Science of Consciousness: A Brief History of Time Travel
Apr
18
to Apr 23
Guest Speaker

Science of Consciousness: A Brief History of Time Travel

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TENTATIVELY RESCHEDULED TO APRIL 2022.

Dir. Gisella Bustillos will be speaking about time travel narratives and consciousness at the Science of Consciousness Conference 2020 in Tuscon, AZ this coming April. More information to be announced soon…

Abstract: Time travel narratives offer an insightful analysis on an individual's perception of time. One could argue that the very act of consuming media can be seen as dislocating one's consciousness to the present and thus, reality. In this talk I will explore the evolution of the time travel genre and how its narrative structures are evolving our perceptions of temporality. In particular: 1) the conceptualization of time based on rituals and myths from precursors to the time travel genre as seen in literature, 2) the nature of subjective time travel in cinematic storytelling: memory, nostalgia, and altered conscious states, and 3) the malleability of time travel in emerging media: using video games to explore subjective temporal existences. I will illustrate these points further with examples taken from various media and explore the interconnectedness of time and consciousness.

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First Hermetic International Film Festival
Sep
3
to Sep 9
Screenings

First Hermetic International Film Festival

From September 3rd to the 9th you can watch A Brief History of Time Travel online with a lot of other really fantastic films at the First Hermetic International Film Festival, in conjunction with Occultrama!

You can purchase tickets here.

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About the Festival

A truly unique film festival overtly dedicated to the domain of Hermetica: The Unorthodoxy underlying the mainstream intellectual history, the neglected Heterodoxy rooted in our cultural legacy, the eternal search for understanding the Inexplicable, the everlasting fascination for the Supramundane, the timeless allure of the Supernatural.



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16th Fantaspoa Film Festival
Jul
26
to Aug 1
Screenings

16th Fantaspoa Film Festival

We’re so delighted to have some fantastic news in the midst of the current times; A Brief History of Time Travel will have its South America Premiere at the Fantaspoa Film Festival in Porto Alegre, Brazil! The timing of the festival is subject to change, and we’ll be receiving the date confirmation in August.

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ABHOTT goes to LACC 2019
Oct
12
10:00 AM10:00
Panel

ABHOTT goes to LACC 2019

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Join Director Gisella Bustillos as she moderates a panel on diversity and time travel!

Saturday October 12, 10AM
Room 303A

Black to the Future: POC Representation in Time Travel

If you want to travel back in time, things get tricky if you’re a person of color. But how can we use time travel to confront colorism, colonialism and culture clashes? If you’re curious about the current media representation of minorities in the time travel genre, come to this panel to hear some of our favorite stories that didn’t mess it up… and we’ll talk about some titles that did!

Panelists:

Beatriz Valenzuela (Black Girl Nerds, Cafe con Leche Nerds)

Laura Sirikul (Nerds of Color)

Wanda Gregory (Professor at University of Washington)

For more information, go to: https://www.comicconla.com/

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