SUMMARY:Dark City Beneath the Beat
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 28th at 4pm\nFree and open to the public\nthe University at Buffalo CAS Office for Diversity\, Equity\, and Belonging invite you to attend a screening of:\nDARK CITY BENEATH THE BEAT\n(followed by a virtual Q&A with TT the Artist)\nPart of the ANCESTRAL ECHOES celebration of Dance throughout the African Diaspora\nto celebrate Black History Month\n4:00-5:15pm—Screening\n5:15-5:45pm–Discussion\n\n  \n\nRhythmic and raw\, DARK CITY BENEATH THE BEAT (dir. TT the Artist\, 2020\, 65 min.) is a Baltimore club musical experience highlighting local Baltimore club artists\, DJs\, dancers and producers pioneering the sound while rising above social and economic turmoil. Inspired by an original Baltimore club music soundtrack\, Dark City Beneath the Beat showcases Baltimore club music as a positive subculture in a city overshadowed by trauma\, drugs and violence. \nFollowing the film is a virtual conversation with the film’s director\, TT the Artist. As she states\, “Dark City Beneath the Beat is a unique journey through Baltimore. Some of the themes woven into the film include identifying social injustices that inner city youth face\, street violence\, marginalized groups such as the LGBTQ community and Baltimore’s underground creative hubs. I want to use this film as a window to those hidden figures who have defied the odds of growing up in Baltimore where there is the impact of trauma\, high crime and drugs. In my practice\, I work very closely with dancers and producers from all over the world. I am invested in using my resources and platform. As a leading figure in the local music scene\, I will be bringing more awareness to the need for professional spaces that can house more non-traditional art making practices such as Baltimore club dance and music.” \n(courtesy of Film Freeway) \n\n \nThis screening will follow the  ANCESTRAL ECHOES: BLACK DANCE AROUND THE WORLD dance performance \n(Friday\, February 27th from 6:00-11:00pm at Pucho Olevencia Center\, 261 Swan St.\, FREE and open to the public) \n  \nFor more information\, contact Dr. Donte McFadden\, CAS Unit Diversity Officer at dontemcf@buffalo.edu. \n 
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/dark-city-beneath-the-beat/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings
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SUMMARY:A/V Club
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, February 18\, 6:30-8:30pm\nFree\, sign up below\nWe’ve added preceding Saturdays as A/V Studio days where members are encouraged to convene and work on projects in our lab to present for the meetup. Future dates will be: \n  \nSaturday\, February 14\, 2-5pm A/V Studio \nWednesday\, February 18\, 6:30-8:30pm A/V Club Meetup \nSaturday\, March 14\, 2-5pm A/V Studio \nWednesday\, March 18\, 6:30-8:30pm A/V Club Meetup \n  \nJoin us for the next round of Squeaky’s A/V Club\, a monthly meetup for digital artists\, media artists\, sound artists\, video artists\, filmmakers\, animators\, game designers\, etc etc.  Come share works in progress\, talk skills and experiences\, and embrace the challenges of making media work in an informal\, constructive and exploratory environment. New members are always welcome and appreciated- we want to see your work! \n  \nHave a skill you want to share with the group? We’re looking for ways to share the little tidbits of wisdom we’ve picked up along the way from the various working methods we’ve employed while toiling in the studio. If you’ve found an interesting art hack\, have a passion for technical skill\, or find yourself knowledgeable in a topic you think might be good to pass along to fellow artists\, fill out this form and let us know! We’d like to include informal skill sharing as part of the A/V Club structure in the future. \n  \nNote: This is an interdisciplinary group\, so if you’re only interested in talking about a single art form\, then this might not be the right group for you. If you’re interested in sharing\, learning\, exploring\, and experimenting across forms\, genres\, styles\, processes\, and mediums\, then you’ll be right at home! \n 
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/a-v-club-14/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Call,Skill Share
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T130000
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SUMMARY:FX6 Camera Orientation
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 14 1:00 – 2:00 pm\nFree (Squeaky Wheel Members only. Not yet a member? Click here for details)\nopen to ages 16+\nRegister with the “tickets” button at the bottom of this page\n  \nRent the Sony FX6 and create beautiful\, professional looking productions. This workshop is required in order to reserve the camera and and any associated peripherals unless approved by our Tech Director. Squeaky Wheel membership is also required. \n  \nClass limited to 6 participants. \nContact Mark at mark@squeaky.org or (716) 884-7172 with any questions! \nInstructor: Mark Longolucco \n  \nMARK LONGOLUCCO is Squeaky Wheel’s Tech Director. An artist and musician based out of Buffalo\, NY\, both his audio and visual works seep out into the world through traditionally uncharacteristic formats and venues\, often marrying older analog media tools with new digital technologies in an attempt to create forms that both familiar and nostalgic as well as unconventional and anomalous. \n 
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/fx6-camera-orientation-4/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Equipment
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SUMMARY:Info-session: Workspace Residency\, Summer 2026
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, February 3\, 2026\, 7 pm ET\nVirtual on Zoom; register here\nJoin us for a virtual info-session with Squeaky Wheel Curator Ekrem Serdar on how to apply to Squeaky Wheel’s Workspace Residency. The curator will go over the program\, the application questions\, how panels rating criteria\, and answer questions from the audience. Click here to learn more and apply to the residency. \nBanner image: A GIF of Jaehoon Choi working on a 3D mapped projection project in a dark room.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/info-session-workspace-residency-summer-2026-2/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Residencies,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Info-session: Workspace Residency\, Summer 2026
