[Frameworks] NOW! AGAIN!
I think Frameworkers around the globe may have heard about the deeply disturbing police violence in the United States. This chronic problem has decades of history, but it received renewed media attention this summer following another murder-by-police in Ferguson, Missouri. This weekend is a Weekend of Resistance. Because of the timeliness of the issue, I hope Frameworkers won't mind my forwarding this message from Travis Wilkerson with an amazing vimeo link. NOW! AGAIN! is a reenactment of a classic radical film, Now by Santiago Alvarez, staged this summer in Ferguson, Missouri by the cops themselves. Playing themselves, the cops reenact their own vicious history as if they were checking their performance in a mirror shattered by gunfire. NOW! AGAIN! blows up at the intersection of an avant-garde film act and an urgent manifesto for militant action, demanding an end to police violence NOW! https://vimeo.com/107885092 Jonathan M Hall Assistant Professor Department of Media Studies Pomona College 140 West Sixth Street Claremont CA 91711-6335 USA 1-909-607-2214 (office) 1-909-621-8296 (fax) http://mediastudies.pomona.edu/people/jonathan-m-hall/ ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
Re: [Frameworks] tableau vivante : experimental film and single frames
Dear Rebekka, Peter Greenaway's Zed and Two Noughts does this both in terms of painting and the film frame. And, yes, I'd second Gene's suggestion of Shiho Kano. With best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan M Hall Department of Media Studies Pomona College 140 West Sixth Street Claremont CA 91711-6335 USA 1-909-607-2214 (office) 1-909-621-8296 (fax) http://mediastudies.pomona.edu/people/jonathan-m-hall/ From: FrameWorks [frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com] on behalf of Jared Ashburn [ashburn.ja...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 6:42 PM To: Gene Youngblood; Experimental Film Discussion List Subject: Re: [Frameworks] tableau vivante : experimental film and single frames Warhol: Haircut, Sleep, Beauty #2 and portions of Chelsea Girls. Jack Smith's Flaming Creatures would be good too. On Oct 6, 2014, at 7:24 PM, Gene Youngblood ato...@comcast.netmailto:ato...@comcast.net wrote: Some of these are probably stretching too far, others I think qualify... Some Warhol Certain moments in Kenneth Anger Geography of the Body Fragments of Etoile de Mer and The Seashell and the Clergyman fragments of Christopher MacLaine’s The End James Broughton, The Golden Positions Cocteau, Blood of a Poet James Herbert’s nudes parts of Joan Jonas’ I Want To Live In the Country some of Shiho Kano, but I can’t remember which ken Kobland’s Flaubert Dreams of Travel Daina Krumins’ The Divine Miracle some setups in Mike Kuchar Owen Land, Noli Me Tangere Tracey Moffatt, Night Cries Parts of Richard Meyers’ 37/73 Sidney Peterson, Mr. Frenhofer and the Minotaur Ed Rankus, Naked Doom John Sturgeon’s early work, 1975-79 From: Rebekka Erin Moranmailto:rebekka.mo...@gmail.com Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 3:08 PM To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.commailto:frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Subject: [Frameworks] tableau vivante : experimental film and single frames Hi, I am researching a project of the use of the Tableau Vivant in experimental or avant-garde filmmaking (history, theory, etc). I am particularly interested in any examples of filmmakers that were investigating the tableau vivant as a reference to a film frame and not to a painting. Also any sub themes that may relate to tableau vivant as a durational film frame or living freeze frame, or a tableau vivant as a non-active scene/image shot stop motion or frame by frame (in camera or optical printed). Any suggestions for readings or names would be greatly appreciated! best, Rebekka Rebekka Moran rebekka.mo...@gmail.commailto:rebekka.mo...@gmail.com http://www.rebekkamoran.com tel: +345 849 5978 ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.commailto:FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.commailto:FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
Re: [Frameworks] Middle Eastern film + video
Targol Mesbah organized a program at CIIS in San Francisco called MENA Experimental: Mideast Experimental Film and New Media. http://www.atasite.org/2012/04/mena-experimental-recent-experimental-film-and-new-media-from-the-middle-east-north-africa-and-diasporas/ She might be on this list... not sure. Jonathan Jonathan M Hall Department of Media Studies Pomona College 140 West Sixth Street Claremont CA 91711-6335 USA 1-909-607-2214 (office) 1-909-621-8296 (fax) http://mediastudies.pomona.edu/people/jonathan-m-hall/ From: FrameWorks [frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com] on behalf of ghen zando-dennis [ghe...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 4:50 PM To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Subject: [Frameworks] Middle Eastern film + video Seeking contact information / links to experimental / narrative documentary work made by Middle Eastern artists. And to the artists themselves, too. I am co-curating a program of work at the end of the year. Ideas? Thank you. Ghen Dennis ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
