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A FESTIVAL OF EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO

8th -11th May, 2008

Filmhouse, Edinburgh

Sunday 11th May
FOCUS ON MAY ’68

A selection of films made in connection with the social upheavals and political events of May 1968

Programme 1: 1pm Filmhouse

Détruisez-vous Serge Bard, France 1968, 35mm, 75mins


Programme 2: 3pm Filmhouse

Introduced by Frédérique Devaux and followed by a post-film discussion about the issues raised in the films.

Le Soulèvement de la jeunesse – Mai 68 Maurice Lemaitre, France 1969, 16mm, 28min

Cinétracts France 1968, 16mm, 20min

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SCENES FROM NEW YORK
6pm Filmhouse

A programme of film and video works tracing the evolution of New York’s experimental film scene from its heyday in the 1960s to the present day. Represented through a spectrum of scratch, hand painting, rayogram techniques, analog video processing, digital manipulation and HD compositing, these diverse works range from the purely abstract to experimental narratives and documentaries.

Notebook Marie Menken, USA 1962, 16mm, 10min

Abrasions Joel Schlemowitz, USA 1990, 16mm, 4min

Loretta Jeanne Liotta, USA 2003, 16mm, 4min

Cosmopolis Teale Failla, USA 2003, 16mm, 6min

Darling International M.M. Serra and Jennifer Reeves, USA 1999, 16mm, 22min

Labyrinth Michele Beck and Jorge Calvo, USA 2002, video, 5min

Meet Pamela (Out-takes) Lauren Petty and Shaun Irons, USA 2006, video, 7min

Light Work I Jennifer Reeves, USA 2006, Digibeta, 8 min

NYC Weights and Measures Jem Cohen, USA 2006, video, 6min

Moving Images - The Film-Makers' Cooperative Relocates Joel Schlemowitz, USA 200116mm, 13min


Détruisez-vous


Cinetracts

 


Abrasions


Meet Pamela (Out-takes)

Light Work I

Moving Images

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