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, January 26\, 2026\, 12 pm ET\nVirtual on Zoom; register here\nJoin us for a virtual info-session with Squeaky Wheel Curator Ekrem Serdar on how to apply to Squeaky Wheel’s Workspace Residency. The curator will go over the program\, the application questions\, how panels rating criteria\, and answer questions from the audience. A recording of the info-session will be released on the residency page a week after the event. \nClick here to learn more and apply to the residency. \nSqueaky Wheel’s Workspace Residency is made possible with support from Teiger Foundation and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. \nBanner image: A GIF of Jaehoon Choi working on a 3D mapped projection project in a dark room.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/info-session-workspace-residency-summer-2026/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Residencies,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Workspace Residency\, Summer 2026
DESCRIPTION:Application period: Opens January 26 2026. Deadline Friday\, February 27\, 2026.\nResidency dates: August 14–September 5\, 2026 (three-weeks)\nSupport provided: $1400 stipend\, $300 artist fees\, additional $500 artist fee for Silo City resident\, accommodations\, up to $400 in travel support for non-local residents\, up to $1400 optional financial assistance for childcare and/or disability support.\nNotification date: May 15\, 2026\nClick here to learn more and apply\nSqueaky Wheel is excited to share the open call for the Summer 2026 residency program. The short-term residency is open to applicants from Buffalo and across the United States who are seeking resources\, time\, and support for ongoing projects or the creation of new work. \nResidents have tailored access to facilities\, equipment\, technical consultation\, from Squeaky Wheel\, as well as our partners Buffalo Game Space\, The Foundry\, Mirabo Press\, and Silo City. Residents present on their work together in a public event\, present a workshop for the Squeaky Wheel community\, and participate in tailored activities\, such as field trips\, critiques\, among others. \nWe aim to support our residents’ careers and continue our relationships after the residency has concluded. Former residents have been invited to present exhibitions\, performances\, screenings\, among other activities. \nBanner image: A tour of Silo City with their Director of Ecology Joshua Smith\, and Squeaky Wheel residents Ahmed T. Ragheb\, Lily Ekimian Ragheb\, and Kathryn Ramey and her son. Behind them is a large grain silo\, Marine A.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/workspace-residency-summer-2026/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Call,Residencies
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SUMMARY:A/V Club
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, January 21\, 6:30-8:30pm\nFree\, sign up below\nWe’ve added preceding Saturdays as A/V Studio days where members are encouraged to convene and work on projects in our lab to present for the meetup. Future dates will be: \nSaturday\, January 17\, 2-4pm A/V Studio \nSaturday\, February 14\, 2-5pm A/V Studio \nWednesday\, February 18\, 6:30-8:30pm A/V Club Meetup \nSaturday\, March 14\, 2-5pm A/V Studio \nWednesday\, March 18\, 6:30-8:30pm A/V Club Meetup \nJoin us for the next round of Squeaky’s A/V Club\, a monthly meetup for digital artists\, media artists\, sound artists\, video artists\, filmmakers\, animators\, game designers\, etc etc.  Come share works in progress\, talk skills and experiences\, and embrace the challenges of making media work in an informal\, constructive and exploratory environment. New members are always welcome and appreciated- we want to see your work! \n  \nHave a skill you want to share with the group? We’re looking for ways to share the little tidbits of wisdom we’ve picked up along the way from the various working methods we’ve employed while toiling in the studio. If you’ve found an interesting art hack\, have a passion for technical skill\, or find yourself knowledgeable in a topic you think might be good to pass along to fellow artists\, fill out this form and let us know! We’d like to include informal skill sharing as part of the A/V Club structure in the future. \n  \nNote: This is an interdisciplinary group\, so if you’re only interested in talking about a single art form\, then this might not be the right group for you. If you’re interested in sharing\, learning\, exploring\, and experimenting across forms\, genres\, styles\, processes\, and mediums\, then you’ll be right at home! \n 
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/a-v-club-12/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Call,Skill Share
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T190000
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SUMMARY:Olivia Ong Evans' Kota Hujan (City of Rain)
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, December 5\, 7 pm\nFree or suggested donation\nSqueaky Wheel is excited to present a behind the scenes look in Olivia Ong Evans’ upcoming film Kota Hujan (City of Rain). \nKota Hujan is a collection of nostalgic memories and playful tales that trace the shifting meanings of home through time and across diasporas. The film features my mother’s narration of stories from her childhood in Bogor\, Indonesia during the 1960s and ’70s. These recollections are interwoven with scenes of the city and its landscapes from our return visit to her hometown in 2024. The soundtrack for the film features recordings from a live performance by the Nusantara Arts Javanese Gamelan group in Buffalo\, NY. \nThe artist will present on the process of making the in-progress film\, including traveling to Bogor in 2024\, editing the footage filmed at that time\, subtitling and translation\, as well as the challenges and insights that have come up through the process. The talk will feature selected footage of the work in progress to show how the film is taking shape. \nThis is the first of two events celebrating Evans’ work; on Saturday\, December 20\, CAO Collective (Chinese Artists & Organizers Collective) will lead a virtual writing workshop offering participants the chance to dive deeper into the film’s themes through their own reflections and connections. Learn more and register here. \nThis project is supported by a Support for Artists grant from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. \nAttendees: Please note that you cannot enter Tri-Main Center after 7:30 pm. Squeaky Wheel is located in Suite 310 of Tri-Main Center. Take the elevator to the third floor\, and head left. Click here to see parking\, transportation\, and accessibility information. \nBiography of the artist\nOlivia Ong Evans is an artist based in Buffalo\, NY. Her work often explores themes of diasporic identity and connection to nature. She was a 2021 Workspace Resident at Squeaky Wheel\, where she worked on the video art project Identity Karma. \nBanner image: A still from Olivia Ong Evans’ film Kota Hujan (City of Rain). A still of Bogor\, Indonesia at dusk or dawn\, with a pink and orange sky. Shorter buildings with flat roofs are on the bottom\, and skyscrapers and mountains are visible in the distance. A bird is flying through the frame.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/olivia-ong-evans-kota-hujan-city-of-rain/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Work-in-progress
