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LIST OF PAST JEFFERSON PRESENTS... SCREENINGS




96. Saturday, October 25, 2008


Stan Brakhage - The Dead (1960), Films by Stan Brakhage: An Avant-Garde Home Movie (1961), Christ Mass Sex Dance (1991), Walter Ungerer - Meet Me Jesus (1966), Inroduction To Oobieland (Oobieland Part One) (1969), Don Duga - Jungle Madness (1967), Peter Gidal - Silent Partner (1977), Ken Kobland -Frame (1977), James Krell - Second Thoughts (1980)


95. Sunday, September 28, 2008


Stan Brakhage: Blue Moses (1962), Tho't-Fal'n (1978), Aftermath (1981), Peter Gidal: Film Print (1974), Condition of Illusion (1975)


Friday, September 26, 2008


JP RELATED: The FILMS OF DEAN SNIDER at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. A touring program by the San Francisco legend assembled by Douglas Katelus.


94. Saturday, August 30, 2008


Les Blank - God Respects Us When We Work But He Loves Us When We Dance (1968), Frank Biesendorfer - Frauenmuskel (2001), Peter Gidal - Room Film 1973 (1973), Peter Gidal - Heads (1969)


93. Sunday, July 27, 2008


Massimo BacigalupoV. (For Versus) (1968), Wallace Berman – Aleph (1976), Werner Nekes – T-WO-MEN (1972)


92. Saturday, June 28, 2008


Ross Nugent - In the Presence of an Unintelligible Soothsayer + Dream Detritus (2008), Werner Nekes - Kelek (1968),
Bill Brand - Cartoons (1975)


91. Saturday, May 31, 2008


Nobuhiko Ohbayashi - COMPLEXE (1964), Alfredo Leonardi - ORGANUM MULTIPLUM (1967), Thom Andersen – “ --- ------- “ (1967), Bill Brand - ALWAYS OPEN/NEVER CLOSED (1971), Bill Brand - ZIP-TONE-CAT-TUNE (1972), Werner Nekes – AMALGRAM (1976)


90. Saturday, May 17, 2008


16mm Films by Pittsburgh Locals Screening at The Museum of Modern Art aka MoMA, New York, NY

Tony Balko w/ live sound by Nick FalwellCMNJ X 2 (2008); Mike Bonello w/ live sound by Samuel GangwishTHE DIRT IS ENTIRELY IN YOUR MIND (2007); Olivia CiummoUNTITLED (2007); tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCEHOW ORGONE CINEMA TREATS ITS VISITING FILMMAKERS (1995); Tara MerendaRIVER (2008); Caleb Morgan – UNTITLED (2007); Gordon Nelson w/ live sound by Jim Lingo – SKULLS AND STARS (2008); Jim Lingo & Gordon Nelson – DOLPHIN (2007); Ross Nugent – THE ONLY SLEIGHT OF HAND TRICK I’VE EVER PERFORMED WAS TO PULL THIS FILM FROM BEHIND YOUR EAR (2007); Greg Pierce – SWEEPSTAKES (BASTARD TITLE) (2005); Brian Dean Richmond – MARSH (1995); Rebbyro w/ sound by Steven X. Boyle – PLAY WITH ME (2007)


89. Saturday, April 26, 2008


Wolf Vostell - SUN IN YOUR HEAD(1963); 20 JULI 1964 AACHEN (1967); STARFIGHTER (1967); NOTSTANDSBORDSTEIN, (1967), Malcolm LeGrice - Talla (1968), Tom Palazzolo - Love It/Leave It (1973), Werner Nekes - Hurrycan (1979), Barbara Hammer - Pond & Waterfall (1982), Michelle Handelman - Safer Sexual Techniques in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (1988)


88. Saturday, March 29, 2008


Hans Richter -Everything

Turns, Everything Revolves: Excerpt (1929), Paul Sharits - Wintercourse (1962), Ken Jacobs - Window (1964), Ken Jacobs - Airshaft (1967), Leonard M. Henny - The Resistance (1968), Gordon Payne - Tantra I (1969), Jud Yalkut - John Cage Mushroom Hunting In Stony Point (1973), Tom Chomont - The Heavens/Earth (1978) Tom Chomont - Minor Revisions (1979), Tom Chomont - Razor Head (1984), Henry Hills - Money (1985), Henry Hills - SSS (1988)


