Film Screenings / Programs / Retrospectives
THE FILMS OF THOM ANDERSEN
June 3 – June 12
FILMMAKER IN PERSON!
Alongside our theatrical premiere run of his new film, THE THOUGHTS THAT ONCE WE HAD, we’ll be presenting a comprehensive retrospective of the work of Thom Andersen. Andersen is justly acclaimed for his remarkable feature-length essay films, EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE, ZOOPRAXOGRAPHER; RED HOLLYWOOD; and LOS ANGELES PLAYS ITSELF, in all of which Andersen demonstrates his mastery of the technique of found-footage collage, selecting and organizing excerpts from a dizzying array of moving-image sources to reflect upon and explore ideas about the cinema, photography, history, politics, architecture, and the urban landscape. But Andersen has created work in a much wider range of modes than these three films would suggest, including minimalist short films, a Samuel Beckett adaptation, a structuralist ode to rock-n-roll, a city symphony, and a music video. This retrospective – which includes two brand-new works that will be making their NYC debut – will provide a rare opportunity to survey Andersen’s work in all its diversity.
Special thanks to Thom Andersen; Peter Kelly & Blandine Mercier-McGovern (Cinema Guild); and Ryan Krivoshey (Grasshopper Film), and Sam Ratcliffe (Southern Methodist University).
THOM ANDERSEN WILL BE HERE IN PERSON FOR Q&As AFTER THE SCREENINGS OF 'THE THOUGHTS THAT ONCE WE HAD' ON FRIDAY, JUNE 3 & SUNDAY, JUNE 5. HE WILL ALSO BE HERE TO INTRODUCE THE SCREENING OF PROGRAM 1 ON FRIDAY, JUNE 3 AT 9:15, AND TO INTRODUCE AND ANSWER QUESTIONS AFTER PROGRAM 2 ON SATURDAY, JUNE 4 AT 4:30.
