An Evening of Experimental Films (1959-1969)
Presented by NMC and Cinema STL
Saturday, January 18th, 2025 | 7pm Doors / 8pm Screening
Hi-Pointe Theatre ( 1005 McCausland Ave, 63117 / map )
* Please note this will still have regular NMC event prices (sliding scale $10-20)
New Music Circle will host a screening of experimental films (that, in hand, are heavily influenced by experimental music) created in the first decade of NMC’s inception (1959-1969). These experimental films play with the physicality of film itself and use film as a medium for conceptual art. The abstract and experimental films from this time period differed from conventional models of filmmaking in many ways; embracing chance, collaging, technical innovation, and also freeing the filmmakers to create personal films that reflected their lives and social beliefs.
Program:
- The Very Eye of Night (1959) – Maya Deren
- Science Friction (1959) – Stan Vanderbeek
- 3/60: Bäume im Herbst (1960) – Kurt Kren
- Fist Fight (1964) – Robert Breer
- Black Is (1965) – Aldo Tambellini
- Hall of Mirrors (1966) – Warren Sonbert
- 7362 (1967) – Pat O’Neil
- Remembrance: A Portrait Study (1967) – Edward Owens
- Sonata for Pen, Brush, and Ruler (1968) – Barry Spinello
- Our Lady of the Sphere (1969) – Lawrence Jordan
Total runtime: 87 minutes