87. Sunday, February 24, 2008


8th Anniversary Screening

George Kuchar - The Lady From Sands Point (1967), Color Me Shameless (1967), Encyclopedia of the Blessed (1968), K. Y. Kapers (1977), Mongreloid (1978), Henry Hills - George (1988), Marie Losier - Bird, Bath & Beyond (2003)


86. Saturday, January 26, 2008


Robert Nelson - Confessions Of A Black Mother-Succuba (1965), Robert Nelson and William T. Wiley - The Off-Handed Jape (1967), Robert Huot - Black and White Film (1968-69), Robert Huot - Nude Descending the Stairs (1970), Jon Behrens - Reflections (1992), Jon Behrens - Undercurrents (1994), Frédé Devaux - Ellipses (1999), Frédé Devaux - Entrecroisées (1999), Thomas Draschan - Metropolen des Leichtsinns (2000)


85. Sunday, December 16, 2007


THE LOCAL ALL-ANALYST SHOW

New 16mm films "performed" on analyst projectors by Pittsburgh natives Tony Balko, Mike Bonello, Olivia Ciummo, tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE, Tara Merenda, Caleb Morgan, Gordon Nelson, Ross Nugent & Rebbyro AND ‘Irritable Ball’ by Adam Abrams and Greg Pierce with sound by Stephen X. Boyle.” PLUS separate sonic assaults by local musicians Samuel Gangwish and Jim Lingo.


84. October 27, 2007


SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT touring program from Lux UK

Program 1
Annabel Nicolson - Slides (1970), Guy Sherwin - At the Academy (1974), Mike Leggett - Shepherd’s Bush (1971), David Crosswaite - Film No. 1 (1971), Lis Rhodes - Dresden Dynamo (1971), Chris Garratt - Versailles I & II (1976), Mike Dunford - Silver Surfer (1972), Marilyn Halford - Footsteps (1974)

Program 2
Malcolm Le Grice - Threshold (1972), Chris Welsby - Seven Days (1974), Peter Gidal - Key (1968), Stephen Dwoskin -Moment (1968), Gill Eatherley - Deck (1971), William Raban - Colours of this Time (1972), John Smith - Associations (1975)


83. September 29, 2007


Sidney Peterson - MR. FRENHOFER AND THE MINOTAUR (1949), John Hawkins - LSD WALL (1965), Kyo Ozawa - SUTRA (TRIBUTE TO J COLTRANE) (1968), Bill Brand - COALFIELDS (1984), Warren Sonbert - HONOR AND OBEY (1988), Luther Price - SODOM (1989)


82. August 25, 2007


Bruce Baillie - Quick Billy (1970), Larry Gottheim - Blues (1970), Larry Gottheim - Doorway (1971), Standish Lawder - Dangling Participle (1970), Dan Perz - Pull Focus (1974)


81. July 28, 2007


Rudy Albers - Silent Music (1967), Bill Brand - Chuck's Will's Widow (1982), Tom Chomont - Oblivion (1969), James Douglas - Speed Queen (1969), Standish Lawder - Raindance (1972), Warren Sonbert - Carriage Trade (1971)


80. June 23, 2007


Bruce Baillie - Mass For The Dakota Sioux (1964), Bruce Baillie - Quixote (1965), Joyce Wieland - Catfood (1968), David Devensky - Beethoven's Chicken (1970), Rudolph Burckhardt - Caterpillar (1973), Robert Rayher - A Man in the Box (1978), Kathrin Resetarits - Egypt (1997)


79. May 13, 2007


LAST FREE RIDE (1974) directed by Saul Rouda and Roy Nolan. The lost San Francisco hippie houseboat counterculture feature presented by Bill Daniel.


78. April 29, 2007


Mike Dunford - Logical Propositions (1973/74), Guy Fihman - Ultra Rouge Infra Violet (1974), Colen Fitzgibbon - Restoring Appearances To Order In 12 Minutes (197?), Colen Fitzgibbon - Found Film Flashes (1973), Karl Kels - Starlings (1991), Albert Sackl - Vom Innen; von aussen (2006)


77. March 31, 2007


[THE POWER IN MY HOUSE JUST WENT OFF & THEN ON & THEN OFF & THEN ON]

Special guest tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE presented an entire evening of small film gauge (regular and super-8mm) masterpieces from his vast filmography.


