Image courtesy of Edward Tyndall
Break out the popcorn and join us for a Sunday matinee featuring The Cheech (2019) a short documentary film on Cheech Marin’s collecting journey. The film explores Marin’s “lifelong advocacy of the Chicano Art Movement, and his journey to develop the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture and Industry.” The screening will be followed by a live Q and A with the filmmaker, Edward Tyndall, moderated by Dr. Karen Tam.
The Cheech chronicles the real life experience of actor-comedian, Cheech Marin. We take a close look at his involvement in the Chicano Art Movement, and the ties between collecting and community-building.
Edward Tyndall is an accomplished filmmaker and writer whose award-winning films have been featured at over one hundred film festivals, including the Tribeca and the BFI London Film Festivals. His documentaries have aired on PBS and received international distribution. Tyndall's fiction has been published in anthologies and literary journals. He is the creator of Outpost Zulu: Interviews from the Fringe, a forthcoming podcast that explores unique and unconventional stories of the dispossessed. A passionate educator, Edward serves as a faculty member at the University of Colorado Denver, where he teaches writing for the screen.
Image courtesy of Edward Tyndall
Photo credit: Rebecca Tisdelle-Macias
Karen Tam 譚嘉文 is a Tiohtià:ke/Montréal-based artist and curator exploring the constructions and imaginations of cultures and communities through her installations. Since 2000, she has exhibited her work in North America, Europe, and China at venues such as the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Victoria and Albert Museum, and He Xiangning Art Museum. Tam has received grants and fellowships from the Canada Council for the Arts, Conseil des arts du Québec, and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Winner of the 2021 Giverny Capital Prize, she was a finalist for the 2017 Louis-Comtois Prize, and a finalist for the 2016 Prix en art actuel from the Musée national des beaux-arts de Québec. Tam holds an MFA in Sculpture (School of the Art Institute of Chicago) and a PhD in Cultural Studies (Goldsmiths, University of London). She is Adjunct Curator at Griffin Art Projects and is represented by Galerie Hugues Charbonneau.