Tootsies in Autumn (1963) by George and Mike Kuchar
Saturday, March 26, 1983, 8:00 pm
Personal 8mm Filmmaking
An Anthology of 8mm Sound Films
Personal 8mm Filmmaking:
A 6-Part Series
The Cinematheque will present highlights of some of the finest personal experimental films ever produced in the 8mm and Super 8mm gauges. Although long considered a “‘home movie”’ medium, many artists have devoted themselves to mastering its properties, and a rich and varied body of work has emerged. This series will be an introduction to regular scheduling of work of this genre.
An Anthology of 8mm Sound Films
Tootsies in Autumn (1963) by George and Mike Kuchar, the first public showing; Out of Hand (1980) by Erika Beckman, “’…an Allstate Insurance commercial as it might appear to an autistic child.” (—Hoberman); Western Episodes (1981) by Tom Wheeler, with live musical accompaniment by Wheeler; Weltschmerz (1979) by Joe Gibbons, in which Gibbons talks to the camera about his “‘Present Unhappiness”; Bardo Boys (1982) by Gene Baressi, juxtaposing schoolyard and garish TV violence; and Letters to Dad (1979) by Scott and Beth B, a meditation on the demonic Rev. Jim Jones.