76. February 27, 2007


SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY

George Kuchar- The Nocturnal Immaculation (1980), Yolanda (1981); Rose Lowder- LES COQUELICOTS (POPPIES) (2000), VOILIERS ET COQUELICOTS (SAILBOATS AND POPPIES) (2001), BOUQUETS 21-30 (2001-2005), HABITAT BATRACHIAN (2006); Curt McDowell- Boggy Depot (1974), Nudes (A Sketchbook) (1975.)


75. January 27, 2007


IMPROVISED SOUND/IMPROVISED FILM

This program is a collaborative performance of live sound improvisation accompanied by live film projection. Featuring sound by visiting violin/viola/voice improvisor LaDonna Smith (Birmingham, AL), plus Pittsburghís Steve Boyle, Michael Johnsen, Margaret Cox and tentatively, a cONVENIENCE. Film projections combined unusual cinema and projector performances by the Orgone Archive and Jefferson Presents...


74. December 10, 2006


Barbara Rubin - Christmas On Earth (1962), Louis Hock - Still Lives (1975), Paul Sharits - Brancusi's Sculpture Ensemble At Tirgu Jiu (1977/84), George Griffin - Lineage (1979), Phil Costa Cummings - Handmade (1986)


73. October 21, 2006


MOVIES WITH ROOTS IN HELL:The Effects of Drugs on American Cinema presented by film writer Jack Stevenson.


72. September 22, 2006


Visiting film programmer Stephen Parr, founder of ODDBALL FILMS (San Francisco, CA) Presents "The Subject is Sex Volume 2".


71. August 26, 2006


Tony Conrad - THE EYE OF COUNT FLICKERSTEIN (1967), Scott Bartlett - Medina (1972), Bruce Baillie - Roslyn Romance (Is It Really True?)(1974), Nathaniel Dorsky - Ariel (1983), Rose Lowder - Scenes De La Vie Francaise: Paris (1986), Timoleon Wilkins - Los Caudales (2004-2005)


70. July 21, 2006


Gunvor Nelson - Kirsa Nicholina (1969), John Smith - Girl Chewing Gum (1976), Rose Lowder - ScËnes de la vie franCaise: Paris (1986), Matthias Muller - The Memo Book (Aus Der Ferne) (1989), Matthias Muller - Home Stories (1991), James Otis - Upper Blue Lake (1996)


69. June 29, 2006


Visiting hobo filmmaker Bill Daniel in person with his experimental documentary film "Who is Bozo Texino?"


68. May 27, 2006


Alfredo Leonardi - LIBRO DI SANTI ROMA ETERNA (BOOK OF SAINTS OF ETERNAL ROME) (1968) Tom Dewitt -FALL (1971); Rudolph Burckhardt - SODOM AND GOMORRAH, NEW YORK 10036 (1976); Henry Hills -PORTER SPRINGS 3(1977); Gary Doberman - THE MOIETIES (1978); Charles Wright - SORTED DETAILS (1979); Henry Hills -RADIO ADIOS (1982); Carolee Schneeman -VIET-FLAKES (1966); Michael Snow -BREAKFAST (1972-76)


May 7, 2006


FILMS IN TARA’S BACKYARD (JP related)

Craig Baldwin - WILD GUNMAN (1978); Matthias Muller - ALPSEE (1994); Kurt Kren - 37/78: TREE AGAIN (1978); Suzan Pitt - ASPARAGUS (1978)


67. Saturday, April 29, 2006


John Luther Schofill - Xfilm (1966/68), Louis Hock - Studies In Chronovision (1975), Ross Mclaren - Crash 'n' Burn (1977), Henry Hills - Bali Mecanique (1992), Fred Worden - One (1998), Barbara Meter - Appearances (1999)


66. Saturday, March 25, 2006


Pittsburgh's own John Allen Gibel and Nathan Kukuslki - BYE BYE PARSIVAL! (2006) - Jeroen Eisinga- AS IT WAS REVEALED UNTO JEROEN EISINGA (1998), Jeroen Eisinga- THE SIXTH SENSE (1994), Bruce Elders- PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS (1976), Tom Jancar- FOUR STAGES OF CRUELTY (1973), Owen Land- A FILM OF THEIR 1973 SPRING TOUR COMMISSIONED BY CHRISTIAN WORLD LIBERATION FRONT OF BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA (1974), Robert Luttrell-- IMPLOSION (1974), Barbara Meter- DEPARTURE ON ARRIVAL (1996), Suzan Pitt - CROCUS (1972), Paul Sharits-- ANALYTICAL STUDIES II: UN-FRAME-LINES (1971/76), Wim Van Der Linden- PROVO FILMS (3 SAD MOVIES: I LOVE YOU BECAUSE/TULIPS/RAPE)


