Prof. Jojin Van Winkle’s experimental film receives award and screens internationally

Professor Jojin Van Winkle’s experimental film “The Destruction Project” (15:30 minutes) received Best Experimental Film in the recent March 2022 High Tatras Film & Video Festival in Slovakia. “The Destruction Project” will screen at the Experimental, Dance & Music Film Festival in Toronto, Canada on Thursday, April 15.

Regionally, “The Destruction Project” was featured in Wisconsin Shorts at the March 2022 Film Girl Film Festival (FGFF) based in Milwaukee. Prof. Van Winkle joined fellow FGFF filmmakers in a panel discussion on March 24. The short film screened at the Hamburg Film Awards (Germany) in January, the Rekajavik Independent Film Festival (Iceland) in February, and received an honorable mention at the MyMrsTimeless, an international women’s film festival in London (United Kingdom) last December.

Prof. Van Winkle is a visual artist, filmmaker, writer, and assistant professor of art at Carthage, teaching foundations and new media. She is the program director for Carthage’s Photography and Film and New Media Program. Her research centers around the practice of listening. She exhibited large-scale installation art before working in video, film, photography, and sound.

Sponsoring Department, Office, or Organization:

Art Department, Photography and Film and New Media Program

For more information, contact:

Jojiin Van Winkle: jvanwinkle@carthage.edu