JON JOST

PERSONAL CINEMA FALL SERIES 2008

OPEN SCREENING
Sept. 26, Oct. 24, Nov. 28, Dec. 12 (Fridays)
DVD, Mini-DV, Videotape, 16MM, S8MM. All works are shown on a first-come-first-served basis. Bring films, videos and/or come as a viewer. (Finished works only, limited to a maximum of 20 minutes per person). Refreshments will be available. Doors open at 7pm. Screening begins at 8pm and ends at 10:30pm. Admission by contribution.

OCTOBER 25 (Sat.) JON JOST
Jon Jost has a produced a large body of extraordinary films and in recent years- digital videos, He will be in town for a screening at Lincoln Center on October 24th and the Millennium on October 25. He will screen two very recent works- LA LUNGA OMBRA (72 min.) and a short 23 minutes piece. His feature works balance formal experiment with emotional resonance and range from documentary to neo-realism to film essay to diary. He has lived abroad in recent years, mostly Europe, now Korea. Jost will be present to discuss the works with the audience.

NOVEMBER 1 (Sat.) To Be Announced

NOVEMBER 8 (Sat.) CAPTURED
A Documentary on CLAYTON PATTERSON by DAN LEVIN, BEN SOLOMON & JENNIFER FURST. Since 1979 Clayton Patterson has dedicated his life to documenting the world of the East Village and the Lower East Side through his Photographs and videos. He has been written up in the NY Times and other publications. "Traversing the outside edge he's recorded a dark and colorful society, from drag to hardcore, heroin, homelessness, political chaos and ultimately gentrification. His odyssey from voyeur to provocateur reveals that it can take losing everything you love to find your own significance."- A comment from the producers.

NOVEMBER 15 (Sat.) ROBERT ATTANASIO
Attanasio will be present to introduce and discuss his videos: COUNTERFEIT MUSIC VIDEOS (20 pieces- 70 min.- 1995-2008) Robert Attanasio is well known for his many highly innovative films and live performances. He has shown several times at Millennium through the years.

NOVEMBER 21 (Fri.) &
NOVEMBER 22 (Sat.) WILHELM HEIN & ANNETTE FRICK
Wilhelm Hein and Annette Frick will be coming to New York from Berlin, Germany to present two different programs. One evening Wilhelm Hein will present his films and DVDs and work by the controversial Austrian filmmaker and performance artist, OTTO MUEHL. One evening there will be film and slides by Annette Frick.
Wilhelm Hein is one of the major figures of European avant-garde cinema who began his filmmaking with Birgit Hein in the 1960s. A surviver with restless energy, Hein is one of the last true radicals of his generation, continuing with a subversive practice dedicated to the freedom of expression. Annette Frick is known for her photographs of the marginal characters of the Berlin underground.

DECEMBER 6 (Sat.) To be Announced

DECEMBER 13 (Sat.) To be Announced

DECEMBER 20 (Sat.) To be Announced


Clayton Patterson

Robert Attanasio

Wilhelm Hein