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A history of experimental film 2011 pip chodorov includes films and excerpts of films by and interviews with many significant experimental filmmakers these were home movies until my dog peed on them. A story of experimental film by louis benassi free radicals. A history of experimental film, 2010, directed by pip chodorov, with stan brakhage, jonas mekas, hans richter, at turner classic movies. Pip chodorov is a lifelong enthusiast who has also made his own experimental shorts.
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Filmmakers such as ken jacobs, stan brakhage, robert breer, and jonas mekas share their vision as artists and personal filmmakers on the leading edge of experimental film mostly in the 60s, but this documentary covers a period from the 20s to the present. Free radicals a history of experimental film 2010 youtube. The dvd features 8 bonus short films by key filmmakers who appear in the documentary and it is subtitled in 8 languages francais, espanol, srpski, ceske, lietuviu. A history of experimental film is a flickering foray into a cinematic world created outside of the mainstream by crossover artistspainters, sculptors, writers. Inspired by his father, stephan chodorov, a television host and film curator who often brought special films home when pip was growing up in the 1960s and. A survey of 90 years of abstract experimental film mostly the kind where they scratch into or paint directly on the celluloid. Filmmaker and film activist pip chodorov offers this affectionate overview of some of the leading figures of 20th century experimental film.
A history of experimental film may also be available with public performance rights ppr and digital site licensing dsl for colleges and universities. More an appetitewhetting introduction than the grandiose history to which it lays claim, pip chodorovs playful free radicals. The title free radicals also comes from the experimental film by len lye of the same name. A history of experimental film is not available at this time. Artists and poet working in celluloid since before wwi have always found themselves in a no mans land. Artists and poet working in celluloid since before wwi have always found themselves in a. In his film essay, chodorov examines the lives and work of such experimental luminaries as hans richter, michael snow, peter kubelka, stan brakhage and the godfather of the new american cinema, jonas mekas. Free radicals is a blackandwhite animated film short by avantgarde filmmaker len lye. A history of experimental film is a flickering foray into a cinematic world created outside of. Free radicals has rare interviews with some of the most important filmmakers in the avantgarde tradition including len lye, jonas mekas, peter kubelka, stan brakhage and hans richter, and includes several films in their entirety. Voir is proud to announce the release of the new dvd free radicals a history of experimental film by pip chodorov. This documentary provides a vivid introduction to one of the most important, yet perpetually marginalized, realms of filmmaking.
Free radicals a history of experimental cinema iffr. A history of experimental cinema 2012 pip chodorov on allmovie. Named after the experimental film classic by len lye, free radicals is an informative yet above all passionate film essay, as well as a fine introduction to the world of avantgarde film. Free radicals a history of experimental film kanopy. Free radicals a history of experimental film 2012 full. Given that pip chodorov is cobbling a montage out of home movies, new footage, and the discussed films, which were shot on sources ranging from super8 to higherend film stock and digital, the seamless moves between the. The films, often short form and occasionally strikingly animated, challenge. The resulting figures of motion are set to music by the baguirmi tribe of africa. Free radicals, by pip chodorov, on experimental film. Trapped in a no mans land, excluded both from the art world and the film industry, they. A history of experimental film pip chodorov, france, 2010, 82 min trailer. Experimental filmmaker pip chodorov traces the course of experimental film in america, taking the very personal point of view of someone who grew up as part of the experimental film community.