(See February 14 for Series Overview)
“Still (1969-71, 55 min) uses static double exposure (shot with a static camera over the course of a year) to effect a unique synthesis of Lumiere documentary and Melies magic upon a common New York city street.” (J. Hoberman). Plus: a later city film, Untitled: Part One,1981 (1981) which choreographs brief details and random gestures isolated from a distanced crowd into a circular dance of simultaneous estrangement and community.
Thursday, March 25, 1999
Out of the Time Closet: The Long Form East Coast Formalism, 1969-1971
Program Three: Ernie Gehr's Still with Untitled: Part One, 1981
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts