Free Screening of Alain LeTourneau and Pam Minty’s “Empty Quarter,” Monday, November 5

A new documentary from filmmakers Pam Minty and Alain LeTourneau explores southeast Oregon, an area populated by ranching and farming communities; the region is roughly one-third of Oregon’s landmass yet holds less than 2 percent of the state’s population. Shot in black-and-white 16mm film,  Empty Quarter reflects on the character of the region through a series of stationary images that record the open landscapes and activities of residents in a landscape rich with diversity—East Indian and Japanese families, ancestors of Basque sheep herders, Paiute tribes people, and Latinos are among those who have come to help work the land.

Empty Quarter
Monday, November 5, 6:30 p.m.
MFA Carpentry Shop
1509 Campus Dr., Durham, North Carolina

LeTourneau and Minty are Portland, Oregon–based filmmakers and preservationists engaged in efforts to sustain the 16mm format as a viable production and exhibition format. For additional information, visit 40frames.org or emptyquarterfilm.org. The filmmakers will be on hand to answer questions following the screening.
Organized by Duke University’s MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts program; cosponsored by the Center for Documentary Studies and the Arts of the Moving Image program.
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