Re: [Frameworks] 16mm print of Ballet Mecanique -- version by William Moritz
Dear Cindy Thanks for the clarification. It sounds like the CVM is the place to go! What I saw at the ONE were video copies only--clearly as it's not a film archive. But, now I'll know not to pursue a deadend at USC. With best wishes, Jonathan From: C Keefer [kee...@earthlink.net] Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 10:00 PM To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Cc: Jonathan M. Hall Subject: Re: 16mm print of Ballet Mecanique -- version by William Moritz Clarifications re recent William Moritz posts - Jonathan, only a small collection of LGBT-related materials from Moritz's estate were donated to the ONE archive, per his wishes. No experimental films were given to ONE. The USC Library would not hold any rights for any Moritz films. Regarding Adam's post on Moritz, while Moritz had a brief affiliation, he definitely did not work at iota. Cindy Keefer Center for Visual Music cvmaccess (at) gmail.com http://www.centerforvisualmusic.org/Moritz.htm -Original Message- From: frameworks-requ...@jonasmekasfilms.com Sent: Jan 8, 2014 4:01 AM To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com -- Message: 3 Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 04:51:23 + From: Jonathan M. Hall jmh...@pomona.edu To: Experimental Film Discussion List frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Subject: Re: [Frameworks] 16mm print of Ballet Mecanique -- version by William Moritz Dear Michael, Moritz's estate was given in part to the ONE ARCHIVE in Los Angeles. It's one of the largest gay and lesbian archives in the world, now owned by USC. When I was there doing some work on Moritz, I was told that USC library may have some Moritz films. I'd suggest contact either ONE for a reference or the University of Southern California Library directly. With best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan M Hall Department of Media Studies Pomona College 140 West Sixth Street Claremont CA 91711-6335 USA 1-909-607-2214 (office) 1-909-621-8296 (fax) http://mediastudies.pomona.edu/people/jonathan-m-hall/ ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
Re: [Frameworks] 16mm print of Ballet Mecanique -- version by William Moritz
Dear Michael, Moritz's estate was given in part to the ONE ARCHIVE in Los Angeles. It's one of the largest gay and lesbian archives in the world, now owned by USC. When I was there doing some work on Moritz, I was told that USC library may have some Moritz films. I'd suggest contact either ONE for a reference or the University of Southern California Library directly. With best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan M Hall Department of Media Studies Pomona College 140 West Sixth Street Claremont CA 91711-6335 USA 1-909-607-2214 (office) 1-909-621-8296 (fax) http://mediastudies.pomona.edu/people/jonathan-m-hall/ From: FrameWorks [frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com] on behalf of Michael Zryd [z...@yorku.ca] Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 8:43 PM To: Experimental Film Discussion List Subject: [Frameworks] 16mm print of Ballet Mecanique -- version by William Moritz Does anyone on Frameworks know where to source a 16mm film print of William Moritz's 'reconstruction' of Leger/Murphy's Ballet méchanique? It has a soundtrack that attempts to provide a sense of Antheil's original score, and it also has some colour tinting in some sections. This version is on YouTube, and I've seen a VHS version, but would love to access a print. I have already checked EYE, Lightcone, FMC, Canyon, MoMA, and CVM. Thanks! -- Michael Zryd Associate Professor, Cinema and Media Studies York University, Department of Film, CFT 236, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 CANADA tel: 416-736-2100 x22173 / fax: 416-736-5710 / cell: 647-430-8680 / Skype: mjpzryd z...@yorku.camailto:z...@yorku.ca / http://finearts.yorku.ca/about-us/our-faculty/michael-zryd ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
Re: [Frameworks] found footage: working with the (complete) oevre of another filmmaker
