Experimental Treasures from the Academy Film Archive

Mark Toscano presents a selection of transformative experimental films recently restored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences archive that explore themes of the elements, change, transmutation, and ritual through diverse approaches. Filmmakers in the program include Chick Strand, David Rimmer, Stan Brakhage, Peter Rose, and Sara Petty. (90 mins., 16 & 35mm)

Prints courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.

Invocation (Amy Halpern, 1982)
(16mm, color, silent 24fps, 2 mins.)

Variations on a Cellophane Wrapper (David Rimmer, 1970)
(16mm, b/w & color, sound, 8 mins.)

The Divine Miracle (Daina Krumins, 1973)
(35mm (orig 16mm), color, sound, 6 mins.)

Skyworks: "Wind + Fire" (LeAnn Bartok, 1975)
(16mm, color, silent 24fps, 8 mins.)

Furies (Sara Petty, 1977)
35mm (orig 16mm), color, sound, 3 mins.)

Grain Graphics (Dana Plays, 1978)
(16mm, color, sound, 5 mins.)

Book of Dead (Victor Faccinto, 1978)
(16mm, color, silent 24fps, 14.5 mins.)

The Last Supper (Mike Henderson, 1970/73)
(16mm, color, sound, 8 mins.)

By The Lake (Chick Strand, 1986)
(16mm, color, sound, 9.5 mins.)

Water for Maya (Stan Brakhage, 2000)
(16mm, color, silent 24fps, 3.5 mins.)

Incantation (Peter Rose, 1968)
(16mm, color, sound, 8.5 mins.)