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Film/Video DIG.IT THE CREATORS OF THE SHOPPING WORLDS AND THE STAR WARS WE'D LIKE TO SEE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2001 AUDITORIUM 
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THE CREATORS OF THE SHOPPING WORLDS (DIE SHÖPFER DER EINKAUFSWELTEN)
6 PM
$6 ($4 WALKER MEMBERS)
DIRECTED BY HARUN FAROCKI
In his new film essay, Farocki shows how shopping malls are conceived--commercially, architecturally, and visually--in order to entice regular customers and promote in them a feeling of well-being. Farocki systematically records discussions and brainstorming sessions involving designers and financiers as they assess plans for a large mall. From overall concept of the shopping space to the way a cake is positioned in a display, nothing is left to chance. 2001, Germany, color, video, in German with English subtitles, 72 minutes.
THE STAR WARS WE'D LIKE TO SEE
8 PM
$6 ($4 WALKER MEMBERS)
Digital cinema advocates claim new production and editing technologies will democratize filmmaking; Star Wars fan cinema is the proof. Shooting in garages and basements, rendering F/X on home computers, and ripping music from CDs and MP3 files, they have created new versions of the Star Wars mythology that stand on their own alongside George Lucas' Hollywood blockbusters. This program, curated by Henry Jenkins, director of Comparative Media at MIT, brings together an eclectic mix of fan-created films that suggest the astonishing range of techniques, themes, and approaches these emerging storytellers have taken. Program length: 90 minutes.