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Jul 6, 2017 at 7:30 pm

Films from Magnasanti with John Wilson

Screening to be followed by discussion with John Wilson

In 2010, an obsessed gamer designed the perfect game of Sim City that he mysteriously titled “Magnasanti.” Achieved through a repeating pattern of clustered high rises, “Magnasanti” exposes the hellish consequences of top-down civic design. In “Films from Magnasanti,” documentarian John Wilson curates a program of short films inspired by the ethos of this fictional metropolis, culminating in the director’s newest work-in-progress that explores the way “Magnasanti”s philosophy manifests itself in New York City.

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The Road To Magnasanti - Preview of Work In Progress

15 min., 2017, USA

In 2010, an obsessed gamer designed the perfect game of Sim City that he mysteriously titled “Magnasanti.” Achieved through a repeating pattern of clustered high rises, “Magnasanti” exposes the hellish consequences of top-down civic design.  In “Films from Magnasanti,” documentarian John Wilson curates a program of short films inspired by the ethos of this fictional metropolis, culminating in the director’s newest work-in-progress that explores the way “Magnasanti”s philosophy manifests itself in New York City.

60 min

John Wilson is a lo-fi documentarian based in Brooklyn. His short films are narrated collages of street life shot on disposable media. You can follow him @peepingjohn and visit his website: JohnsMovies.com.

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Date
Jul 6, 2017
Time
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Cost
Free – $10.00
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352 Onderdonk Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385 United States
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