Film Love
curated by Andy Ditzler
"An Atlanta film culture treasure" -- Creative Loafing,
Best of Atlanta 2006
"Party on, Andy" - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Film Love series provides access to
great but rarely-screened films, and promotes awareness of the rich history of experimental
and avant-garde filmmaking.
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Upcoming events
April 18: Tongues Untied, 20th anniversary screening
details soon!
Past screenings
THE WORLDS OF GEORGE KUCHAR
A three-night series devoted to the underground filmmaking legend
057> A Zest for Life: classic 1960s and
1970s films by the Kuchars (Eyedrum, March 21, 2008)
056> Stormy Weather: George Kuchar in the
Elements (Emory University, March 20, 2008)
055> The Video Diaries of George Kuchar: an
overview, presented by Gene Youngblood (Emory University, March 18, 2008)
Southern Voice
review Atlanta Journal-Constitution
review Creative Loafing
interview with George Kuchar
054> Tearoom: a document presented by William E. Jones
(Eyedrum, February 22, 2008) Creative Loafing
review
Creative Loafing
interview with William E. Jones Southern Voice
review
053>
Openings: Music and experimental film
(Eyedrum, December 9, 2007)
An evening of short experimental films with live soundtracks by
Atlanta musicians.
052>
Dead Flowers (Eyedrum, November 10, 2007)
two films on gardens, loss, seasons, and the passage of time
051> Film Love #51 (Eyedrum,
November 3, 2007)
three films on childhood, memory and growing up, shown as part of the Frequent
Small Meals festival
050> Music and experimental film
(Eyedrum, November 2, 2007)
three films shown as part of the Frequent Small Meals festival
049> STILL/MOVING: still photography in the moving image / Part Two:
pictures worth a thousand words (Eyedrum, October 20, 2007)
program notes
048> STILL/MOVING: still photography in the moving image / Part One: Speed
of Light (Eyedrum, October 17, 2007)
program notes
047>
ART/SPACE: Artists in the public space
(outdoor screening, beside the Davis Waldron gallery, Atlanta, September 29,
2007)
046>
How to Cope:
Performance, Possession, Politics (Eyedrum, August 23, 2007)
045>
Summer of Love: Sex, Drugs, Rock, Art and Protest in
the Counterculture circa 1967 (Eyedrum, July 21, 2007)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution review Creative Loafing
review
044>
A/V Geeks Greatest Hits
(Eyedrum,
Friday, July 6, 2007) Creative Loafing
review
Skip Elsheimer
profile
043>
Our Folks: Poetic Documentaries About Family
(Eyedrum, June 9, 2007)
041, 042>
Andy Warhol 3 and 4: Screen Tests and Portraits of Edie Sedgwick
(Eyedrum, May 4 and 5, 2007)
040>
Films by Robert Nelson and Gunvor Nelson: Collaborations and Friendships in the
1960s San Francisco Underground (Eyedrum, April 8, 2007)
039>
Lynn Marie Kirby: Views from the center before
and after Edison (Eyedrum, February 2007)
038>
Andy Warhol 2: Space (Eyedrum, January 27, 2007)
037>
Andy Warhol 1: Early Minimalist Films (Eyedrum, January 26, 2007)
program notes Creative Loafing
review Indiewire
review
036> A Lesson in Camp - guest curator Robert Coddington (FSM Lounge, January
2007)
a program of televised oddities from camp icons, accompanied by a showing of
Nikolai Ursin's film "Behind Every Good Man" (1966) - one of the first films to
feature an out gay African-American man
035>
INFO DEMO: The Skin I'm In (Eyedrum, January 11, 2007)
Hollis Frampton's film Lemon shown as part of the long-running series at
Eyedrum program note
THEREFORE I LIVE: Home Movies, Personal Cinema, and the Avant-Garde (Eyedrum,
October 2006)
This five-part series was the official film series for
Atlanta Celebrates Photography
2006
034>
Part 5: The Universal Truths
033>
Part 4: Testament
032>
Part 3: Here Now
031>
Part 2: In the Garden of Film
030>
Part 1: See the World
029>
Robbie Land: Cine-Performance (Eyedrum, September 3,
2006)
028>
Charlemagne Palestine: Filmworks
(Eyedrum, September 2, 2006)
027>
Carnivals of Ecstasy:
Tony Conrad and the New York Underground (Eyedrum,
September 1, 2006)
"a night of hallucinatory, shamanistic, erotic, and hilariously decadent
ecstasy" --Art Papers review, November/December 2006
Pitchfork
review Creative Loafing
review
026>
Warren Sonbert: Friendly Witness and Other Films (Eyedrum, July 13, 2006)
program notes Deeper into
Movies
review
025>
Nguyen Tan Hoang (Eyedrum, May 11, 2006)
program
review
024>
Experimental Documentary (Eyedrum, April 14, 2006)
program
023>
Tony Conrad (Eyedrum, March 19, 2006)
program
022>
The Films of Jim Trainor (Eyedrum, January 6, 2006)
program
AVAILABLE LIGHT: THE USE OF LIGHT IN ARTISTS' FILMS
A five-part series presented as part of Atlanta Celebrates Photography 2005
021>
Available Light 5: Refracted Light - Films by Stan Brakhage and Jim Davis
(Eyedrum, November 2, 2005)
program
020>
Available Light 4: Local Lightworks (Eyedrum, October 28, 2005)
an evening of light-themed video works by Atlanta artists, curated by Shana Wood
019>
Available Light 3: The Light Series (Eyedrum, October 19, 2005)
program notes
018>
Available Light 2: On-Off (Eyedrum, October 12, 2005)
program
017>
Available Light 1: Lighting the Space - Films by Gordon Matta-Clark and Anthony
McCall (Eyedrum, October 7, 2005)
program notes
016>
Kenneth Anger: Mouse Heaven and other works (Eyedrum, August 19, 2005)
program notes
review (1.1 Mb)
015>
Chantal Akerman: From the Other Side (Eyedrum, May 26, 2005)
014>
Act Up Fight Back: Art and Activism in the Time of AIDS, part 2 (Emory
University, April 1,
2005) program
013> Act Up Fight Back: Art and Activism in the Time of AIDS, part 1 (Eyedrum,
March 30, 2005)
program notes
012>
Gregg Bordowitz at Eyedrum (March 23, 2005)
The activist and videomaker introduced his video work Habit (2001).
011>
NOW! Short Films on African-American Experience in the 1960s (February 25, 2005)
program notes
review
010>
Joseph Cornell (January 20, 2005)
program notes
review
009>
Protesting the Vietnam War, 1966 - 1971 (October 2, 2004)
program notes
review
008>
Word and Praxis: Gertrude Stein (Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA, June 2004)
Stan Brakhage's Visions in Meditation #1 shown during an evening
dedicated to the study of Gertrude Stein and her influence.
007>
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Music and Film (75th birthday concert at
Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA, November 14, 2003)
Peter Moore's film Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes shown during a
concert by Ensemble Sirius program
notes
006>
An evening of Cameraless Film (October 29, 2003)
program notes
005>
Actionist Cinema (August 14, 2003)
program notes
004>
Beat Cinema 4: Portrait of Jason (April 25, 2003)
003>
Beat Cinema 3: Stan Brakhage (March 28, 2003)
program notes
002>
Beat Cinema 2: Christopher Maclaine (February 28, 2003)
program notes
001>
Beat Cinema 1: Pull My Daisy/This Song For Jack (January 24, 2003)
program notes
review
Andy Ditzler 03/24/2008