Paul Festa: “Apparition of the Eternal Church” and “The Glitter Emergency”

The UCSC Center for Cultural Studies, departments of History of Art and Visual Culture, History of Consciousness, and Literature, and the Queer Theory Research Cluster present two films by Paul Festa, with live musical accompaniment. Apparition of the Eternal Church is winner of Best North American Independent Feature Film – Indianapolis International Film Festival; winner of Best Experimental Film – Rome International Film Festival; winner of Special Director’s Prize – Santa Cruz Film Festival; and winner of Gold Medal for Excellence – Park City Film Festival. The Glitter Emergency is winner of the Best Experimental Film – Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood. Paul Festa is the author of Oh My God: Messiaen in the Ear of the Unbeliever based on his film. For more information about the films please visit apparitionfilm.com and theglitteremergency.com.