8 BIT screening in Jersey City

8 BIT is coming again to the NYC area!

New Jersey City University will be hosting a screeing on Monday, May 7 at 7:00 p.m. in room B08 of the Visual Arts Building,
100 Culver Avenue in Jersey City. Free admission.

A melange of a rockumentary, art expose, and culture-critical investigation, “8 BIT” explores the history of artists and video games from early hacker culture to contemporary musicians, artists, and programmers who repurpose game hardware, modify existing games, and create original games.

Filmed in New York City, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tokyo, “8 BIT“ offers a global perspective on the artistic approaches of those who grew up playing Atari and Commodore 64.

With on-screen commentary by media critic and author Ed Halter of the Village Voice and new media curator and writer Christiane Paul of the Whitney Museum, as well as interviews with more than 20 artists and critics, these recent artistic strategies are put in the historical context of modernist and postmodernist discourse and examined as potential examples of a transition into fresh, uncharted territory.

“8 BIT” argues that in the 21st century, GameBoy rock, machinima, and game theory belong together and share a common root: the digital heritage of Generation X.

Among the artists featured in “8 BIT” are Cory Arcangel, Isabelle Arvers, Bit Shifter, Bodenstandig 2000, Bubblyfish, Mary Flanagan, Alex Galloway, Gameboyzz Orchestra, Glomag, Ed Halter, Paul Johnson, John Klima, Johan Kotlinski, Nullsleep, Joe McKay, Tom Moody, Christiane Paul, Akiko Sakaizumi, Eddo Stern, teamtendo, Treewave, and Carlo Zanni

Directed by Marcin Ramocki, Produced and Co-Directed by Justin Strawhand.

www.8bitmovie.com
www.njcu.edu

For further information call Dr. Midori Yoshimoto, NJCU director of campus galleries and coordinator of the campus screening, at (201)200-2197.

Directions to campus:

From Manhattan

Take the #99S bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal directly to the University. Or take the PATH subway to Journal Square and follow the directions below.

From PATH Terminal at Journal Square

Take the #10 South Boulevard bus from platform D1 directly to the University's main entrance. Or board the #80 Newark Avenue/Gates Avenue bus, and get off at Audubon and West Side Avenues. From here, you may either walk the three short blocks to campus, or take the free shuttle bus which stops inside the University's parking lot on West Side Avenue.