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FAQ: Auditorium ProgramsAnthology Film Archives, the New York film museum dedicated to the independent and avant-garde, was established in 1969. Jonas Mekas, Jerome Hill, P. Adams Sitney, Peter Kubelka, and Stan Brakhage were among the founders. Now known around the world for its collections and exhibitions, Anthology created the Independent Film Preservation program in the early 1970s to save works by 20th-century American experimental filmmakers such as Joseph Cornell, Maya Deren, Bruce Baillie, Jordan Belson, Paul Sharits, Stan Brakhage, and Harry Smith, to name only a few. This series samples some recent preservation by Anthology and was organized in association with archivist Andrew Lampert.
followed by Chafed Elbows
Vintage parody from the legendary George Kuchar features "the essential talents of Larry Leibowitz and his cousin from Hawaii, Zelda Kaiser. Only they could make this tale of true fanaticism come alive."—Andrew Lampert (George Kuchar, 1963, 8 mm to 16 mm, 33 minutes)
In Chafed Elbows hapless Walter Dinsmore undergoes his annual November breakdown, impersonates a cop, has an affair with his mother, goes to heaven, and becomes a singer in a rock band—but not necessarily in that order. "A commercial success that raised the flag of the underground scene, shot with a 35 mm still camera and processed at Walgreens."—Andrew Lampert (Robert Downey Sr., 1966, 35 mm, 57 minutes)
The four-decade-long career of American animator Robert Breer has managed to encompass painting, sculpture, and filmmaking while finding new ways to construe perspective, color, and motion. Retaining a childlike spontaneity and humor in hundreds of handmade animations, Breer has inspired generations of other filmmakers. Anthology's recent restorations—this sampling includes twelve films—vividly recapture his early oeuvre: Recreation (1956, 16 mm to 35 mm, 1.5 minutes); Jamestown Balloos (1957, 16 mm to 35 mm, 6 minutes); Eyewash (1959, 16 mm to 35 mm, 3 minutes); Eyewash (different edit, 1959, 16 mm to 35 mm, 3 minutes); Blazes (1961, 16 mm to 35 mm, 3 minutes); Fist Fight (1964, 16 mm to 35 mm, 9 minutes); 66 (1966, 16 mm to 35 mm, 5.5 minutes); 69 (1969, 16 mm to 35 mm, 4.5 minutes); 70 (1970, 16 mm to 35 mm, 5 minutes); Fuji (1974, 16 mm to 35 mm, 9 minutes); 77 (1977, 16 mm to 35 mm, 6.5 minutes); Swiss Army Knife with Rat and Pigeon (1981, 16 mm to 35 mm, 6.5 minutes). (72 minutes total)
The final program of new preservation from Anthology is an assortment of classic avant-garde and includes The Dream Merchant (Lawrence Jordan, 1965, 16mm, 3 minutes); Mirror Animations (Harry Smith, 1957, 35 mm, 3.5 minutes); Notes on the Circus (Jonas Mekas, 1966, 16mm, 12 minutes); Nine Variations on a Dance Theme (Hilary Harris, 1966, 35 mm, 13 minutes); T,O,U,C,H,I,N,G (Paul Sharits, 1968, 16mm, 12 minutes); Swiss Army Knife with Rat and Pigeon (Robert Breer, 1981, 35 mm, 6.5 minutes); Straight and Narrow (Beverly and Tony Conrad, 1970, 16 mm, 10 minutes); and Fuji (Robert Breer, 1974, 35mm, 9 minutes). (70 minutes total)