65. Saturday, February 25, 2006


SIXTH ANNIVERSARY: Kuchar Program VI

George Kuchar - KNOCTURNE (1968), THE SUNSHINE SISTERS (1972), A REASON TO LIVE (1976), BLIPS (1979), PRESCRITION IN BLUE (1979), Robert Cowan, MODDLE TODDLE (1967), Stephen E. Gebhart, L.E.Y.& F. PART 4: THE KUCHAR BROS.


64. Saturday, January 26, 2006


Beverly Conrad co-maker: Tony Conrad - STRAIGHT AND NARROW (1970) Dirk De Bruyn - 223 (1985) Dirk De Bruyn - VISION (1985) Jeroen Eisinga - 40-44-PG (1993) Jeroen Eisinga - POOR SHEEP (1997) Saul Levine - STAR FILM (1968/71) Christopher MacLaine - SCOTCH HOP (1959) Jonas Mekas - CASSIS (1966) Jonas Mekas - THE ITALIAN NOTEBOOK (1967) Barbara Meter FROM THE EXTERIOR (1970) Sidney Peterson - PETRIFIED DOG (1948) Stan Vanderbeek - BREATHDEATH (1964)


63. Sunday, December 11, 2005


Joyce Wieland - RAT LIFE AND DIET IN NORTH AMERICA (1968) Lloyd M. Williams - TWO IMAGES FOR A COMPUTER PIECE (WITH AN INTERLUDE) (1969) Noll Brinckmann - VERDIGRIS (1982) Owen Land - FILM THAT RISES TO THE SURFACE OF CLARIFIED BUTTER (1968) Michael Maziere - CEZANNE'S EYE (1991) Nicky Hamlyn - FOUR FILMS BY NICKY HAMLYN (1999) James Benning - CHICAGO LOOP (1976) Jonas Mekas - REPORT FROM MILLBROOK (1965/66)


62. Saturday, October 28, 2005


HERE AND NOW (invitational local screening for Pittsburgh filmmakers)

The following Pittsburgh film and video makers accepted an invitation to submit movies in the range of 10 minutes or less for inclusion in this program. Adam Abrams Tony Balko (w/ sound by Nick Falwell ) / Steve Boyle / Scott Carney / David Cherry / Ryan Daly / tENTATIVELY , a cONVENIENCE / Eric Fleischauer / Emmett Frisbee / John Allen Gibel / Jesse McLean / Tara Merenda / Jim Mueller / Gordon Nelson / Ross Nugent / Greg Pierce / Becky Rothhaar / Keith Tassick


61. Saturday, September 24, 2005


Films by Murrysville Filmmaker BRIAN DEAN RICHMOND

THE RETURN OF CHIRON (16MM, B&W),BASKET WEAVERS (16MM, B&W) FOUCAULT (COLOR 35MM SLIDES + 16MM)BURNING BRIDGE (16MM COLOR PRINT), ALIQUIPPA (B&W VIDEO + 16MM TITLES) BEACH (16MM, B&W) TOAST (16MM, B&W) HEART DOORS (16MM, B&W) YELLOW BRICK ROAD (35MM SLIDES + COMPUTER), PARKING LOT (16MM B&W + COLOR)


60. Saturday, August 27, 2005


Takahiko Iimura - DANCE PARTY IN THE KINGDOM OF LILLIPUT NO. 1 (1964), Jud Yalkut - TURN, TURN, TURN (1965-66), Bruce Baillie - SIX ROLLS; 14/41/43/36/47/52: QUICK BILLY (1968-9), Stephen E. Gebhardt - HERMANN NITSCH - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE O.M. THEATRE (1969), Georges Rey - LA VACHE QUI RUMINE (1970), Frederick Bailey - MONSTER MOVIE (1973), James Cagle - METONIC CYCLES (1974), Vincent Grenier - TREMORS (1984)- Karl Kels 1981-1987, Yann Beauvais - NEW YORK LONG DISTANCE (1994)


