The months of May, June, and July are represented with peonies, fireflies, and the year 2020. A rollerblader (Jahleel Gardner) traverses Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington D.C.
by Kevin Jerome Everson
with Jahleel Gardner
USA 2021 Without dialogue 8’ Colour

Part of the Berlinale Summer Special

With

  • Jahleel Gardner (Rollerblader)

Crew

Director Kevin Jerome Everson
Cinematography Kevin Jerome Everson
Editing Kevin Jerome Everson
Producers Madeleine Molyneaux, Kevin Jerome Everson

Kevin Jerome Everson

Kevin Jerome Everson has an MFA from Ohio University and a BFA from the University of Akron and is Professor of Art at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. His work encompasses painting, sculpture, photography, and film—including eleven features and over 200 short form works. Recent retrospectives and solo exhibitions include the Halle für Kunst, Graz, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Tate Modern, London, Centre Pompidou, Paris, and Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul. Everson is the recipient of several awards, grants, and numerous fellowships.

Filmography (selection, starting 2015)

2015 Production Material Handler · Production Material Handler · A Saturday Night in Mansfield Ohio 2; 2 min. · A Saturday Night in Mansfield Ohio 2; 2 min. · Grand Finale; 5 min. · Grand Finale; 5 min. · Three Quarters; 5 min., Forum Expanded 2015 · Three Quarters; 5 min., Forum Expanded 2015 · Regal Unlimited; 3 min. · Regal Unlimited; 3 min. · Smooth Surface; 3 min. · Smooth Surface; 3 min. · Three Items a Shelf; 4 min. · Three Items a Shelf; 4 min. · Park Lanes; 480 min. · Park Lanes; 480 min. · It Seems to Hang On; 20 min. · It Seems to Hang On; 20 min. 2016 Oscar at 8903 Empire; 2 min. · Oscar at 8903 Empire; 2 min. · 8903 Empire; 480 min. · 8903 Empire; 480 min. · Auditioning for Nathaniel; 14 min. · Auditioning for Nathaniel; 14 min. · Lost Nothing; 4 min. · Lost Nothing; 4 min. · Threshold Spondee/Discrimination N66#1; 5 min. · Threshold Spondee/Discrimination N66#1; 5 min. · Shadeena; 5 min. · Shadeena; 5 min. · Ears, Nose and Throat; 11 min. · Ears, Nose and Throat; 11 min. · We Demand; 4 min., Forum Expanded 2016 · We Demand; 4 min., Forum Expanded 2016 2017 Tonsler Park; 82 min. · Tonsler Park; 82 min. · Brown and Clear; 8 min. · Brown and Clear; 8 min. · Carrs Down South; 3 min. · Carrs Down South; 3 min. · R-15; 5 min. · R-15; 5 min. · Rams 23 Blue Bears 21; 8 min. · Rams 23 Blue Bears 21; 8 min. 2018 Round Seven; 19 min. · Round Seven; 19 min. · Rhino; 23 min. · Rhino; 23 min. · Polly One; 6 min. · Polly One; 6 min. · Polly Two; 12 min. · Polly Two; 12 min. 2019 Traveling Shoes; 7 min., Forum Expanded 2019 · Traveling Shoes; 7 min., Forum Expanded 2019 · Music from the Edge of Allegheny Plateau; 7 min. · Music from the Edge of Allegheny Plateau; 7 min. · Condor; 8 min. · Condor; 8 min. 2020 Recovery; 10 min., Forum Expanded 2020 · Recovery; 10 min., Forum Expanded 2020 2021 Lago Gatún; 60 min. · Lago Gatún; 60 min. · East Technical High School (Rekord); 3 min. · East Technical High School (Rekord); 3 min. · The I and S of Lives; 6 min. · The I and S of Lives; 6 min. · May June July; 8 min. · May June July; 8 min., Forum Expanded 2021 2022 Weidle’s; 3 min. · Weidle’s; 3 min. · Chelsea 5124; 3 min. · Chelsea 5124; 3 min. · Fire Emergencies; 3 min., Forum Expanded 2022 · Fire Emergencies; 3 min. · Patent 1,571,148; 5 min. · Patent 1,571,148; 5 min. · Hazel; 24 min. · Hazel; 24 min. 2023 West Lounge; 5 min. · Hough 66; 7 min. · If You Don’t Watch the Way You Move

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2023