Turn Left, Turn Right

Sarah Wong of Seasons Guide and Immunity is presenting Turn Left, Turn Right (2003) directed by Wai Ka-fai, Johnnie To, along with the extras contained on her VCD copy of the film. The screening will take place Thursday, 06/22/23. The film is about two people-a violinist and a translator-who are destined for love and are living in the same apartment building, who keep walking in opposite directions when they leave their apartment, curtailing the love from coming into motion. 

Capacity is limited to 35 people. Screening begins at 8pm. DM for address only. 
 

Blog Launch

greetings. Updates on all further Kayemes screenings will now be on this blog. All our previous screenings have been documented and chronologized here. Our main gallery website is https://kayemes.app . This blog will be continually updated announcing every screening (and other events at the gallery). 

Rabudo Gan, guest curated by Drew @compactdisc96

 

On April 3rd 2023 Kayemes featured another guest-curator, Drew, who screened Rabudo Gan ("Loved Gun") a dreamy japanese Thriller/Drama from 2004. Drew is a savant of a highly aestheticized glut of rare cinema from the late 90s-mid 2000s in japan. All About Lily Chou-Chou is one of the most famous examples, however the period is much more complex, and varied, as this screening helped unearthed. Pics below 

A Program of Films by S. Paul

 

The First guest-curated screening at Kayemes was hosted by S. Paul (@gnostic_samsara) who programmed a series of shorts: 

Einschlafgeschichten (Eisenbahn) / Bedtime stories (Railways) (1977). Dir. Harun Farocki. 3

min.

Arabesque for Kenneth Anger (1958-61). Dir. Marie Menken. 5 min.

Le Bijou Indiscret (2008). Dir. Arielle Dombasle. 19 min.

Here rn (2023). Dir. S. Paul. 25 min.

The Cardi B & Offset Meal. Dir. Andrew Garcia & Camelo Varela. 1 min.

Twilight City (1989). Dir. Reece Auguiste. 52 min.

Einschlafgeschichten (Schiff) / Bedtime stories (Ships) (1977). Dir. Harun Farocki. 3 min.

Total Length: 108 min.

Pics from the screenings below 

Choose Me

 

Choose Me by Alan Rudolph was the second screening at Kayemes, on February 13th, 2023. The movie is a highly stylized tale about love and the way it intertwines people, with a very successful neo-noir vibe and a blues soundtrack with lots of bisexual lighting before that was a thing. Nick Pinkerton describes it very aptly below: 

the movie is very good, and for a while was hard to find streaming online. It was a very successful and fun event, very appropriate for valentines day. More images below 

 

Kind Hearts and Coronets

 

on 12/12/22 Kayemes had a screening of Robert Hamer's dark comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets. it was a great movie with lots of fun hats and weirdly twee murders and was the inaugural kayemes screening. An oldie from 1949. Images of the poster is attached as well as some pics from the event. :)