Peter Greenaway's Vertical Features Remake, based on the work of the fictional Tulse Luper, comes to mind as a perfect example. Too bad, it's more story than not. Jonathan M Hall Pomona College From: FrameWorks [frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com] on behalf of Fred Truniger [fred.truni...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 30, 2013 7:59 AM To: Experimental Film Discussion List Subject: [Frameworks] found footage: working with the (complete) oevre of another filmmaker Dear Frameworkers I am looking for found footage films that deal (almost) excusively with the oevre of one filmmaker and re-interpret or re-read the contents and motifs of these films. the model for the query would be the Phoenix Tapes by Girardet/Müller. Are there any films you can recommend? Thank you! Fred ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
Re: [Frameworks] new book on art cinema, including the avant-garde
A new book is always welcome! Could you give us its title and author? I can't see the image you posted. Jonathan Jonathan M Hall Department of Media Studies Pomona College 140 West Sixth Street Claremont CA 91711-6335 USA 1-909-607-2214 (office) 1-909-621-8296 (fax) http://mediastudies.pomona.edu/people/jonathan-m-hall/ From: FrameWorks [frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com] on behalf of Dave Andrews [darthu...@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2013 10:42 AM To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Subject: [Frameworks] new book on art cinema, including the avant-garde [UrlBlockedError.aspx] Don't know if this will all show up on the list, or just the text, but in any event this book covers art cinema in all its permutations, including experimental films from the silent era on and traditional art cinemas as well as cult art cinemas, Hollywood art cinemas, and indie art cinemas. Thanks, Dave Andrews ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
Re: [Frameworks] Journal Filmmakers and Videomakers
Consideration of the relation between film journal and video letter would pay off in spades, as it would allow you to consider medium specificity as well. I think of the Japanese poet TANIKAWA Shuntaro and his video letters with TERAYAMA Shuji. Very rewarding of your exploration. Jonathan M Hall Department of Media Studies Pomona College 差出人: FrameWorks [frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com] が次の人の代理で送信しました: Kevin Obsatz [ke...@videohaiku.com] 送信日時: 2013年2月4日 8:48 宛先: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com 件名: [Frameworks] Journal Filmmakers and Videomakers Hello Frameworks! I may have the opportunity to teach a short workshop on the Film Journal genre at the University of Minnesota this spring... which means I need to learn more about it first. I would love some suggestions about major practitioners of this form throughout film history, especially those whose work is purchaseable / accessible in a non-print-rental form. I'm also interested in critical writing on the subject. Besides Jonas Mekas, whose work should I be exploring? Thanks very much! Kevin Obsatz www.videohaiku.com ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks - This message has been scanned by Postini anti-virus software. ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
Re: [Frameworks] Perfumed Nightmare
Dear Ghen Dennis, The film is distributed by Flower Films of El Cerrito, California. Scroll down to the bottom of this page: http://www.lesblank.com/films.html There should also be a contact there for public/academic screenings. I hope this helps. Jonathan M Hall 差出人: frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com [frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com] が次の人の代理で送信しました: ghen zando-dennis [ghe...@yahoo.com] 送信日時: 2012年8月28日 16:33 宛先: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com 件名: [Frameworks] Perfumed Nightmare Greetings... Does anyone have leads to a print or dvd version of Perfumed Nightmare (Mababangong Bangungot) by Kidlat Tahimik (16mm, 1977) for a college screening? I notice that is was screened at Light Industry in 2010. Much thanks. Ghen Dennis g...@ghendennis.com - This message has been scanned by Postini anti-virus software. ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
Re: [Frameworks] US Civil Rights-related films
Robert Nelson's Oh Dem Watermelons (1965) could be interesting in a consideration of a liberal/progressive white imagination of the era. The music is by Steve Reich. The film was made as part of the San Francisco Mime Troupe's A MINSTREL SHOW, OR CIVIL RIGHTS IN A CRACKER BARREL. I think it's available from Canyon, but there are (unauthorized?) copies on youtube. SLEEP preceded by Satie ... an interesting idea. Wish I were there. Warm regards to all Frame-workers. Jonathan Jonathan M Hall Department of Media Studies Pomona College 140 West Sixth Street Claremont CA 91711-6335 USA 1-909-607-2214 (office) 1-909-621-8296 (fax) http://mediastudies.pomona.edu/people/jonathan-m-hall/ 差出人: frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com [frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com] は Terri Francis [terri.fran...