59. Saturday, July 30, 2005


Thomas Renoldner -ZEIT RAUM (1998), Thomas Draschan -FRANZISKA (1996), Thomas Draschan -3 FILMS (1998), Thomas Draschan -TO THE HAPPY FEW (2003), Thomas Draschan -YES? OUI? YA? (2002), Hans Scheugl -(CALCUTTA) GO (1993), Guy Sherwin - FLIGHT (1998), Edward English with Sun Ra -SPACEWAYS (1974), Frederick Bailey - PHYSIOGNOMY (1973), Scott Bartlett - MOON 1969 (1969)


58. Sunday, June 19, 2005


tENTATIVELY , a cONVENIENCE

Story of a Fructiferous Society- app. 80 minutes 2005, Ledger of St Dermain- 6:53 2004, Teenagers from Inner Space - 13:11 - Dec 2001, In Perplexing Pursuit of the Prodigy Paleontologist (version 2) - 17:31 - Oct 1998/Mar 1999, Peterson’s Restaurant - 14:56 - 1st half of 1995, Grounded! - 6:00 - May 1995, Diszey Spots - 11:20 1993, Sounds & Symptoms of Leptospirosi - 10:50 - 1990


57. Saturday, May 28, 2005


Siegfried Fruhauf - EXPOSED (2000) + MOUNTAIN TRIP (2002), Thomas Steiner - SCHWENK (1998) + ZOCALO (1997), Dietmar Brehm - BLITZE (2000), Malcolm Le Grice - CASTLE ONE, (1966) Lewis Klahr - PONY GLASS (1998), Ed Emshwiller - CAROL (1970), Carl Brown & Rose Lowder - INVITATION AU VOYAGE (2003)


56. Saturday, April 30, 2005


THE ALL VINEGAR SHOW

Almost 4 hours of films suffering from the vinegar syndrome, courtesy of Pittsburgh’s Orgone Archive


55. Saturday, March 26, 2005


Bruce BAILLIE: YELLOW HORSE (1965) Bruce BAILLIE: VALENTIN DE LAS SIERRAS (1967) Stan BRAKHAGE: THE PROCESS (1972) Dietmar BREHM: BLICKLUST (1992)Hollis FRAMPTON: SURFACE TENSION (1968) Hollis FRAMPTON: Prince Ruperts Drops (1969) Rose LOWDER: QUIPROQUO (1992) Hans SCHEUGL: PRINCE OF PEACE (1993) Chick STRAND : ANGEL BLUE SWEET WINGS (1966) Chick STRAND: WATERFALL (1967)


54. Saturday, February 26, 2005


THUNDERCRACK! Kuchar Program V

THUNDERCRACK! (1975, 152 min.) Directed by Curt McDowell and scripted by George Kuchar. 5th anniversary of Jefferson Presents


53. Saturday, January 30, 2005


ANDREW LAMPERT-UNNESSSENTIAL CINEMA

Visiting film programmer Andrew Lampert of Anthology Film Archives, NYC. Andrew brought some gems from the vaults.


52. Saturday, November 27, 2004


American International Pictures DOUBLE FEATURE

Devil’s Angels (1967, 85 min.) & Riot on Sunset Strip (1967, 85 min.) Cheezy Psychedelica co-presented by the Copacetic Comics Co., Pittsburgh’s most excellent source of unusual comics, movies & music.


51. Saturday, October 30, 2004


ORGONE NOT WAR

TOYS (1966) by Grant Munro, COMMERCIAL (1964) by Richard B. Cheney, H BOMB OVER U.S. (1982) by George Zabriskie , WAR (1968) by Sylvan Markman , PLEASE STAND BY (N.D.) by Unknown, MADGAME (1973) by Corey Allen, SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM (1970) by Warren Haack, RAINBOW WAR (1985) by Bob Rogers & Company, Inc., COMMERCIAL (1964/1972) by Richard B. Cheney / Michael Ritchie


50. Saturday, September 25, 2004


JEFFERSON PRESENTS GETS LAID OFF

Roger Jacoby: FLORIA & L'AMICO, FriedÌs Glamorous Friends plus films by local unemployed filmmakers


