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CONTACT US at feelmemoryfilm@gmail.com if you are an individual, university or organization that would like to host a screening and director’s talk of Viviane’s short film SEE MEMORY.
"The response has been outstanding. The film facilitates discussion about memory and the impact of both physical and psychological trauma on memory in a very humanistic and personal way. It allows viewers to reflect on and share their personal experiences. The film opens the door to understanding the science of memory and it promotes an understanding of personal trauma and equally important an understanding about the important role of the community in helping victims of trauma through their healing process. "
Dr. Silvana Riggio, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
"As a neuroscientist who studies how emotional memories are represented in the human brain, I was thoroughly impressed by Viviane's insights about the dynamics and subtleties of memories, and I was deeply moved by the artful way these ideas were expressed. Viviane was able to express scientific concepts and biological mechanisms of memory using art. During the last decade there has been tremendous interest in the science of memory, particularly in light of new discoveries on the biology of memory storage and retrieval, which may allow modifying traumatic memories. Viviane's approach expresses these ideas in a very intuitive and artistic way."
Daniela Schiller, Phd, Director of the Schiller Lab, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
"The notion of memory (as in the process of creating memories) is something that is not well understood among people and yet we all tend to see our own memories as infallible. The insights that are offered are both powerful and meaningful. I felt those insights washing over me like the different watercolor paintings as they flashed on the screen. This is a lovely presentation of profound ideas that are exceedingly difficult to explore in any medium, including film. And as more and more people (and their families) struggle with cognitive decline, the observations that are made in the film will strike a chord with even more of the viewers. The real genius of this film is a clever way of framing what are very profound statements, narrated in a careful, thoughtfully-paced way, against the backdrop of changing watercolor images."
DC Shorts Film Festival
SELECTED SCREENINGS
Selections from See Memory
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA, February - December 2019
J Contemporary 24x a Second
The Cultural Arts Program, Roth Family Jewish Community Center, Maitland, FL
October, 2018
E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center Video Exhibition
Van Every I Smith Galleries at Davidson College, NC
November 15, 2018 - January 30, 2019
Paintings & Films of Viviane Silvera
Iron Gate East Gallery
June 30 - July 30, 2018
280 Elm Street, Southampton, NY
Altspace VR, Microsoft
Scenes & Screens Festival
June 5th, 2018
The Cube Art Project
Animations from See Memory presented by Union Bank & Trust, an initiative of the city of Lincoln, Nebraska, Lincoln Partners for Public Art Development, and WRK real estate.
May 2018 - May 2019
A Hazy Shade of Winter
Curated by James Salomon, Judy Black Memorial Gardens
Washington Depot, CT
November 17- December 18, 2017
Awareness Film Festival
Regal Cinemas L.A Live, Los Angeles, CA
October 15, 2017
Artists in Residence
Curated by James Salomon & Carole Reed
Southampon, NY
June, 2017
4Culture Gallery
Pioneer Square, Seattle
June 2017 - June 2018
MGM National Harbor, Marquis Wall
Flowers Grow (animation from See Memory)
Washington, D.C
April - September, 2017
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, NY
March 9, 2017
Viten Film Festival
Belgrade, Norway
November 8 -10, 2016
Imagine Science Film Festival
New York, NY
October 18, 2016
Blow-Up Chicago Art House Film Festival
Chicago, IL
November 8, 2016
American Psychological Association Film Festival
Denver, CO
August 4, 2016
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, VA
November 1- 31, 2016
Joe's Pub at the Public Theatre
with live music by Paul Brill
New York, NY
June 22, 2016
The Art of Change
Marymount California University's Arts & Media Division
San Pedro, CA
June 2- June 24, 2016
The Edward Hopper House
Screening & Director's Talk
May 6, 2016