Cornell (1965) by Larry Jordan
Thursday, September 29, 1983, 8:00 pm
Larry Jordan
Carabosse, 1980, 5 min., for small-screen; Masquerade, 1981, 5 min.: Magenta Geryon, 1983, 32 min., premiere; Orb, 1973, 5 min.; Cornell 1965, 1978, 9 min.; Visions of a City, 1957–78, 8 min.
“His animated and collage films are among the most beautiful short films made today. They are surrounded with love and poetry. His content is subtle, his technique is perfect, his personal style unmistakable.” –Jonas Mekas
Jordan on Magenta Geryon: “Three picture movements where past and present meet. All three pictures are worked to music chosen first. All were filmed in the dawn hours of California winter.”
Larry Jordan, co-founder of Canyon Cinema, has been making films in the Bay Area since 1955 and currently teaches at the San Francisco Art Institute.