What is experimental film, and why is it called that? Artists and poet working in celluloid since before WWI have always found themselves in a no man's land. Excluded both from the art world and from the film industry, they bodly created a grassroots network for making and showing their films. They also created a profound body of work that continues to influence our culture. I wanted to share a few of the films I love and introduce you some of the free, radicals artists who m... (Full plot summary below)
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What is experimental film, and why is it called that? Artists and poet working in celluloid since before WWI have always found themselves in a no man's land. Excluded both from the art world and from the film industry, they bodly created a grassroots network for making and showing their films. They also created a profound body of work that continues to influence our culture. I wanted to share a few of the films I love and introduce you some of the free, radicals artists who made them.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA playful and audacious homage documentary to the pioneering and economically hard-pressed avant-garde filmmakers from the silents to the present. |
| Movie BoeufDavid N. ButterworthA worthy baptism for those unacquainted with the genre but less fulfilling, perhaps, for the pre-converted eager to experience more. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldA pleasant ramble through little-known cinematic territory. |
| Film Journal InternationalEric MonderBreezy overview of classic cinematic avant garde will be best appreciated by established fans. |
| User ReviewTim MLearned a lot about experimental cinema and the free spirits behind it. |
| User ReviewGreg SA survey of 90 years of abstract experimental film (mostly the kind where they scratch into or paint directly on the celluloid), from its Dadaist origins to its NYC heyday, with rare interviews and plentiful examples, including a few full-length shorts. A decent overview of an imposing subject, though aficionados will wonder about some of the important figures who are rushed over or omitted entirely (did Hollis Frampton sleep with the director's girlfriend or something?) |
