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PICTURE CHARACTER an Emoji Documentary

March 14, 2021

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An event every day that begins at 12:00 am, repeating until March 17, 2021

The Bologna Performing Arts Center (BPAC) is proud to present PICTURE CHARACTER, as a free virtual screening that will be available for a four-day viewing period: March 4-17. Once the film is unlocked, viewers will have 24 hours to finish watching their film. “We are pleased to offer extended viewing periods for the Southern Circuit documentaries this spring. The films explore a variety of topics, and we think our community will find them informing” said Laura Howell, Executive Director of the BPAC. Please visit www.bolognapac.com for more details and to register for free.
PICTURE CHARACTER is an Emoji Documentary. The rapid rise of emoji (Japanese for “picture character”) is a global phenomenon without precedent. Their widespread use and ability to convey complex messages have not only cemented emoji’s place as an emerging digital language, but prompted difficult questions about the creation of a language and digital communication’s fraught ties to identity and inclusion. In PICTURE CHARACTER, Directors Martha Shane and Ian Cheney lead viewers on a deep dive into the ever-evolving world of picture characters, from their humble beginnings in Japan to mobile keyboards the world over, and shed fresh light on the private consortium that approves new emoji offerings and the individuals fighting to make the language more representative of its billions of users. The screening will be followed by a prerecorded conversation with Co-directors Ian Cheney & Martha Shane.
This film is part of the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers. Southern Circuit screenings are funded in part by a grant from South Arts, a regional arts organization, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
The last free screening that is part of the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers will be Narrowsburg April 11 – 14, 2021.Ten years in the making, Narrowsburg catches up with the couple behind the scheme to turn a tinny town into the “Sundance of the East” and its residents who have had to come to terms with falling victim to the allure and romance of filmmaking. The screening will be followed by a pre-recorded conversation with Director, Producer Martha Shane.
Registration is free to all Southern Circuit films, and all film screenings are followed by a prerecorded conversation with the filmmakers. Visit www.bolognapac.com for additional information about these and other BPAC events or contact the Ticket Office at 662-846-4626. For more information about Southern Circuit and South Arts please visit www.southarts.org.

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Date:
March 14, 2021

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Bologna Performing Arts Center
Phone:
(662) 846-4625
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