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Spiral Cinema: Mystery Train January 25 at The Windup Space

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Subterfuge at Creative Alliance Saturday, Feb 25

Wednesdays at 9PM, January 4th – 25th, 2012
Wind Up Space, 12 W. North Avenue, Baltimore MD 21201
Open Space, 2720 Sisson Street, Baltimore MD 21211
All events in Spiral Cinema are free and open to the public.
Wednesday, January 25th: Mystery Train (1989) dir. by Jim Jarmusch @ Windup Space
Soundtrack provided by Sterling Sisters
Poster by Chloe Maratta

Trudging through an empty street, one starts noticing things that might not have appeared during a time when a crowd of bodies flood the sidewalks. Unknown lamp posts, billboards, open fields, and dead animals appear where one’s eyes previously glide past these transitory landmarks. The Sterling Sister’s soundtrack inspired by Jim Jarmusch’s 1989 film Mystery Train appears as a devoted voyage through a town once plagued by memories of lost loves, shaken faiths, and awakened memories. This five song EP stands at the end of the series as being one of the more emotionally raw and allegorical of the various soundtracks presented.

Spiral Cinema is an ongoing collaboration between Max Guy and Neil Sanzgiri in the form of film screenings and self-published essays. Spiral Cinema is made possible by Baltimore Print Studios, Open Space, the Windup Space, the National Endowment for the Arts; the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artists Awards (www.bakerartistawards.com); and Station North Arts & Entertainment, Inc., (www.stationnorth.org).

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