Event

Empire Builder

Kevin Obsatz and Elliott Durko Lynch present the world premiere of their short film "Empire Builder," with an evening of all-star short performances on the subject of parents and other generational complexities.
"Empire Builder" was shot on 16mm black and white film, hand-developed in buckets of photo chemicals, and transferred to pristine, glorious High Definition video. It will be shown on a brand-new HD video projector, installed at the Bryant Lake Bowl Theatre just in time for this event. The film documents a three-day odyssey to Milwaukee by train to visit Elliott's ailing father in the hospital. It presents the events of the journey in flashes and glimpses, as imperfect and fragmented as human memory itself.
This event features performative contributions from an amazing roster of local artists: Molly Van Avery, Charles Campbell, Jaime Carrera, Heidi Eckwall, Jeffry Lusiak, Megan Mayer, and Kelley Meister.