49. Saturday, August 28, 2004


EXPERIENCE

Jerry Abrams - BE-IN: 1967, Scott Bartlett - SERPENT, Henry Hills - NORTH BEACH 2, Peter Kubelka - THE METRIC FILMS ( ADEBAR ,SCHWECHATER ,ADEBAR ), Lenny Lipton - POWERMAN, Rose Lowder -RUE DES TEINTURIERS


48. Saturday, July 31, 2004


Hans Richter - FILM STUDY (FILM STUDIE), Viking Eggeling - SYMPHONIE DIAGONALE, Guy Sherwin - SHORT FILM SERIES, Ken Jacobs - OPENING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: 1896, Yoichi Takabayashi - MUSASHINO, Peter Kubelka - PAUSE!, plus Animals & Experiments read by David Matthews and locals Adam Abrams, Steve Boyle, Tony Balko , Jim Mueller & Gordon Nelson


47. Saturday, June 26, 2004


Martin Arnold - PIECE TOUCHE; Ernie Gehr - TABLE, UNTITLED; Rose Lowder BOUQUETS 1-10; Paul Sharits T,O,U,C,H,I,N,G; Peter Tscherkassky - PARALLEL SPACE: INTER-VIEW


46. Saturday, May 29, 2004


VISITING FILMSTRIP MAKER BRIAN DEWAN

Brian Dewan treated Pittsbugh to a mesmerizing evening of his handmade filmstrips.


45. Saturday, April 17, 2004


QUALITY FILMS VIDEOTAPE RELEASE PARTY at Pittsburgh Filmmakers

Featuring a movies by contributing artists: Scott Carney, Olivia Ciummo, T. Foley, Jeff Morelli , Jim Mueller, Gordon Nelson, Brian Dean Richmond, and Donald Thalhuber. Email us if you would like to order this exceptional compilation tape for only $10.


44. Sunday, March 28, 2004


STRUCTURE, ABSTRACTION and FORM

Screened films by Fred Drummond, Roger Hammond, James Herbert, Ian Hugo, Malcolm LeGrice, Guy Sherwin, Gordon Nelson, Eric Fleischauer


43. Sunday, February 29, 2004


KUCHAR BROTHERS IV

JP... 4th Anniversary - George Kuchar THE DEVIL'S CLEAVAGE, Mike Kuchar FRAGMENTS


42. Sunday, February 1, 2004


Mike Leggett- SHEPPERD'S BUSH, Malcolm LeGrice - BERLIN HORSE, Rose Lowder - PARCELLE and IMROMPTU, Ron Rice - CHUMLUM, Orgone Cinema's SILENT MOVIE GRATES. Plus locals Tony Balko , Scott Carney, Adam Abrams & Steve Boyle


41. Saturday, December 13, 2003


THE UNPROFESSIONALS

Pittsburgh-Buffalo cinema exchange part 2. Special guest curator Lindsay Sampson brought a collection of new videos to Pittsburgh.


40. Saturday, November 23, 2003


LOCALS, LARRY and ROSE

Locals Jim Mueller, Adam Abrams w/ Steve Boyle, Jacob Ciocci of Paperrad, Jeff Schreckengost , Lori Felker , PLUS films by Larry Jordan, Rose Lowder and Matt McCormick


39. Sunday, October 26, 2003


FEMALE EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKERS

Storm De Hirsch: DIVINATIONS, PEYOTE QUEEN, Dore O./Werner Nekes : JUM-JUM, Rose Lowder : CHAMP PROVENCAL, COULEURS MECHANIQUES, Carolee Schneemann : PLUMB LINE, Joyce Wieland : WATER SARK, SAILBOAT, Jesse McLean: FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS


38. Friday, October 17, 2003


Jefferson Presents... visits Squeaky Wheel in Buffalo, NY

Part 1 of a Pittsburgh -Buffalo cinema exchange program. JP... brought some recent films and videos made in Pittsburgh to show the nice people of Buffalo NY . Including works by: Adam Abrams w/ Steve Boyle, Anonymous, Mike Bonello , Scott Carney, Olivia Ciummo ,tENTATIVELY , a cONVENIENCE , T. Foley, Emmett Frisbee, Jesse McLean, Jim Mueller, Gordon Nelson, Greg Pierce.


37. Sunday, September 13, 2003


JJ Murphy - PRINT GENERATION plus, Jim Mueller, Adam Abrams w/Steve Boyle, Berkeley Home Protest Movies.


