photo by Mark Sink << tickets available at: Sponsored by: Kevin Taylor, Celebrity Tattoo, The Onion, Hotel Teatro, Chateau Souverain, Go-Go Magazine, Mile High House Productions, Burlesque As It Was, Telluride Resort Accomodations, Radio 1190, Maraca 5-0, High Fire, Telluride International Experimental Cinema Exposition << a fundraising gala for TIE, colorado's non-profit experimental film venue >> saturday, june 2, 2001 Kevin Taylor's bistro, "Jou Jou", located in the Hotel Teatro, denver's only luxury boutique hotel. 1100 14th Street denver, colorado Special thank you to Kevin Taylor, Kerri Canon, Erin Mays and Meredith McGee.

Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A. May 25, 2001

Stan Brakage's latest film, "Microgarden" will make its premiere at Cinema Jou Jou on June 2nd. "Microgarden" is a step-printed film made in collaboration with Mary Beth Reed at the University of Colorado at Boulder. "The film suggests a garden if you could travel through it microscopically," said Brakhage in an interview with the author. "It also suggests the life cycle of plant life." The film will be making its debut at a fundraiser for the Telluride International Experimental Cinema Exposition. This will also be the last film printed by Brakhage; "I won't print anymore films until I can ensure a positive future for my family." After a long battle with the regents at CU Boulder, Brakhage will be retiring from his position as Distinguished Professor. His retirement will come in one year, at which time Brakhage and his family will leave the United States to live in Victoria Canada. Stan Brakhage is one of this country's greatest living visual artists. He has made hundreds of films in fifty years of filmmaking, is a pioneer in avant-garde film, and has lectured at colleges and universities across the world, inspiring thousands to pick up a camera.

TIE wishes the Brakhage family the best in Canada and is honored to have Stan and Marilyn Brakhage present June 2nd to present "Microgarden" for Cinema Jou Jou.

Copyright © 2001 Courtney Hoskins. Reprinted with permission.