In this 1953 documentary, commissioned by Présence Africaine, Chris Marker and Alain Resnais explore the merits of African art, especially sculpture, as compared to the classical works so revered in the... continue reading

posted by rebuilder 1 decade 4 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,786 views

Assumption is a virtuosic personal tribute, a glimpse at history and a celebration of independent film culture. Gidal's short film was assembled round a recording of the voice of Mary Pat Leece, who worked... continue reading

posted by griefer_queafer 1 decade 5 years 3 months 1 week ago • 1,927 views

Derek Jarman, one of the most imaginative and influential film and video artists of the 70s-90s, doesn't seem to mind leaving home without his AmEx. **Clearly, not a true ad. :P

posted by griefer_queafer 1 decade 5 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 1,204 views

The great American avant-garde filmmaker Stan Brakhage on the secular golden rule.

posted by griefer_queafer 1 decade 5 years 4 months ago • 2,704 views

From UBU: Finally available on DVD, these video installations were produced by Brian Eno to be shown at various galleries around the world. Subsequently released on vhs and laserdisc, this is the first... continue reading

posted by griefer_queafer 1 decade 5 years 3 months 3 weeks ago • 2,442 views

1989, 16mm, color/so, 15m leightonpierce.com -------- An impressionistic documentary on the small town cafes in the rural Midwest. While the cafes function as a focal point for many aspects of the... continue reading

posted by griefer_queafer 1 decade 5 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 2,640 views

Just saw this film this week. Stunning and beautiful. See Farhad's Werckmeister link for a great description of the film. Tarr's use of sustained and complex takes is simply fantastic and the score by... continue reading

posted by rickegee 1 decade 7 years 9 months 1 week ago • 1,118 views

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqJQMETkI1k

posted by Eklek 1 decade 7 years 5 months ago • 2,467 views

Here is a fairly long clip from "The Man From London," Bela Tarr's latest film which, to my knowledge, has yet to be screened in the states. If you have seen any of his other movies, you wont be surprised... continue reading

posted by griefer_queafer 1 decade 5 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 1,416 views

If there is enough interest, I am going to keep on posting a bunch of my favorite experimental films. I am starting out with Viola's "The Reflecting Pool," a video essay on issues ranging from man and... continue reading

posted by griefer_queafer 1 decade 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 2,362 views

pièce touchée, Martin Arnold, Austria,16mm Film, b&w, 16 min Arnold's breakthrough film, pièce touchée, is based on a single 18-second shot from The Human Jungle (dir. Joseph M. Newman, 1954). Woman... continue reading

posted by griefer_queafer 1 decade 5 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 2,174 views

A pretty recent film from one of the great pioneers of video art: the sometimes brilliant, always challenging Vito Acconci. From Wiki: "Acconci began his career as a poet, editing 0 TO 9 with Bernadette... continue reading

posted by griefer_queafer 1 decade 5 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 3,126 views