Lectures and Talks

Elegance Bratton
+
Chester Algernal Gordon

Wavelength Lecture Series

Lecture Date(s)

October 19, 2021 at 7pm

Speaker(s)

Elegance Bratton

Moderator(s)

Chester Algernal Gordon

Language

English

Location

Online

In Collaboration

VCUarts, the VCU Institute
for Contemporary Arts
and VCUarts Qatar

2021, Artists, Film, Lecture, Wavelength

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Image caption: Poster of ‘My House’ (detail), TV series on Viceland, 2018, Courtesy of Elegance Bratton

Wavelength is an online lecture series that is a new collaboration between VCUarts, the ICA, and VCUarts Qatar. A dynamic group of artists, designers, curators and scholars have been invited to share their work with the VCU communities in Richmond and Doha as well as the general public throughout the 2021–22 academic year

Elegance Bratton
Filmmaker, Writer and Producer

Elegance Bratton is an award-winning and boundary-breaking director, writer and producer. He began making films as a US Marine after spending a decade homeless on the streets of New York and has grown into one of the most trailblazing artists of his time.

Bratton holds a BS from Columbia University (2014) and MFA from NYU Tisch Graduate Film (2019).

Chester Algernal Gordon
Producer

Chester Algernal Gordon is an award winning and groundbreaking producer on the rise. With an eye for boundary- pushing content, their work is consistently cutting edge and has been featured at more than 200 US-based and international film festivals.

Gordon’s films have been official selections and won awards at US-based and international festivals including Berlin, SXSW, BFI, Outfest, New Orleans, Cleveland, Athens, Palm Springs, Blackstar and the American Black Film Festival.

Public Programming

Oct 19, 2021 ― 7 to 8:30 PM

Wavelength Lecture series:
Elegance Bratton + Chester Algernal Gordon

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SEP–NOV
2021

Elegance Bratton + Chester Algernal Gordon

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Elegance Bratton
+
Chester Algernal Gordon