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The next Insight Sunday at The Church on December 15 features filmmaker Nick Whelan. JACKSON HYLAND-LIPSKI
“The right of interpretation now belongs to you, the viewer,” says filmmaker and documentarist, Nick Whelan. Join The Church on December 15, at noon for an Insight Sunday presentation of Whelan’s short format film “Akrowa,” followed by an illuminating discussion about the work, including the pathos behind the imagery, and the way he uses his musical knowledge to find the rhythmic dance between images. A Q&A will follow the discussion.
Whelan’s film follows Akrowa, a music and dance ensemble, that has been called the “Ghanaian national treasure.” Akrowa has performed at Ghana’s most significant occasions and for numerous foreign dignitaries, including former President of the United States Barack Obama.
With an expansive body of work that has taken him all over the world, Whelan is a reservoir of insight for aspiring filmmakers, documentarists, and storytellers alike. Picking up drumsticks before he picked up a camera, Nick Whelan is an interdisciplinary artist who primarily uses music to inform his filmmaking. Straddling the boundary between song and film, his work finds its footing in rhythm. Influenced by the early films of his grandfather, D.A. Pennebaker, Whelan’s approach to narrative is melodic and spontaneous.
Tickets are $10 (members free with RSVP required). The Church is at 48 Madison Street in Sag Harbor.
Staff Writer on Dec 3, 2024