In the 1920s, a new kind of movie started showing in Paris theatres, and the audiences were… confused. These movies were a radical departure from the ones they had known until then. These new films ...

The 1970s represented a period of revival in Polish art which, among other aspects, manifested itself in the interest artists took in new media. A strong tendency to engage with the moving image was ...

Since the creation of the camera and the dawn of cinema, film has been one long experiment. Experimental film has often been defined through its rejection of traditional storytelling and structure, ...

In 1997 on a visit to America, Austrian filmmaker Martina Kudlacek rang the doorbell of the Anthology Film Archives in New York City. Anthology’s director, filmmaker Jonas Mekas, opened the door as he ...

Tackling the best of the avant-garde in 2001 is a thankfully daunting task. Despite rumors of its death, a renaissance of experimental moving-image art has erupted in recent years, with New York as ...

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience 30 beautiful, provocative, and poetic avant-garde films that are part of “21st Century Limited: Experimental Films 2000-2009” on July 18th and 25th.

Avant-garde filmmaker, co-founder of Anthology Film Archives and Film Culture, and much more, NYC icon Jonas Mekas has died at age 96. “Jonas passed away quietly and peacefully early this morning. He ...

Still, no one could accuse the programmers of pandering to their audience. “Views from the Avant-Garde” indisputably reflects their very particular tastes, and this year’s program was more hermetic ...

The Ann Arbor Film Festival not only advertises but embraces the avant-garde, and nothing screams avant-garde quite like short films. Tuesday, March 25 was the opening night of the Ann Arbor Film ...

Weeklong festival showcases comedies, avant-garde films and more Le cinema Français! By Suzanne Pfefferle Special to The Advocate Aug 25, 2014 5 min to read 1 of 8 ...

“Time is all we have and every second that ticks away is one less second we’re alive,” Kenneth Anger told an interviewer from The Guardian 16 and a half years before his death this May at the age of ...