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style="--aspect-ratio:1.5" class="landscape"> <div data-alt="Candid photo of two people laughing together."> <picture> <source type="image/webp" sizes="75vw" srcset="https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPASET/full.webp 2400w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPASET/display.webp 1200w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPASET/preview.webp 600w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPASET/thumbnail.webp 256w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPASET/low.webp 100w"/> <source type="image/jpeg" sizes="75vw" srcset="https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPASET/full.jpg 2400w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPASET/display.jpg 1200w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPASET/preview.jpg 600w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPASET/thumbnail.jpg 256w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPASET/low.jpg 100w"/> <img src="https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPASET/original.jpg" alt="Candid photo of two people laughing together." width="100" height="150" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div> <figcaption> <p>Kristen Kaza and Felton Kizer at #OTVTonight 2023 Afterglow</p> <small>Photo: Jaclyn Rivas</small> </figcaption> </figure> <p>By <a href="/about/who-we-are/people/elijah-mc-kinnon" class="person">Elijah McKinnon</a></p> <section id="may-13-2024" aria-describedby="AHSH4" data-size="12" data-cwc="1"> <h4 id="AHSH4">May 13, 2024</h4> </section> </header> <hr/> <p>In a world often tangled in chaos, there exists a profound force capable of unraveling knots of despair and fostering hope in even the darkest of moments: Love. It’s not merely a sentiment confined to romantic ballads or fairy tales; rather, it’s a dynamic energy that permeates every aspect of existence, transcending barriers and binding us together. What makes love truly extraordinary is its remarkable ability to heal, mend broken spirits, and ignite the flames of resilience within us. In this remarkable journey of healing, storytelling emerges as a potent catalyst, weaving threads of love into the fabric of our lives.</p> <figure class="embed"> <img alt="Unveiling the Magic: Love's Healing Touch Through Storytelling video still" class="poster" src="https://media.mcachicago.org/assets/poster/video/933494833/preview.jpg"/> <div style="--aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777778"> <iframe title="Unveiling the Magic: Love's Healing Touch Through Storytelling" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/933494833?texttrack=en-US" allow="autoplay; fullscreen"> </iframe> </div> <figcaption> <p>#OpenTVTonight Trailer</p> </figcaption> </figure> <section id="about-the-event" aria-label="About the Event" data-size="959" data-cwc="2" class="abstract"> <h2>About the Event</h2> <figure data-id="LVZPGC0K" style="--aspect-ratio:1.5" class="landscape"> <div data-alt="Candid photo of an audience in a darkened theater."> <picture> <source type="image/webp" sizes="75vw" srcset="https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPGC0K/full.webp 2400w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPGC0K/display.webp 1200w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPGC0K/preview.webp 600w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPGC0K/thumbnail.webp 256w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPGC0K/low.webp 100w"/> <source type="image/jpeg" sizes="75vw" srcset="https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPGC0K/full.jpg 2400w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPGC0K/display.jpg 1200w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPGC0K/preview.jpg 600w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPGC0K/thumbnail.jpg 256w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPGC0K/low.jpg 100w"/> <img src="https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPGC0K/original.jpg" alt="Candid photo of an audience in a darkened theater." width="100" height="150" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div> <figcaption> <p>Audience from #OTVTonight: A Return to Fellowship, hosted at MCA Chicago, 2023</p> <small>Photo: Jaclyn Rivas</small> </figcaption> </figure> <p>On May 28, 2024, <a href="http://www.weareo.tv/">Open Television (OTV)</a> returns to the MCA with <a href="https://bit.ly/otvtonight">#OTVTonight: A Window into Love</a>, a night dedicated to unlocking our humanity and celebrating the nuance needed to dismantle division and nourish empathy. For the sixth year, we're presented with the huge responsibility and expansive opportunity to unveil the storytelling magic of artists from all over the United States who are reimagining the role that media plays in healing ourselves and each other.