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SUMMARY:Joan Nobile's Drop in the Ocean
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 22\, 3–5 pm\, artist talk at 4 pm\nFree or suggested donation\nSqueaky Wheel invites you for an afternoon to experience Joan Nobile’s visual novel video game Drop in the Ocean\, with an artist talk by the artist. The work provides audiences with a space to explore how women and marginalized communities resist hostile gaming environments dominated by white\, straight\, cisgender men while finding companionship\, community\, and solidarity. \nThe video game is about Emily\, a lonely gamer who struggles to find companionship. She finds an online community for her favorite video game\, finding friendship and community for the first time\, while simultaneously meeting a new potential love interest and catching up with an old offline friend. She struggles to balance these new social responsibilities when a new game comes out based on her favorite series. While online\, Emily and another female-identified player are harassed\, leading to the latter leaving the community and Emily becoming the target of continued harassment both on and offline. As Emily\, the player must choose how to respond to 1) social obligations\, 2) harassment\, and 3) finding ways to improve the situation\, if possible. The game will have multiple endings based on the player’s major choices along the way. \n“The project aims to immerse audiences in the experience of a woman who struggles to find community while simultaneously facing harassment in gaming spaces\, highlighting a sadly common occurrence in online spaces. For women and other marginalized people who might play\, I want to show them that they are not alone\, that this happens to other folks like them\, and to provide both solidarity and possibilities towards recovery and online/offline community reconnection. Choosing a visual novel format over more traditional action games ensures accessibility and intimacy for players of all skill levels\, utilizing text and simple imagery to explore themes of community\, connection\, resistance\, and cyberfeminism.” – Joan Nobile \nAttendees: Several computers will be available for audiences to experience the game. Squeaky Wheel is located in Suite 310 of Tri-Main Center. Take the elevator to the third floor\, and head left. Click here to see parking\, transportation\, and accessibility information. Light refreshments will be available. \nJoan Nobile’s Drop in the Ocean is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. \nBiography of the artist\nJoan Nobile (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist-scholar from Brooklyn\, NY. She holds a BA in Media Production from Buffalo State College and an MFA in Media Arts Production from the University at Buffalo. Her research and work broadly focus on media theory and critique\, gaming\, cyberfeminism\, and glitch aesthetics/feminism. Her practice involves work in film\, video\, zines\, and video games. When she’s not working or creating\, Joan enjoys visiting farmer’s markets\, reading & watching non-fiction\, and spending too much time playing video games. She currently lives in Buffalo\, NY with her partner. \nImage: A still from Drop in the Ocean. An illustration of an upset looking femme person in hoody in a woodsy area with autumn colors. On top of the illustration are selection boxes with the options “with caution”\, “with snark”\, “oh\, fuck this! I’m pissed” and a larger box with options and the text “I had to handle this…”
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/joan-nobiles-drop-in-the-ocean/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Video Games
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SUMMARY:Bit Depth\, Episode 2 | Songs and Justice
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 7\, 2025\nDoor: 6:30 pm | Event start: 7 pm\nTickets below. $15 General / Free for Squeaky Wheel members.\nSqueaky Wheel invites you to the second episode of Bit Depth\, a new critical Squeaky variety show and event series! In Episode 2\, Songs and Justice\, we’ll be focusing on revolutionary figures\, from Buffalo and beyond\, whose impact has been felt in our community and across the world. The event will feature a screening of Frame-up! The Imprisonment of Martin Sostre (1974); a conversation with Geraldine Robinson\, James Coughlin\, and Brandon Schlia from the Justice for Geraldine and Martin Campaign; and a screening of John Akomfrah’s Seven Songs for Malcolm X (1995)\, introduced by Donte McFadden. All of this will be accompanied by a delicious spread (including vegan and gluten free options) by celebrated chef Kevin Thurston. Join us! \nBit Depth is Squeaky’s take on the Buffalo arts variety show. Each “episode” will feature a mix of films\, artists\, hackers\, magicians\, scientists\, performances\, mini-workshops\, scholars and more\, accompanied by a special spread of food by local celebrity chefs. Inspired in equal part by events such as Just Buffalo’s Big Night\, Hallwalls’ Art+Science Cabaret\, and Arika’s Episodes\, Bit Depth are one-of-a-kind evenings featuring luminaries and rarities from around the world in critical and joyous engagement with media art in all that it can entail. \nThis event is supported by Teiger Foundation. Frame-up! The Imprisonment of Martin Sostre is courtesy of Cinema Guild. Seven Songs for Malcolm X is courtesy of Icarus Films. Special thank you to Pooja Rangan and Jesse Trussel. \nAttendees: Please note that you cannot enter Tri-Main Center after 7:30 pm. Squeaky Wheel is located in Suite 310 of Tri-Main Center. Take the elevator to the third floor\, and head left.  