STEPHEN GROO SYMPOSIUM

April 9th-10th, 2010 / Provo City Library / Provo / Utah

Presented by the Sego Arts Foundation

Primary organizers / Jason Metcalf & Chris Coy

For the creative residents (and expatriates) of Utah and Salt Lake counties, Stephen Groo is an enigma – a highly prolific individual with a body of work that speaks to his force of will and creative vision while simultaneously exposing the surface shortcomings of blockbuster independent filmmaking. The spectrum of appreciation ranges from incredulity to intense admiration with much private discussion taking place as to the merits of his compelling oeuvre of short films, feature films, music videos, etc. In deference to the “hard work, dedication, and sweat put into these projects” (as quoted on Stephen’s website) and out of a sincere appreciation for his work- we propose a gathering of filmmakers, intellectuals, artists, creatives, educators, students and the general community to create a forum where appreciation and criticism can coexist. The free two-day symposium will feature a number of lectures, panels and film screenings along with an accompanying printed collection of selected papers and essays available for purchase.

CALL FOR PAPERS

CFP form must be completed by February 15^th, 2010, final papers are due March 15^th, 2010.

DOWNLOAD CFP HERE

Please email all submission forms to symposium@segoarts.org

Please email all correspondence to chris@seecoy.com or to jason@jasonmetcalf.com