Miranda July

Miranda July is a filmmaker, writer, and artist. She wrote, directed, and starred in The Future. Her film, Me and You and Everyone We Know, received a special jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the Caméra d’Or at Cannes. July’s stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and Harper’s. No One Belongs Here More Than You won the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award and has been published in twenty-three countries. In 2014 she debuted the audience-participatory performance, New Society, at the Walker Art Center and launched the messaging service app, Somebody. (afegit de Simon & Schuster)… (més)

Miranda July is a filmmaker, writer, and artist. She wrote, directed, and starred in The Future. Her film, Me and You and Everyone We Know, received a special jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the Caméra d’Or at Cannes. July’s stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and Harper’s. No One Belongs Here More Than You won the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award and has been published in twenty-three countries. In 2014 she debuted the audience-participatory performance, New Society, at the Walker Art Center and launched the messaging service app, Somebody. (afegit de Simon & Schuster)… (més)

Presented by SEATTLE ARTS & LECTURES. Visual artist, performance artist, filmmaker, writer: Miranda July has shown herself to be quite accomplished in various forms and genres. This evening, which will be hosted by Robin Held, executive director of Reel Girls, should be engaging and provocative. Miranda July has a recent feature film out, The Future. And 2011 also saw publication of her second book, It Chooses You (McSweeney's Books), following her 2007 book of stories, No One Belongs Here More Than You. "July, an artist, writer, performer and film-maker who creates work 'about people trying to connect in one way or another and the importance of that' has moved from casual wondering to something substantive and extraordinary." – Hermione Hoby, The Guardian. Tickets ($15-$70, and $5 for students) and information are available at www.lectures.org. Benaroya Hall is at 200 University Street.

Location: Street: Benaroya Hall Additional: 200 University Street City: Seattle, Province: Washington Postal Code: 98101 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

Miranda July , No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories.

Short Attention Span Book Group reads collections of short stories and essays. To join book group, purchase of the book from the Fountain Bookstore is required. Please sign up via email or by calling Kelly at 804-788-1594. Ages 21 and over only, please. We really love book group, so we hope you'll join us!

Book group is limited to 10 people.

Meetings are held in the non-smoking section in the back of Rosie Connolly's.

This group is ideal for you restaurant workers out there!

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