Click here to see parking\, transportation\, and accessibility information. Food will feature vegetarian and gluten free options. The program will be in three parts\, with short breaks in between. Members can email office@squeaky.org with the subject “Bit Depth” and we’ll reserve their spot within 24 hours. Not a member? Annual rates start at just $30 – sign up here. \nProgram\n \nSteven Fischler Joel Sucher Howard Blatt\, Frame-up! The Imprisonment of Martin Sostre\n30 minutes\, 16mm on digital video\, 1974 \nExamining the case of Martin Sostre\, a black Puerto Rican bookstore owner in Buffalo\, New York who was framed on drug possession charges in 1967 and sentenced to prison\, this film shows how the American justice system can be abused for purposes of political repression.\n \n \nTalk | Justice for Geraldine and Martin Campaign\, with Geraldine Robinson\, James Coughlin\, and Brandon Schlia \nThe Justice for Geraldine and Martin Campaign has been working intensively for years to clear the names of both Martin Sostre\, and Geraldine Robinson who was arrested with Martin Sostre in 1967. We’ll be joined by Geraldine (Pointer) Robinson\, who will be accompanied by James Coughlin and artist Brandon Schlia who will present a brief documentary on the work of the campaign. Donations for the campain will be accepted during the event\, and books our friends at from Burning Books will be available. \n“On the night of July 14\, 1967\, Geraldine Pointer (then Robinson) was helping Martin Sostre close the Afro-Asian Bookshop on Jefferson Avenue. The two met and started dating the previous year\, soon after he opened the city’s first Black revolutionary bookstore. Sostre eventually opened two more stores\, including the East-West Bookshop which Pointer managed. In the early morning of July 15th\, plainclothes police and FBI agents raided the store on Jefferson and arrested the two\, scapegoating Sostre as the cause of the city’s recent uprising. \n​Geraldine Robinson became one of the first Black women political prisoners of the Black Power era\, yet her struggle remains virtually unknown today. Any dedication to the excavation and dissemination of Martin Sostre’s legacy must also acknowledge the importance of Geraldine’s struggle and the enduring impact of state repression on her and her family.” – Read more at the Martin Sostre Insititute and sign the campaign here. \n \nJohn Akomfrah\, Seven Songs for Malcolm X\n52 minutes\, 16mm on digital video\, 1993\n \nAn homage to the inspirational African-American civil rights leader\, Seven Songs for Malcolm X collects testimonies\, eyewitness accounts and dramatic reenactments to tell the life\, legacy\, loves\, and losses of Malcolm X. Featuring interviews with Malcolm’s widow Betty Shabazz\, Spike Lee\, and many other\, Seven Songs looks for the meaning behind the resurgence of interest in the man whose X always stood for the unknown. The film will be introduced by Donte McFadden. \n“What makes Seven Songs so provocative is that Akomfrah shows respect for many different interpretations of Malcolm\, suggesting that this revolutionary figure belongs to everybody.”—The Chicago Reader \n“Seven Songs for Malcolm X combines riveting footage of the man himself\, extracts from his writing\, recollections of his family\, friends and fellow activists\, with [brief] staged tableaux. It’s all here: Malcolm X’s charisma\, the struggle to clarify his beliefs\, and the context in which they evolved… an engrossing portrait.”—Geoff Ellis\, Time Out (London) \nMenu\n \nThe menu prepared and selected by artist and chef Kevin Thurston will include glutenfree and vegan options\, including: \n\nTurkey meatballs\, cinnamon scented tomato sauce (gf)\nRoasted vegetable platter (v/gf)\nMuhamara and pita (v)\nDolmades (v/gf)\nBarrel+Brine pickles (gf)\nSelected treats from Arabic Sweets\n\n            </p>\n<h4>Biographies of the artists\, filmmakers\, and chef</h4>\n<p>                        \nDonte McFadden\, PhD\, is a leader\, educator and mentor. Donte previously served as the Director of the Distinguished Visiting Scholars from 2021-2024. Prior to joining UB\, he served as the Senior Associate Director for Undergraduate Research and High Impact Practices for the Educational Opportunity Program at Marquette University. In this role\, he served as the Director of the Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program. He has held other leadership roles with the Educational Opportunity Program at Marquette\, including serving as its Interim Director and Associate Director of Administration\, Curriculum and Evaluation. Donte received his PhD in English with an emphasis in Film Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He earned a master’s degree in English and a BFA/BA in Film/Film Studies also from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Donte is co-founder of Black Lens\, a showcase for African American filmmakers as part of the Milwaukee Film Festival. \nBorn in Accra\, Ghana\, in 1957\, to radical political activist parents\, John Akomfrah was widely recognized as one of the most influential figures of black British culture in the 1980s. An artist\, lecturer\, and writer as well as a filmmaker\, his twenty-year body of work is among the most distinctive in the contemporary British art world\, and his cultural influence continues today. As a teen\, Akomfrah was a Super 8 filmmaker and enthusiast. With several underground cine clubs in London\, he helped bring Asian and European arthouse cinema\, militant cinema from Africa and Latin America\, and American independent and avant-garde cinema to minority audiences. In 1982\, Akomfrah helped found the seminal\, cine-cultural workshop the Black Audio Film Collective. He directed a broad range of work for the group\, including fiction films\, tape slides\, single-screen gallery pieces\, experimental videos\, music videos\, and documentaries. Since 1987\, Akomfrah’s work has been shown in galleries including Documenta (Germany)\, the De Balie (Holland)\, Centre George Pompidou (France)\, the Serpentine and Whitechapel Galleries (UK); and The Museum of Modern Art (USA). A major new retrospective of Akomfrah’s gallery-based work with the Black Audio Film Collective premiered at the FACT and Arnolfini galleries (UK) and is now making a tour of galleries and museums throughout Europe. In 2000\, Akomfrah was awarded the Gold Digital Award at the Cheonju International Film Festival\, South Korea\, for his innovative use of digital technology. He has been an artist-in-residence at universities including\, most recently\, New York University\, and a jury member at festivals including\, most recently the BFI London Film Festival\, UK\, and the Tarifa International Film Festival\, Spain. He has lectured at institutions including CalArts\, the Art Institute of Chicago\, and the London Institute. He was a member of the Arts Council Film Committee\, and Governor of the British Film Institute from 2001 through 2007. John Akomfrah is currently