Suggests: Opening of THERE, THERE by Andrew Bujalski AB '98

Rusha & Co. is thrilled to unveil “There There,” a gallery installation by renowned filmmaker Andrew Bujalski. Known for idiosyncratic and boundary-pushing narratives (from Funny Ha Ha to Computer Chess and Support the Girls), Bujalski here reimagines and reworks his previously cinema-released feature film for a gallery setting, marking a daring foray into a new artistic medium.

At the heart of “There There” lies a simple twist on filmed storytelling’s basic building block— the edit. Rather than favoring the conventional illusion of shared time and space, here each actor was filmed separately, thousands of miles and often months apart, a method integral to its story of human connection made only through effort. Adapted for a gallery setting, the work now adds new dimensions both thematically and quite literally, spreading the performances across three strategically placed screens within a space enclosed by a massive curtain (evoking the intimacy and proportions of…