Films to Watch- Charles and Ray Eames- “Powers of 10”

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Feb 202025
 

Charles and Ray Eames‘ Powers of 10, is currently on view as part of Palm Springs Art Museum‘s Particles and Waves: Southern California Abstraction and Science, 1945-1990, among a collection of experimental abstract films.

In the nine minute film you travel in powers of 10 in two directions, starting with a couple having a picnic in a park in Chicago. You then zoom out into space until you are 100 million light years distance from them and then return to travel into the man’s hand in negative powers of 10 until you reach a proton of a carbon atom at 10−16 meters.

Below is the film in its entirety but it is definitely worth seeing on a big screen if you can.

3rd Annual Tampa Bay Latin International Film Festival

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Sep 192023
 

Trailer for Translators

This past Saturday was the 3rd Annual Tampa Bay International Film Festival in collaboration with Dunedin International Film Festival, Mi Gente Mi Pueblo, and Creative Pinellas. The short films selected for the festival varied in length, subject matter, and style- but they all presented unique perspectives on the Latin American experience.

The film above Translators, directed by Rudy Valdez, was a standout. The moving documentary short tells the story of three children in the U.S. who, as the only English speakers in the family, help their parents by translating for them. You can watch it in full for free on the film’s website, linked above.

Below is the flyer from the festival with a list of all the films. On Tampa Bay International Film Festival’s Instagram, you can find more details on each of them.