July 21: American Avant-Garde Before 1970

Part 1

Tomatoes Another Day d. James Watson, 1930 7m

Montage From ‘Crime Without Passion’ d. Slavko Vorkapić, 1934 3m with music by Flying Lotus

The Pursuit  Of Happiness d. Rudolf Burckhardt, 1940 8m with music by Destroyer

Study In Choreography For Camera d. Maya Deren, 1943 2m with music by Kronos Quartet & Wu Man

At Land d. Maya Deren, 1944 15m with music by Kate Bush

Eaux d’artifice d. Kenneth Anger, 1953 13m with music by Henryk Gorecki


Part 2

Hurry! Hurry! d. Marie Menken, 1957 5m

Arabesque For Kenneth Anger d. Marie Menken, 1958-62 5m with music by Astor Piazzolla

Castro Street (The Coming Of Consciousness) d. Bruce Baillie, 1966 10m

Thimble Theater d. Joseph Cornell, 1968 6m

Walden: Notes and Diaries (Excerpt) d. Jonas Mekas, 1969 7m

Our Lady Of The Sphere d. Larry Jordan, 1969 9m