Hey Michael (and Adam and Frameworkers in general). Several of us are thinking about the possibility of trying to get access to the Gianikian/RicciLucchi MoMA prints. Are others interested?
*Scott* Scott MacDonald scottmacdonaldcinema.com Professor of Cinema & Media Studies Hamilton College 5 Sherman Street, New Hartford, NY 13413-2611 USA [email protected] recent on-line essays: https://macdonald.hamiltonlits.org see also *The Edge*: essays by Scott MacDonald On Wed, Jul 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM Michael Streicher Metzger < [email protected]> wrote: > *Requiescat* to a remarkable filmmaker. I’d been looking around for a > copy of FROM THE POLE TO THE EQUATOR a few years ago for my documentary > history class and was frustrated to find nothing projectable was available > in the US. > > MoMA had quite a few of their works – KARAGOEZ; FROM THE POLE TO THE > EQUATOR; PRISONERS OF WAR; BALKAN INVENTORY (35mm); ON THE HEIGHTS ALL IS > PEACE; PEOPLE, YEARS, LIFE, possibly others. I’m wondering if there might > be a way to inveigle them despite the inactive status of the library; > theirs is certainly among the more significant bodies of work to be taken > out of US circulation by the closure of that resource. > > Many of their works have also been digitized and presented digitally at > various museum exhibitions in > <https://www.maxxi.art/events/yervant-gianikian-e-angela-ricci-lucchi-parte-ii/> > recent > <https://www.maxxi.art/events/yervant-gianikian-e-angela-ricci-lucchi-i-diari-di-angela/> > years > <https://www.museoreinasofia.es/en/activity/yervant-gianikian-and-angela-ricci-lucchi> > (primarily > courtesy of Gianikian, I believe) but their work should be seen on film > when possible. > > I’d be interested in presenting some of their work next year and would be > up for splitting costs on some overseas materials, should MoMA prove a dead > end. > > Best, > Michael > > *From: *Frameworks <[email protected]> on behalf of > Adam Hyman <[email protected]> > *Date: *Monday, July 6, 2026 at 11:56 AM > *To: *Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> > *Subject: *[Frameworks] Yervant Gianikian R.I.P. > > Yervant Gianikian just passed away. Posted on multiple Instagram accounts > and confirmed. > > Rest in peace. > > He and Angela Ricci Lucchi were a wonderful pair of filmmakers. Filmforum > at least had a long history with them. I’ve heard stories from the founder > of Filmforum, Terry Canon, and his wife Mary, when Yervant and Angela would > stay with the to do screenings in the late 1970s of their “scented > cinema.” Terry and Mary would then stay with Yervant and Angela in Italy. > The soundtrack to “From the Pole to the Equator” was done by Keith Ullrich, > another habitue of Pasadena Filmforum. I remember fondly their screening > of “O Uomo” at Filmforum in the late 90s. > > > > Yervant did a small tour of screenings in tribute to Angela in 2019 after > she passed away. > > If you haven’t had a chance to see their work, please think about it. But > it’s not currently easy to find in the USA as far as I have been able to > find.. Some films were at the MoMA Circulating Library, but that is still > closed. (Anyone have any updates on that?). Canyon Cinema used to have > some but no longer. BFI does have some, including, I learned today, a 16mm > print of From the Pole to the Equator. > > Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid has one version of their 2014 film “Frente a > Guernica” which was a commission from the museum. > > > > If anyone knows of additional sources for those or other films of theirs, > please share. > > > > Best regards, > > > > Adam > > > > > > ----- > > Adam Hyman > > Executive Director > > Los Angeles Filmforum > > www.lafilmforum.org > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.lafilmforum.org__;!!Dq0X2DkFhyF93HkjWTBQKhk!RfGKeWRSV0OLN_e1o3_6pj-zo9EkCjLUEJIiMaqH36JeH9ebmTTtyo0sRacA4VobPK85S9FwxjQShpDI4vFgv01uqh5X$> > > [email protected] > > 323-377-7238 > > > > > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org >
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