a Governor of Film London\, a visiting professor of film at the University of Westminster (United Kingdom)\, and an officer of the Order of the British Empire. \nThe Justice for Geraldine and Martin campaign is an ongoing\, volunteer-led effort to exonerate Geraldine Pointer and Martin Sostre\, for their frame up and wrongful arrests at Buffalo\, New York’s Afro-Asian Book Shop July 15th\, 1967. Along with teaching the history of Geraldine and Martin’s struggle and sacrifice\, the campaign is raising funds to steward the site of the former Afro-Asian Book Shop at 1412 Jefferson Avenue\, a mural dedicated to Geraldine and Martin\, and forthcoming events. \nKevin Thurston is the Chef and General Manager of Tipico Coffee. Prior to that\, he co-owned Cafe Godot. In addition to his culinary work\, he wrote Color Me White (BlazeVox) which was illustrated by Mickey Harmon and has numerous publication credits. He has performed with the ensemble BuffFluxus for over 20 years. He lives with his wife and daughter in a Polish workman’s cottage on the outskirts of Buffalo. \n             \n  \nBanner image: A black and white still from Seven Songs for Malcolm X by John Akomfrah.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/bit-depth-episode-2-songs-and-justice/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T210000
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SUMMARY:Village of Widows: The Story of the Sahtu Dene and the Atomic Bomb
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 5\, 7 pm\n$10 General / Free for Members\nPeter Blow’s documentary Village of Widows: The Story of the Sahtu Dene and the Atomic Bomb (53 minutes\, 1999) recounts the tragedy of the Sahtu Dene people used by the Canadian Government as “coolies” to transport the uranium ore that went into the bombs that shattered Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Eldorado mine (situated on the remote shores of Great Bear Lake in Canada’s Northwest Territories) fueled the U.S. Military’s atomic bomb program from 1942 to 1960. Deadly radiation poisoning has left the Sahtu Dene village of Deline a community without grandfathers. 1.7 million tonnes of radioactive waste remains at the minesite and in their lake. The Sahtu Dene have travelled from the Stone Age to the Atomic Age in one generation. \nVillage Of Widows chronicles their struggle to come to terms with the legacy of the world’s first uranium mine on their traditional homeland. The film concludes with the remarkable spiritual journey taken by the group of Sahtu Dene who attended the Hiroshima Peace Ceremonies\, and the friendship that developed between the Dene and the Hiroshima hibakusha. \nVillage Of Widows was broadcast to much acclaim on Canada’s VISION TV in 1999. It premiered at the prestigious Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival in New York; it was the 2nd prize winner of the RigobertaMenchu Tum Foundation Award at the First Peoples of the Americas Festival in Montreal\, and won the VISION Humanitarian Award at the Hot Docs 2000 Festival in Toronto\, where it was also nominated for Best Political Documentary. \nShown as part of the public programs as part of our exhibition\, Radiation Borders\, Peter Blow’s award-winning film showcases the both a little-known and far-reaching consequences of the U.S.’ atomic bomb\, and how solidarities can form and be established across national and colonial borders. Special thank you to The Gem Theater in Bethel\, ME. This event is supported by Teiger Foundation. \nAttendees: Please note that you cannot enter Tri-Main Center after 7:30 pm. Squeaky Wheel is located in Suite 310 of Tri-Main Center. Take the elevator to the third floor\, and head left. Click here to see parking\, transportation\, and accessibility information. Vegetarian samosas will be available. Members can email office@squeaky.org with the subject “Village of Widows” and we’ll reserve their spot within 24 hours. Not a member? Annual rates start at just $30 – sign up here. \nBiography of the filmmaker\nPeter Blow is a veteran award winning documentary filmmaker\, who has worked on over 100 broadcast documentaries in England and Canada. \nHe graduated from the London International Film School and worked on two Oscar nominated specials\, Mysterious Castles Of Clay and Leopard That Changed Its Spots for Anglia Television’s World Of Survival environmental series.\nEmigrating to Canada in 1977\, career highlights include – working as writer/researcher and story consultant on the Oscar nominated doc Harvest Of Despair\, which chronicled the Stalin Engineered famine in Ukraine\, that aired on PBS. In the mid eighties he started writing\, producing and directing documentaries including Borrowed Time\, a TVO/BBC Scotland co-production on the collapse of family farms\, and The Barrens Quest\, an NFB/CBC co-production for Nature Of Things. Village Of Widows\, a doc he made in association with the Deline Band Council\, won the VISION 2000 Humanitarian Award at Toronto’s Hot Docs Festival; the Rigoberta Menchu Tum Foundation Award (2nd prize) at the First Peoples of the Americas Festival\, as well as the top documentary prize at the New York International Film Festival. \nIn the early 2000’s he began a long collaboration with Roman Kroitor\, one of the inventors of IMAX\, co-writing a 3D IMAX comedic animation fable entitled The Cosmic Junkyard with Roman. He is presently writing a semi-factual novel called Whack\, which tells the remarkable story of the Irish Canadian adventurer who fought to end slavery in 19th century Cuba\, and recently wrote and directed an affectionate portrait of his own small town Ontario community entitled\, Last Beer At The Pig’s Ear. \nImage: A black and white photograph from the production of Village of Widows. A number of people are standing around a train station in Japan with luggage around them. Two of them are holding a sign “Welcome Dene People” and underneath “Article 9 Society in Hiroshima”. Photograph courtesy of Peter Blow.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/village-of-widows-the-story-of-the-sahtu-dene-and-the-atomic-bomb/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screenings
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SUMMARY:Wave Farm & NYSCA: Media Arts Breakfast Zoom with Squeaky and BIFF