</p> <p>Explore the four selected titles and featured artists below. Through storytelling, we embark on a voyage of awareness, stepping into the shoes of characters who mirror our own joys and sorrows. We witness their triumphs and tribulations, their laughter and tears, and in doing so, we discover fragments of ourselves reflected in the narrative; it’s a profound reminder that beneath our differences lie common threads of humanity, woven together by the timeless thread of love.</p> </section> <section id="featured-works" aria-describedby="AS2H2" data-size="642" data-cwc="1" style="--topic:4;--multiple:2"> <h2 id="AS2H2">Featured Works</h2> <section id="how-to-carry-water" aria-describedby="AS2SH3" data-size="162" data-cwc="1"> <h3 id="AS2SH3"> <cite>How to Carry Water</cite> </h3> <p>SHORT FILM / HYBRID DOCUMENTARY / 15 MINUTES</p> <figure class="embed"> <img alt="Unveiling the Magic: Love's Healing Touch Through Storytelling video still" class="poster" src="https://media.mcachicago.org/assets/poster/video/919251382/preview.jpg"/> <div style="--aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777778"> <iframe title="Unveiling the Magic: Love's Healing Touch Through Storytelling" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/919251382?texttrack=en-US" allow="autoplay; fullscreen"> </iframe> </div> <figcaption> <p>This punk-rock fairy tale doubles as a portrait of fat, queer, disabled photographer Shoog McDaniel.</p> </figcaption> </figure> </section> <section id="work" aria-describedby="AS2S2H3" data-size="173" data-cwc="1"> <h3 id="AS2S2H3"> <cite>Work</cite> </h3> <p>SHORT FILM / NARRATIVE / 13 MINUTES</p> <figure class="embed"> <img alt="Unveiling the Magic: Love's Healing Touch Through Storytelling video still" class="poster" src="https://media.mcachicago.org/assets/poster/video/918447979/preview.jpg"/> <div style="--aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777778"> <iframe title="Unveiling the Magic: Love's Healing Touch Through Storytelling" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/918447979?texttrack=en-US" allow="autoplay; fullscreen"> </iframe> </div> <figcaption> <p>Unable to move on from a breakup, Gabriela impulsively drops into an old job, where she unexpectedly runs into a friend from her past.</p> </figcaption> </figure> </section> <section id="a-real-one" aria-describedby="AS2S3H3" data-size="140" data-cwc="1"> <h3 id="AS2S3H3"> <cite>A Real One</cite> </h3> <p>SHORT FILM / NARRATIVE / 15 MINUTES</p> <figure class="embed"> <img alt="Unveiling the Magic: Love's Healing Touch Through Storytelling video still" class="poster" src="https://media.mcachicago.org/assets/poster/video/927691819/preview.jpg"/> <div style="--aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777778"> <iframe title="Unveiling the Magic: Love's Healing Touch Through Storytelling" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/927691819?texttrack=en-US" allow="autoplay; fullscreen"> </iframe> </div> <figcaption> <p>A bright teenager learns the power of true friendship when a closely held secret is discovered.</p> </figcaption> </figure> </section> <section id="mooncake" aria-describedby="AS2S4H3" data-size="153" data-cwc="1"> <h3 id="AS2S4H3"> <cite>Mooncake</cite> </h3> <p>SHORT FILM / EXPERIMENTAL DOCUMENTARY / 12 MINUTES</p> <figure class="embed"> <img alt="Unveiling the Magic: Love's Healing Touch Through Storytelling video still" class="poster" src="https://media.mcachicago.org/assets/poster/video/918447088/preview.jpg"/> <div style="--aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777778"> <iframe title="Unveiling the Magic: Love's Healing Touch Through Storytelling" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/918447088?texttrack=en-US" allow="autoplay; fullscreen"> </iframe> </div> <figcaption> <p>A meditation on genderqueerness and the blurred lines between influence, desire, and obsession.