36. Saturday, August 23, 2003


STAN BRAKHAGE SONGS+

Presented in collaboration with The Mattress Factory. A selection of Stan Brakhage's 8mm "home movies" from the late sixties.


35. Saturday, July 12, 2003


FOUND FOOTAGE

A wild and wooly batch of short black and white cinema subjects from about 1930-1950.


34. Thursday, June 5, 2003


BROOKLYN, NY FILMMAKER LEE KRIST IN PERSON

Lee presented a beautiful program of hand processed 35mm movies called the BIG FILM SERIES


33. Friday, May 30, 2003


FILMS BY GREGORY MARKOPOULOS

Presented in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Museum.Titles included MING GREEN, PSYCHE, BLISS and HIMSELF AS HERSELF.


32. Saturday, April 19, 2003


New short films and videos by LOCAL Pittsburgh FOLK including:

Adam Abrams, Brandon Aungst, Steve Boyle, Scott Carney, Olivia Ciummo, tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE, Eric Fleischauer, Damon Hamm, Alan Lewandowski, Jim Lingo, Jim Mueller, Gordon Nelson, Brian Richmond, Becky Rothhaar ...PLUS found films WIND, OUR FIRST PATIENT, MORTAR AND PESTLE and an untitled video with some guy being assaulted by a donkey


31. Wednesday, March 19, 2003


AN EVENING OF BUG CINEMA

16mm insect films from the Orgone Cinema Archive & Jefferson Collections


30. Saturday, March 1, 2003


KUCHAR BROTHERS IV 3rd Anniversary of JP...

Mike Kuchar : THE SECRET OF WENDELL SAMSON (1966, 33.5 min.), TALES OF THE BRONX (1974, 16min.), George Kuchar : ASCENSION OF THE DEMONOIDS (1986, 46 min.), Jeff Morelli : WOODBUNNY: LITTLE TREASURES OF LOVE. First screening at Garfield Artworks.


29. Saturday, January 25, 2003


MAAS, MENKEN & MORE

featuring films by Marie Menken (VISUAL VARIATIONS ON NOGUCHI, HURRY! HURRY !, EYE MUSIC IN RED MAJOR) and Willard Maas (MECHANICS OF LOVE, ORGIA) Final screening at Backward on Forward.


28. Saturday, November 23, 2002


tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE

ADVENTURES IN SPROCKET SCIENCE


27. Saturday, October 26, 2002


FILM INVENTORY SOUND COMEDY

Featuring films from the Orgone Cinema Archive hosted by Greg Pierce


26. Tuesday, September 24, 2002


THE LUCKY BUM FILM TOUR

PITTSBURGH FILMMAKERS and JEFFERSON PRESENTS... PRESENTS... From Portland, OREGON : THE LUCKY BUM FILM TOUR with Film/ Videomakers Vanessa Renwick and Bill Daniel live and in person! AT PITTSBURGH FILMMAKERS' MELWOOD SCREENING ROOM at 477 Melwood Ave.


25. Saturday, August 31, 2002


STRUCTURALIST CLASSICS

Films by Hollis Frampton (INFORMATION, HETERODYNE) Paul Sharits (PIECE MANDALA/END WAR, INFERENTIAL CURRENTS) and Michael Snow (<---->, aka BACK AND FORTH)


24. Saturday, June 8, 2002


VARIETY

A mix of local films and gems from the Jefferson Presents... collection.


23. Saturday, April 28, 2002


HANDPAINTED FILMS BY BARRY SPINELLO plus ... Pittsburgh Filmmaker Emmett Frisbee


22. Saturday, March 30, 2002


MORE MOTION PICTURES

Featuring films from the Orgone Cinema Archive guest curated by GREG PIERCE


21. Sunday March 10, 2002


Matt McCormick and Johnne Eschelmann

Visiting filmmakers from Portland, Oregon Matt McCormick and Johnne Eschelmann of PERIPHERAL PRODUCE


20. Saturday, February 23, 2002


KUCHAR BROTHERS III

Titles: CORRUPTION OF THE DAMNED, THE CRAVEN SLUCK, BACK TO NATURE and GREEN DESIRE


19. January 26, 2002


NEW FILMS AND VIDEOS BY PITTSBURGHERS

John Allen Gibel ,tENTATIVELY , a cONVENIENCE , George Davis & Brian Dean Richmond, Eli Slate, Gordon Nelson, Emmett Frisbee. First show at Backward on Forward 5840 Forward Ave. Squirrel Hill