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, November 3\, 2025\, 10:30 am – 12 pm\nOnline on zoom\nRegister here\nWaveFarm & NYSCA present their latest online convening in early November for the next Media Arts Breakfast with a focus on the media arts ecosystem in Buffalo\, NY\, along with updates from NYSCA’s Fabiana Chiu-Rinaldi and Wave Farm’s Galen Joseph-Hunter. Recent Media Arts Assistance Fund (MAAF) grantees Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center and the Buffalo International Film Festival will share updates from MAAF-funded projects and will highlight recent and upcoming programming. Finally\, we’ll go round the room to hear updates from attendees! \nMeeting Agenda: \n\nWelcome and introductions from Wave Farm’s Galen Joseph-Hunter\nNYSCA updates from Fabiana Chiu-Rinaldi\nMAAF for Organizations grantees share short presentations:\n\nAnna Scime\, Executive Director of the Buffalo International Film Festival\nEkrem Serdar\, Curator at Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center\n\n\nQ&A\nRound the Room updates from all of you!\n\nBanner image: Dense\, black and white television static.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/wave-farm-nysca-media-arts-breakfast-zoom-with-squeaky-and-biff/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partners,Special Event,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T190000
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SUMMARY:Bit Depth\, Episode 1: Nuclear Set
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 24\, 7 pm\n$15 General / Free for Squeaky Wheel members\nSqueaky Wheel invites you to the first episode of Bit Depth\, a new critical Squeaky variety show and event series! In Episode 1\, Nuclear Set\, we will be featuring artist talks\, films\, and music focusing on nuclear harm and anxieties\, tying in to our current exhibition Radiation Borders. The event will feature exhibition artist Elizabeth Tannie Lewin in conversation with former resident Dana Murray Tyrrell (both former Workspace Residents in 2017)\, a performance by the luminous cellist Katie Weissmann\, a screening of Arwa Aburawa and Turab Shah’s And still\, it remains (2023 Best Experimental Film\, Blackstar Film Festival)\, the short film sound of a million insects\, light of a thousand stars in memory of the recently deceased filmmaker Tomonari Nishikawa\, and the 1953 3D “documentary” Doom Town. All of this accompanied by a delicious Mediterranean spread (including vegan and gluten free options) by celebrated chef Kevin Thurston. Join us! \nBit Depth is Squeaky’s take on the Buffalo arts variety show. Each “episode” will feature a mix of films\, artists\, hackers\, magicians\, scientists\, performances\, mini-workshops\, scholars and more\, accompanied by a special spread of food by local celebrity chefs. Inspired in equal part by events such as Just Buffalo’s Big Night\, Hallwalls’ Art+Science Cabaret\, and Arika’s Episodes\, Bit Depth are one-of-a-kind evenings featuring luminaries and rarities from Buffalo and beyond in critical and joyous engagement with media art in all that it can entail. \nThis event is supported by Teiger Foundation. Arwa Aburawa and Turab Shah’s And still\, it remains is courtesy of LUX (London\, UK). Tomonari Nishikawa’s sound of a million insects\, light of a thousand stars is courtesy of Canyon Cinema (San Francisco\, CA). Doom Town is courtesy of the 3D Film Archive. Special thank you to Flicker Alley. \nAttendees: Please note that you cannot enter Tri-Main Center after 7:30 pm. Squeaky Wheel is located in Suite 310 of Tri-Main Center. Take the elevator to the third floor\, and head left.  Click here to see parking\, transportation\, and accessibility information. Food will feature vegetarian and gluten free options. The program will be in three parts\, with short breaks in between. Members can email office@squeaky.org with the subject “Bit Depth” and we’ll reserve their spot within 24 hours. Not a member? Annual rates start at just $30 – sign up here. \nFilms\n \nTomonari Nishikawa\, sound of a million insects\, light of a thousand stars\n2 minutes\, 35 mm on digital video\, Japan/USA\, 2014 \nI buried a 100-foot 35mm negative film under fallen leaves alongside a country road\, which was about 25 km away from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station\, from the sunset of June 24\, 2014\, to the sunrise of the following day. The night was beautiful with a starry sky\, and numerous summer insects were singing loud. The area was once an evacuation zone\, but now people live there after the removal of the contaminated soil. – Tomonari Nishikawa \nThis project is made possible with funds from the Media Arts Assistance Fund\, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts\, Electronic Media and Film\, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; administered by Wave Farm. \n \nArwa Aburawa and Turab Shah\, And still\, it remains\n28 mins\, 4K Video\, Algeria/UK\, 2023 \nAnd still\, it remains is a new film by Arwa Aburawa and Turab Shah which carries forward their long-term dedication to exploring race and environmental legacies of colonialism. In this work\, they examine the ongoing impact of French toxic colonialism in Mertoutek\, a village nestled in the Hoggar Mountains of Algeria’s Southern Sahara and a home to the Escamaran community of Black Algerians. Used as a testing ground for nuclear bombs by the French between 1961 and 1966\, the area continues to suffer the consequences of radioactive fallout circulating in the water and soil. \nThe film examines Mertoutek’s encounter with French nuclear colonialism without restricting the region’s history to a narrow colonial temporality. Juxtaposed with slow meditative shots of the mountains\, Escamaran ways of life and ancient rock art\, experiences of French nuclear experiments\, faith and spirituality are narrated by the voices of multiple residents. Summoning the landscape as a witness and protagonist\, And still\, it remains reflects on the deep inscription of colonial violence into the landscape’s body and ecology. It also pushes against forms of visual capture that reproduce a colonial gaze while challenging visibility as the currency for political redress. Winds migrating across the Sahara have recently carried sand containing nuclear remains from the Algerian Sahara back to France\, serving as a reminder that the environmental afterlives of colonialism cannot be contained or forgotten. \nBy focussing on the experiences of Mertoutek residents\, Aburawa and Shah throw into sharp relief the racial oversight in the ‘end of the world’ discourse by asking what worlds have already ended and what does a life after the end of the world look like? What does intimacy with toxic colonialism afford its survivors and how does it shape their ideas around justice? How does one recover from ongoing violence and how\, ultimately\, do you carry on? \n \nDoom Town\n18 min\, Dunning 3D process presented on anaglyphic 3D\, USA\, 1953\nDirected by Allan Milner. Screenplay by Gerald Schnitzer. Produced by Lee Savin. 