@yale.edu] の代理 送信日時: 2012年2月14日 7:03 宛先: Experimental Film Discussion List 件名: Re: [Frameworks] US Civil Rights-related films 1. http://www.vdb.org/titles/aka-mrs-george-gilbert a/k/a Mrs. George Gilbert a/k/a Mrs. George Gilbert extends Coco Fusco’s in-depth examination of racialized imagery. Fusco combines fictional and documentary source materials to reflect on the use of electronic surveillance against black intellectuals and activists in the 1960s and 1970s as part of covert FBI operations that bear a striking resemblance to the current Patriot Act-inspired activities of American law enforcement. 2. http://newsreel.org/video/BLACK-PANTHER-SAN-FRANCISCO-STATE-ON-STRIKE Black Panther 14 minutes This is the film the Black Panthers used to promote their cause. Shot in 1969, in Oakland, San Francisco and Sacramento, this exemplar of 1960s activist filmmaking traces the development of the Black Panther organization. In an interview from jail, Minister of Defense Huey P. Newton describes the origins of the Panther Party, Eldridge Cleaver explains the Panthers' appeal to the Black community, and Chairman Bobby Seale enumerates the Panther 10-Point Program as Panthers march and demonstrate. San Francisco State: On Strike 20 minutes Ethnic studies courses are common today, but that hasn't always been the case. In many ways, multicultural education can be traced back to San Francisco in 1968-1969. In one of the most high-profile student actions of the 1960s, students at San Francisco State University went on strike, shutting down the campus for six months. University president S.I. Hayakawa called in the police, who busted heads and arrested hundreds in an attempt to restore control of the campus. But the strike didn't end until the school acceded to student demands and created the first ethnic studies department at an American university. This film, shot by the students and their allies, is a classic primary source document of the 1960s. On Feb 14, 2012, at 9:01 AM, Carl Lee wrote: Not sure if this is the one you're looking for, but there's a great doc by Louis Massiah called The Bombing of Osage Avenue from 1986. It's been a while since I've seen it, but it focuses more on the effect MOVE and the bombing had on the community. Here's a link: http://scribe.org/catalogue/bombingosageavenue Carl On 2/13/2012 10:52 PM, ev petrol wrote: trying to remember the name of a doc about MOVE in Philly that Stephen Kent showed at DUMBA years ago ... ring any bells? cheers moira www.moiratierney.nethttp://www.moiratierney.net/ ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.commailto:FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.commailto:FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks Terri Francis Associate Professor Film Studies, African American Studies Yale University http://www.yale.edu/filmstudiesprogram/faculty/francis.html - This message has been scanned by Postini anti-virus software. ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
Re: [Frameworks] US Civil Rights-related films
i should take the but out of that last sentence. i don't mean to apply a youtube copy is an adequate replacement for renting/seeing the film. jmh 差出人: frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com [frameworks-boun...@jonasmekasfilms.com] は Jonathan M. Hall [jmh...@pomona.edu] の代理 送信日時: 2012年2月14日 8:46 宛先: Experimental Film Discussion List 件名: Re: [Frameworks] US Civil Rights-related films Robert Nelson's Oh Dem Watermelons (1965) could be interesting in a consideration of a liberal/progressive white imagination of the era. The music is by Steve Reich. The film was made as part of the San Francisco Mime Troupe's A MINSTREL SHOW, OR CIVIL RIGHTS IN A CRACKER BARREL. I think it's available from Canyon, but there are (unauthorized?) copies on youtube. SLEEP preceded by Satie ... an interesting idea. Wish I were there. Warm regards to all Frame-workers. Jonathan - This message has been scanned by Postini anti-virus software. ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
[Frameworks] filmmaker needed half-time
Dear All, I haven't seen job-postings here, but I did want to announce a half-time position we have at Pomona College in the sunny suburbs of Los Angeles for a Visiting Fellow of Media Praxis. An experimental filmmaker competent with documentary filmmaking would be very welcome. I hope I'm not abusing the frameworks list-protocol by drawing your attention. You can find information here: http://mediastudies.pomona.edu/2011/new-position-visiting-fellow-of-media-praxis/ and here: http://mediastudies.pomona.edu/projects/ With very best wishes, Jonathan Jonathan M Hall Department of Media Studies Pomona College 140 West Sixth Street Claremont CA 91711-6335 USA 1-909-607-2214 (office) 1-909-621-8296 (fax) http://mediastudies.pomona.edu/people/jonathan-m-hall/ - This message has been scanned by Postini anti-virus software. ___ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
