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A man with glasses and a goatee stands close to camera looking off to the right with a disdained expression.

The Museum [short film]

  Annette Elliot

  United States     15 minutes

Synopsis

After being offered the chance to showcase his art in Chicago’s most famous museum, a black sculptor reflects on decades of rejection. Elliot’s film is a melodic portrayal of the bias of history, and the institutions that control its interpretations.

This film screens as part of the City & State Shorts: Now and Then program.

  

 English 

Film Credits

  •   Mary Jane Villamor
  •   Annette Elliot
  •   Annette Elliot
  •   Sanghoon Lee
  •   Charín Álvarez, James Vincent Meredith, Cheryl Lynn Bruce