2003 recreation by Peter Kuran and Greg Kintz. \nThe first 3-D documentary\, Doom Town was made by independent producer Lee Savin\, who was intrigued by the atomic-bomb tests at Yucca Flats in Nevada. Filming began March 17\, 1953. Photographed with the Dunning Three-Dimensional Process\, it captured the devastating effects of an atomic blast. \nDoom Town was written by screenwriter-director-author Gerald Schnitzer\, whose credits included scripts for Bela Lugosi (The Corpse Vanishes\, Bowery at Midnight) and The Bowery Boys. Schnitzer also created several acclaimed TV commercials for Kodak (“Kodak Moment”)\, Chevrolet\, and Clairol. \nDoom Town was sneak-previewed on April 30 at the Paramount Theaterin Hollywood and opened ni Los Angeles on July 2 with The Maze and Lippert’s 3-D short\, College Capers. The next day it opened at the Telenews theaters ni San Francisco and Oakland. After these bookings\, it was mysteriously pulled from circulation. Although the project was approved by proper channels\, the anti-atomic testing stance was hardly a message the government wanted to promote. Was Doom Town suppressed? Nobody seems to know but the movie disappeared without a trace in July 1953. \nIt was lost for decades until the negatives\, slated to be junked\, were discovered and salvaged by the 3-D Film Archive in 1985. The separate reel with the color atomic bomb shots was missing; a recreation was done in 2003 by Peter Kuran\, using actual 3D- atomic bomb footage. The original “multi-sound” has been recreated by Greg Kintz. \nYears ahead of its time\, Doom Town is a prescient social statement and an excellent example of 3-D filmmaking. – Ted Okuda\, 3-D Rarities\, Blu-Ray published by Flicker Alley\, 2015 \nArtist talk with Elizabeth Tannie Lewin with Dana Murray Tyrrell\n \nVisiting artist Elizabeth Tannie Lewin will be speaking with Dana Murray Tyrrell about her work in our exhibition Radiation Borders\, and which names the first episode of Bit Depth: Nuclear Set. Nuclear Set interweaves Jorge Luis Borges’s Library of Babel\, poetry by Maquis\, Rene Char\, the journals of Italian Futurist\, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti\, historical footage of the United States’ nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands\, and a 3D video game landscape of Bikini Atoll to speculate a future that will survive our extinction. This artist talk reunites the two artists who were both part of Squeaky Wheel’s Workspace Residency program in 2018\, and both of whom have significantly investigated the legacies of nuclear toxicity and harm in their work. \nPerformance by Katie Weissman\n \nKatie Weissman began playing the cello at the age of three at Buffalo Suzuki Strings after seeing Yo-Yo Ma appear on Sesame Street and holds a Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance from Boston University. When at home in Buffalo\, Katie is a cellist and vocalist in the contemporary music ensemble Wooden Cities and is a substitute for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Shea’s Performing Arts Center. She also plays with the composition think-tank Evolution of the Arm\, free jazz group Root Cellar\, folk-rock bands Haunted Continents and Birddog\, and various other chamber music outfits in the Western New York area. She has toured at home and abroad and has lent her playing to many recording projects in the studio\, including multiple albums and stage performances by Buffalo’s own Goo Goo Dolls. She teaches privately in her own studio and currently lives in Williamsville with her dogs\, rabbits\, and birds. \nMenu by Kevin Thurston\n \nThe menu prepared and selected by artist and chef Kevin Thurston will include glutenfree and vegan options\, including: \n\nTurkey meatballs\, cinnamon scented tomato sauce\nMuhammara (vegan/gf) + pita\nCreamy cucumbers (gf)\nPickle tray from Barrel + Brine (vegan/gf)\nAssorted sweets from Arabic Sweets\nand more!\n\nBiographies of the artists\, filmmakers\, and chef\nArwa Aburawa and Turab Shah are a directing duo dedicated to exploring race\, migration\, the environment and other ongoing legacies of colonialism through film. Together they also co-founded Other Cinemas\, a project dedicated to supporting Black and non-white communities in London through free film screenings and a free\, year-long film school. \nDana Murray Tyrrell is an artist\, curator\, and writer from Niagara Falls\, New York. His artwork can be found in the permanent collections of the Castellani Art Museum\, Roger Tory Peterson Institute\, University at Buffalo Department of Art\, and the Pride Center of Western New York. Recent solo exhibitions include Love Canal at the Earl W. Brydges Library (2024-25)\, Floater at Kingfish Gallery (2021)\, and Blue at the Castellani Art Museum (2017). Select group exhibits include Black Rock Arts (2025)\, the Burchfield Penney Art Center (2023\, 2021)\, and ECHO Art Fair (2016). He currently works at the Burchfield Penney with past roles at Rivalry Projects\, the Niagara Arts & Cultural Center\, and former Albright-Knox Art Gallery. \nElizabeth (Betsy) Tannie Lewin is a digital media artist interested in: technology\, landscape\, identity\, disappearance\, history\, and utopia. \nKatie Weissman began playing the cello at the age of three at Buffalo Suzuki Strings after seeing Yo-Yo Ma appear on Sesame Street and holds a Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance from Boston University. When at home in Buffalo\, Katie is a cellist and vocalist in the contemporary music ensemble Wooden Cities and is a substitute for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Shea’s Performing Arts Center. She also plays with the composition think-tank Evolution of the Arm\, free jazz group Root Cellar\, folk-rock bands Haunted Continents and Birddog\, and various other chamber music outfits in the Western New York area. She has toured at home and abroad and has lent her playing to many recording projects in the studio\, including multiple albums and stage performances by Buffalo’s own Goo Goo Dolls. She teaches privately in her own studio and currently lives in Williamsville with her dogs\, rabbits\, and birds. \nKevin Thurston is the Chef and General Manager of Tipico Coffee. Prior to that\, he co-owned Cafe Godot. In addition to his culinary work\, he wrote Color Me White (BlazeVox) which was illustrated by Mickey Harmon and has numerous publication credits. He has performed with the ensemble BuffFluxus for over 20 years. He lives with his wife and daughter in a Polish workman’s cottage on the outskirts of Buffalo. \nTomonari Nishikawa’s (1969-2025) films explore the idea of documenting situations/phenomena through chosen medium and techniques\, often focusing on the process of art making. His films have been screened at numerous film festivals and art venues\, including Berlinale\, Edinburgh International Film Festival\, Hong Kong International Film Festival\, International Film Festival Rotterdam\, London Film Festival\, New York Film Festival\, Media City Film Festival\, Singapore International Film Festival\, and Toronto International Film Festival. In 2010\, he showed a series of 8mm and 16mm films at MoMA P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center\, and his film installation\, Building 945\, received the 2008 Grant from the Museum of Contemporary Cinema in Spain. He taught in the Cinema Department at Binghamton University.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/bit-depth-episode-1-nuclear-set/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