18. December 8, 2001


AN EVENING OF TRAVEL FILMS

Found vintage travel shorts from the 1920s-1950s, also local travel films by Gordon Nelson & Steve Boyle, Olivia Ciummo. Last show at Boxheart Gallery 4523 Liberty Ave. in Bloomfield


17. October 20, 2001


Guest Sprocket Scientist: tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE

tENT presented a video program: 2 MONTHS FROM THE GET OUTSTITUTE


16. September 2001


ABSTRACT FILMS

LAZLO MOHOLY-NAGY, LEN LYE, DOUGLASS CROCKWELL. Plus Adam Abrams & Steve Boyle.


15. August 11, 2001


THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE IS GREATER THAN (>) THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE MAN

An evening of THE NEWSREEL Black Panther & leftist 16mm films from the 1960s. Plus David V. Matthews. First screening at Boxheart Gallery 4523 Liberty Ave. in Bloomfield


14. June 30, 2001


SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

Live improvised sound featuring local free improvisation group that changes their name every time they play along with a multi-projection performance using found medical training films w/ Scott Carney and Ryan Daly. Final screening at 4106 Howley St. Bloomfield


13. May 2001


PERFORMANCE (1970)

Feature film directed by Donald Cammel & Nicholas Roeg Shown in 16mm.


12. March 24, 2001


ALL SUPER-8

Small gauge films made by local filmmakers Michael Johnsen, Greg Pierce, Mike Bonello, Gordon Nelson, Oliva Ciummo, Teresa Foley, Scott Carney, Becky Rotthaar.


11. February 24, 2001


KUCHAR BROTHERS II

Classics by George & Mike: MAMMAL PALACE, HOUSE OF THE WHITE PEOPLE, DWARF STAR, FARAWAY PLACES. Plus Adam Abrams & Steve Boyle.


10. January 20, 2001


ANTHONY McCALL : LINE DESCRIBING A CONE, CONICAL SOLID; NORMAN McLAREN , PAS DE DEUX, BROADWAY BOOGIE WOOGIE. Plus Adam Abrams, featuring live music by Steve Boyle, Greg Pierce.


9. December 9, 2000


Guest Local Filmmaker: BRIAN DEAN RICHMOND

Plus a short by Adam Abrams. First screening at 4106 Howley St., Bloomfield , a raw, subversive film space.


8. October, 2000


MONSTERS ON CAMPUS

Halloween theme show presented at CCAC (Community College of Allegheney County) featuring a mix of local work and scary films from the archive to coincide with a Jefferson Presents Ö all celluloid gallery installation. CCAC Auditorium, North Side


7. September 9, 2000


HARRY SMITH

A selection of his 16mm films, plus LICENSE by local Teresa Foley and a new film by Adam Abrams. Last screening at IAC Garage, Brew House, Southside


6. August, 2000


Skateboarding documentary, plus Sara McCool at Mr. Roboto project in Wilkinsburg


5. July 29, 2000


VINTAGE EDUCATIONAL FILMS FOR THE DEAF

Subtitled films from the JP collections


4. July 1, 2000


PHANTASMAGORIA

A live film and sound freak-out with local bands The Johnsons and Control Group, plus 1 dozen local filmmakers projecting films behind the bands. IAC Garage, Brew House, Southside


3. April 22, 2000


BRING A RECORD, PICK A MOVIE

Audience members who bring a record can play it along with the vintage found science experiment film of their choice.


2. March 18, 2000


STAN BRAKHAGE

8mm films from the personal film collection of Pittsburgh photographer Michael Chikiris, Brakhage’s friend who assisted with shooting logistics with the “Pittsburgh Trilogy”. The 8mm SONGS comprised most of the program with live commentary by Mr. Chikiris. Films by Adam Abrams, Jim Mueller and Gordon Nelson opened the screening.


1. February 4, 2000


KUCHAR BROTHERS PROGRAM I

George: PAGAN RHAPSODY (1970), PORTRAIT OF RAMONA (1971), MOSHULU HOLIDAY (1966); Mike: SINS OF THE FLESHAPOIDS. Space 101, Brew House, Southside.





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