</p> </figcaption> </figure> </section> </section> <section id="featured-artists" aria-describedby="AS3H2" data-size="1280" data-cwc="2" style="--topic:4;--multiple:2"> <h2 id="AS3H2">Featured Artists</h2> <blockquote> <figure data-id="LVZPW4WF" style="--aspect-ratio:1.78" class="landscape"> <div data-alt="Four people's portraits edited into one image."> <picture> <source type="image/png" sizes="75vw" srcset="https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPW4WF/display.png 1200w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPW4WF/preview.png 600w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPW4WF/thumbnail.png 256w, https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPW4WF/low.png 100w"/> <img src="https://media.mcachicago.org/image/LVZPW4WF/original.png" alt="Four people's portraits edited into one image." width="100" height="178" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </div> <figcaption> <p>Featured artists from left to right: Shoog McDaniel, April Maxey, McKenzie Chinn, and Rraine Hanson</p> <small>Courtesy of Open Television</small> </figcaption> </figure> </blockquote> <section id="shoog-mcdaniel-they-them" aria-describedby="AS3SH3" data-size="246" data-cwc="1"> <h3 id="AS3SH3">SHOOG MCDANIEL (THEY/THEM)</h3> <p>FROM <cite>HOW TO CARRY WATER</cite></p> <p>Shoog McDaniel is a Southern, queer, non-binary, fat photographer and artist living in Tallahassee, Florida. Their work focuses primarily on fat bodies and nature. Learn more at <a href="shoogmcdaniel.com/">shoogmcdaniel.com/</a>.</p> </section> <section id="april-maxey-she-her" aria-describedby="AS3S2H3" data-size="354" data-cwc="1"> <h3 id="AS3S2H3">APRIL MAXEY (SHE/HER)</h3> <p>FROM <cite>WORK</cite></p> <p>Los Angeles-based director from San Antonio, Texas, by way of New York City, April Maxey is most interested in working on stories that center underrepresented perspectives and explore the complexities of queer intimacy, grief, healing, and belonging in a way that is grounded and cathartic. Learn more at www.aprilmaxey.com.</p> </section> <section id="mckenzie-chinn-she-her" aria-describedby="AS3S3H3" data-size="368" data-cwc="1"> <h3 id="AS3S3H3">MCKENZIE CHINN (SHE/HER)</h3> <p>FROM <cite>A REAL ONE</cite></p> <p>McKenzie Chinn is an award-winning writer, director, and actor based in Chicago. Driven by a revolutionary sensibility, her work uses rich imagery and an intimate lens to explore complex characters and stories of personal transformation, with a style rooted in sensuality and everyday magic. Learn more at <a href="www.mckenziechinn.com/">www.mckenziechinn.com/</a>.</p> </section> <section id="rraine-hanson-they-he" aria-describedby="AS3S4H3" data-size="296" data-cwc="1"> <h3 id="AS3S4H3">RRAINE HANSON (THEY/HE)</h3> <p>FROM <cite>MOONCAKE</cite></p> <p>Jamaican-born, Los Angeles-based transdisciplinary artist Rraine Hanson is most interested in utilizing design and mixed media to tell stories that center the experiences and imaginations of queer and trans people of color. Learn more at <a href="www.rrainehanson.com/">www.rrainehanson.com/</a>.</p> </section> </section> <section id="conclusion" aria-label="Conclusion" data-size="738" data-cwc="2" class="abstract"> <h2>Conclusion</h2> <p>As we navigate the twists and turns of our own stories, let us remember the transformative power of love and the healing balm of storytelling. For in a world hungering for transformation, repair, and hope, these timeless treasures stand as beacons of light. We invite you to open a window into love during #OTVTonight, our beloved intersectional, late show-styled program featuring the premieres of <cite>How to Carry Water</cite>, <cite>Work</cite>, <cite>A Real One</cite>, and <cite>Mooncake</cite>; dynamic interviews with artists <a href="http://shoogmcdaniel.com/">Shoog McDaniel</a>, <a href="http://www.aprilmaxey.com/">April Maxey</a>, <a href="http://www.mckenziechinn.com/">McKenzie Chinn</a>, and <a href="http://www.rrainehanson.com/">Rraine Hanson</a>; and the divine, sonic stylings of Chicago-based performance artist and DJ Mister Wallace—all hosted by yours truly. 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