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SUMMARY:A/V Club
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, October 22\, 6:30-8:30pm\nFree\, sign up below\nWe’ve added preceding Saturdays as A/V Club studio days where members are encouraged to convene and work on projects in our lab to present for the meetup. Future dates will be: \nSaturday\, October 18\, 2-5pm A/V Studio \nWednesday\, October 22\, 6:30-8:30pm A/V Club Meetup \nFriday\, November 14 is A/V Club Presents\, a showcase of A/V Club participants’ work (more info to come!) \nJoin us for the next round of Squeaky’s A/V Club\, a monthly meetup for digital artists\, media artists\, sound artists\, video artists\, filmmakers\, animators\, game designers\, etc etc.  Come share works in progress\, talk skills and experiences\, and embrace the challenges of making media work in an informal\, constructive and exploratory environment. New members are always welcome and appreciated- we want to see your work! \n  \nHave a skill you want to share with the group? We’re looking for ways to share the little tidbits of wisdom we’ve picked up along the way from the various working methods we’ve employed while toiling in the studio. If you’ve found an interesting art hack\, have a passion for technical skill\, or find yourself knowledgeable in a topic you think might be good to pass along to fellow artists\, fill out this form and let us know! We’d like to include informal skill sharing as part of the A/V Club structure in the future. \n  \nNote: This is an interdisciplinary group\, so if you’re only interested in talking about a single art form\, then this might not be the right group for you. If you’re interested in sharing\, learning\, exploring\, and experimenting across forms\, genres\, styles\, processes\, and mediums\, then you’ll be right at home! \n 
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/a-v-club-13/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open Call,Skill Share
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SUMMARY:NEW PROGRAM! Youth Film Lab
DESCRIPTION:New in Fall 2025!\nYouth Film Lab\nOctober 21- December 13\nTuesdays & Thursdays\n4-6pm\n8 weeks (no class Nov 27)\n  \nSqueaky Wheel’s Youth Film Lab is an intensive and fun filmmaking program for teens ages 13-19. Located at Squeaky Wheel\, in the TriMain Center\, 2495 Main St. Suites 310 & 314\, in Buffalo. Join us to collaborate in every aspect of the filmmaking process – scriptwriting\, storyboarding\, acting\, camera\, lighting\, sound\, editing\, and special effects. You’ll work with professional equipment and software\, highly experienced instructors\, and amazing guest artists. You’ll take field trips to local film sets and production studios. You’ll have the opportunity to submit your films to film festivals\, and you’ll build skills that will prepare you prepare for college and for jobs in the film and television industry. \nQuestions? email caroline@squeaky.org or call 716-884-7172 \n  \nSliding scale fee:  $0 – $240 \nIn order to keep this program accessible to everyone\, we have implemented a sliding scale fee. \n \nPlease choose the ticket price that fits your budget\, including $0. \nIf you would like to contribute an amount that isn’t listed\, please register for the $0 ticket and email caroline@squeaky.org for instructions. \nNo one will be turned away for lack of funds. \n  \n 
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/youth-film-lab/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Youth Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T190000
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SUMMARY:Beena Sarwar's Democracy in Debt: Sri Lanka – Beyond the Headlines
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, October 15\, 7 pm\nFree or suggested donation\nSri Lanka made headlines in 2022 when a massive economic crisis catalyzed sustained\, peaceful protests and forced regime change. Colombo is where policy decisions are made\, but in a democracy\, it is villages like Dutuwewa that make their voices heard. How has the country coped? What lessons does Sri Lanka’s situation hold for the world. Juxtaposing residents of a remote village with the policy makers of the city\, Democracy in Debt: Sri Lanka – Beyond the Headlines (25 minutes\, 2024) combines the thoughts and feelings of villagers with the opinions of economists and politicians. The film will be followed with a Q&A with the filmmaker. Presented by the UB Asia Research Institute\, Department of Geography\, Journalism Program\, Department of English\, Department of Media Study\, Asian Studies Program\, and Squeaky Wheel Film and Media Art Center. \nAttendees: Please note that you cannot enter Tri-Main Center after 7:30 pm. Squeaky Wheel is located in Suite 310 of Tri-Main Center. Take the elevator to the third floor\, and head left. Click here to see parking\, transportation\, and accessibility information. \n \nAbout the filmmaker\nBeena Sarwar is a multimedia journalist\, editor\, and documentary filmmaker from Pakistan who focuses on human rights\, gender\, media\, peace\, extremism\, violence\, and South Asia. She is chief editor of the Sapan News Network\, a syndicated features service she launched in 2021 with a small team of volunteers\, bringing together her decades of experience in journalism\, activism\, and academia. \nBanner image: A still from Democracy in Debt: Sri Lanka – Beyond the Headlines (2024). A blue and orange sunset of water and sky\, with hills in shadows in the Dutuwewa region of Sri Lanka.
URL:https://squeaky.org/event/democracy-in-debt/
LOCATION:Squeaky Wheel\, 2495 Main Street\, Suite 310\, Buffalo\, NY\, 14214\, United States
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