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Spring 2013 Schedule

  • Phi Phenomenon (Fisher, 1968)

    Time as Material

    Date: May 9, 2013 7:00PM
    Location: MOCA

    Programmer Madison Brookshire in Person!

    By the middle of last century, many artists stopped using their materials to represent something and instead focused in on the materials themselves: paint was only paint, metal only metal, etc.Likewise, artists working in cinema ceased trying to represent time and began to work with it directly.

  • Releasing Human Energies (Toscano, 2012)

    China Girls

    Date: May 12, 2013 7:30PM
    Location: Egyptian Theater in Hollywood

    Programmer Genevieve Yue in Person!

    The various faces of the “China girl”, sometimes called a “China doll” or “girl head”, have appeared in more films than any actress, though she is almost never seen, save for the fleeting glimpses an audience might catch at the end of a film reel. These images of a woman, positioned next to color swatches, have appeared on the leader of every commercial manufactured film since the late 1920s and continue in limited use today.

  • Nocturne Dream (Solomon, 1976)

    The Dream Machine: A Living Room Screening with Phil Solomon!

    Date: May 18, 2013 8:00PM
    Location: Velaslavasay Panorama

    Phil Solomon in Person!

    Filmforum is delighted to host two evenings with Colorado-based master filmmaker Phil Solomon, as part of a multi-venue celebration of his work. In this first night, Solomon relocates his dream machine to the marvelous Velaslavasay Panorama for the sort of informal living room screening that we all dream of.

  • Simply Because You're Near Me: Films by Phil Solomon

    Date: May 19, 2013 7:30PM
    Location: Egyptian Theater in Hollywood

    Phil Solomon in Person!

    Filmforum is delighted to host two evenings with filmmaker Phil Solomon, as part of a multi-venue celebration of his work. In our second night, Solomon brings an array of 16mm classics from throughout his career, and presents the world premiere of a new work!

  • Malody (Barker, 2012)

    The Oberhausen Short Film Festival Tour

    Date: Jun 2, 2013 7:30PM
    Location: Egyptian Theater in Hollywood

    The Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen comes to Los Angeles. Oberhausen, Germany hosts what is probably the world’s leading festival for short films, and Filmforum is bring two of their programs from 2012 to Los Angeles. Filmforum remains committed to bringing the best art films from around the world to Los Angeles. We hope that you will join us as we look at some of the leading contemporary work. To the best of our knowledge, these are all Los Angeles, and West Coast premieres, and some might be US premieres!

  • The Sweetness of Mother's Hair (Debus, 2011)

    The Oberhausen Short Film Festival Tour (Part 2)

    Date: Jun 23, 2013 7:30PM
    Location: Egyptian Theater in Hollywood

    The Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen comes to Los Angeles. Oberhausen, Germany hosts what is probably the world’s leading festival for short films, and Filmforum is bring two of their programs from 2012 to Los Angeles.