The Bed (1968) by James Broughton
Thursday, November 10, 1983, 8:00 pm
Five Decades of James Broughton
Mother’s Day, 1948, 22 min.; Four In The Afternoon, 1951, 15 min.; The Bed, 1968, 20 min.; Song Of The Godbody, 1977, 10 min.; Devotions, 1983, 22 min.
The S.F. Cinematheque, in cooperation with the Bay Area Filmmakers’ Showcase, proudly presents an evening devoted to the work of Bay Area poet and filmmaker James Broughton on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Broughton will also read from his new book of poems, Ecstasies.
James Broughton has had an incomparable impact on American independent film. He was an original member of the Art In Cinema group during the late 1940s, helped launch the postwar experimental film movement in the USA, and was awarded the 12th Independent Film Award by Film Culture (in 1975) for his life-work (over 20 films).
“James Broughton IS the poet of light. In his presence one learns the ways of the courageous, to surrender to the will of the muses, to follow completely one’s own ecstatic nature in the delight of the eternal moment. James Broughton has given us much and with love.” —Carmen Vigil