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Christian Collier Screens film 'Press, Pause, Play' at Hunter Museum

The documentary Press, Pause, Play will be screened at the Hunter Museum on September 20th, 2012.   A panel discussion will follow with film organizer Christian Collier, artist Isaac Duncan and Professor Phillip Lewis.The film asks if democratized culture means better art, or not.  Collier is a poet and organizes the Manifest series in Chattanooga.   He says that digital technology has, "Sped up peoples' consumptive habits," and given anyone so inclined the ability to create and distribute art from home.    Does this mean the death of great art and the industries that create and promote it?  

Monessa Guilfoil is an alumnus of UTC, having obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in Theatre and Speech and a minor in Art History. She hosted the Weekend Sunrise shows at WUTC and was a producer on Around and About Chattanooga until 2013.