Organized with the Film-maker's Coop and Devon Narine-Singh
All works on 16mm film! — In-person screening only
Works by Luis Ernesto Arocha, Satya Dev Dubey, Amy Greenfield, Jonas Mekas, Marie Menken, José Rodríguez-Soltero, Bud Wirtschafter
Microscope is very pleased to present an in-person only screening to celebrate 60 years of The New American Cinema Group, which was founded on July 14th 1961 in New York, organized in collaboration with the Filmmakers’ Coop and Devon Narine-Singh.
The screening features rare or overlooked 16mm films by Luis Ernesto Arocha, Satya Dev Dubey, Amy Greenfield, Jonas Mekas, Marie Menken, José Rodríguez-Soltero, and Bud Wirtschafter dealing with themes of love and sex, the story of Narcissus, abstraction, violence, the policing of drugs, and a weekend of happenings in 1963 including performances by Yvonne Rainer, Hannah Wilke, La Monte Young, and others. All films will be shown in their original format.
For the ongoing 60th Celebration of The Film-Maker's Cooperative/New American Cinema Group, the program dives deep into the archives to exhibit perhaps more “obscure" yet fundamental works. They showcase that many canons, narratives, anti-canons and movements exist within the FMC archive. Some of these films have rarely left the shelves of the archive until this screening. Consider this both an introduction to and invitation for your own exploration of a rich, vast encyclopedia within our community. — Devon Narine-Singh
Please note: The event has a limited capacity of 30 audience members. Proof of vaccination for Covid-19 and masks required.
General admission $12
Member admission $10
Proof of Covid-19 vaccination required at the door