An Evening with Celluloid
Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
This screening features rare films from the celluloid collections of the School of Cinema and J. Paul Leonard Library. Free.
Location:
Fine Arts Building, Coppola Theatre (Room 101)
Directions:
Sponsor:
School of Cinema
Contact:
School of Cinema
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Phone:
415-338-1629
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Program
- Quasi at the Quackadero: Psychedelic animation about two ducks and a robot that go to a very strange amusement park. Directed by Sally Cruikshank. 1976. 10 minutes.
- Very Nice, Very Nice: Experimental collage/montage exploring urban alienation. Directed by Arthur Lipsett. 1961. 8 minutes.
- Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods Railway: Very early motion picture (among the first ever). Riding on a now non-existent railroad. By Thomas Edison and Miles Bros. 1899. 15 minutes.
- Valse Triste: Experimental montage set to Jean Sibelius’ Valse Triste. Directed by Bruce Conner. 1977. 5 minutes.
- A Study in Choreography: A man dances in various locations. But of course that’s only at the most obvious level. Directed by Maya Deren. 1946. 4 minutes.
- Mass for the Dakota Sioux: An experimental film about the Dakota Sioux. It is on one level a “mass” for the Native American conquered and displaced by the white American in quest of Manifest Destiny. Directed by Bruce Baillie. 1964. 25 minutes.