Acropolis Cinema presents LA launch of Erika Balsom's TEN SKIES 16mm screen

2511 Wilshire Blvd.,Los Angeles CA 90057

16 June, 2021

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Acropolis Cinema presents LA launch of Erika Balsom's TEN SKIES 16mm screen Acropolis Cinema presents LA launch of Erika Balsom's TEN SKIES — 16mm screening of TEN SKIES (2004) followed by Q&A with James Benning Filmed around Val Verde, California, this series of skyscapes gracefully visualizes human civilization’s interaction with, and impact on, the landscape. The skies and cloud formations chosen by Benning are affected by pollution from an industrial factory, jet trails, and smoke from an accidental wildfire, all clearly legible upon the firmament. And yet, despite these ominous environmental undercurrents, Benning conceived TEN SKIES as an anti-war film, describing his work to be “about the antithesis of war, [about] the kind of beauty we’re destroying.” This intention is affirmed in the reflective serenity of his images; the varying tones, textures and colors of the atmosphere, and the shifting transformations of billowing clouds that produce astonishing perceptual revelations about scale, ephemerality, and the cinematic frame. Copies of the book TEN SKIES will be available to purchase after the screening --------- Doors 7:30pm | 18+ General Admission Tickets: $15 *PROOF OF FULL VACCINATION IS REQUIRED UPON ENTRY. NAME ON VACCINATION CARD MUST MATCH YOUR ID.* TICKETS ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE | We do NOT honor tickets through third party sellers --------- COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOL The theater will be fully sanitized and disinfected prior to your arrival and our staff is trained on health and safety protocols. Do not attend if you’ve experienced any COVID-19 symptoms. If you have, please reach out and we are happy to refund your tickets. We will check your temperature at the door. Please keep your mask on at all times if you are out of your seat. Seating will be social distanced with a limited capacity and we ask that you stay in parties of 4 or smaller. PROOF OF FULL VACCINATION OR A NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE SHOW IS REQUIRED UPON ENTRY. NAME ON VACCINATION CARD MUST MATCH YOUR ID. An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. COVID-19 is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness and death. Senior citizens and guests with underlying medical conditions are especially vulnerable. By visiting our establishment, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19. Help keep each other healthy.