Hello all, we hope you come out for our semester-ending collaborative screening with City Lights.
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The City Lights/Underground double feature turns to shorts, beginning with several of David Bradley's personal films. Bradley, a prominent collector of Hollywood films and ephemera whose materials are now owned by Indiana University, produced numerous films and videos of travels within and without the United States, holiday celebrations, and other events. City Lights will feature a sample of several shorts and a feature length film.
Underground will present four captivating short films, beginning with Larry Gottheim's "Fog Line" (1970, 11m), a subtle study of nature and its relationship to cinema. Next is "Rat Life and Diet in North America" (1968, 14m) by Joyce Wieland, a parable of power enacted by rats and cats. Concluding the program is John Smith's "The Black Tower" (1987, 24m), which recalls the work of Peter Greenaway in its deft blend of wit and melancholy, all couched in a menacing tale of paranoia. Also included is MM Serra's short "Turner" (1987, 3m), whose striking combination of image and sound is exhilirating and disorienting.
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The underground film series is sponsored by Indiana University's Department of Communication and Culture. All screenings are on alternating Fridays at 7 p.m. in room 251 of the Radio-TV building on the IU campus. All screenings are free and open to the public, and free parking is ample in the lot adjacent to the building, provided you clearly display an underground flyer on the dashboard of your vehicle.
