Living in the World (1984) by Joe Gibbons
Saturday, October 20, 1984, 8:00 pm
Joe Gibbons: Living in the World
Joe Gibbons in person
A segment of this super-8 feature-length film premiered at the Cinematheque last February. Living in the World, 1984, presents “a disenfranchised Everyman (Joe Gibbons) and his struggle to integrate himself into the mainstream of society… In the end nothing matters but the baked potato and the happy beat.” —J.G.
“Underground to the core, Gibbons projects his camera originals so that the health of his films seems as tenuous as his own” —J. Hoberman.
Gibbons lived in San Francisco for several years in the late ‘70s. While here he established a reputation for popping corks, extravagant behavior and a totally fresh style of moviemaking.