Fall 2015
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Costa de Morte poster
L.A. OLA: Costa de Morte / La Plaga (Coast of Death / The Plague)
Date: Sep 20, 2015 5:30PM
Location: Spielberg Theatre at the EgyptianDouble Feature of works from Spain, with a pre-film panel, a reception, and discussion with director Lois Patiño in person!
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“Split Ends, I Feel Wonderful” by Akosua Adoma Owusu
Akosua Adoma Owusu: Triple Consciousness
Date: Sep 27, 2015 7:30PM
Location: Spielberg Theatre at the EgyptianAkosua Adoma Owusu in person!
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Abstract Video: The Moving Image in Contemporary Art, edited by Gabrielle Jennings (UC Press, 2015)
Abstract Video: The Moving Image in Contemporary Art
Date: Oct 15, 2015 7:30PM
Location: LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)A program of classic and contemporary works highlighting artists featured in the recent publication, Abstract Video: The Moving Image in Contemporary Art, edited by Gabrielle Jennings, with jennings in person!
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NŌ by Sharon Lockhart, 16mm, courtesy Sharon Lockhart
Experimental Landscapes I: Landscape and the Body at Work and Play
Date: Oct 18, 2015 7:30PM
Location: Spielberg Theatre at the EgyptianThe first in a series of screenings devoted to experimental cinema and landscape, with a program that explores the connection between labor, leisure, landscape, and the moving image. Sharon Lockhart in person!
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The Lions of Peter Paul Rubens (2008) Los Angeles premiere!
Roberta Friedman & Grahame Weinbren: String Theory
Date: Oct 25, 2015 7:30PM
Location: Spielberg Theatre at the EgyptianRoberta Friedman & Grahame Weinbren return to Los Angeles to present an array of Los Angeles premieres of new film and digital works!
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Kurt Kren, 9/64: O Tannenbaum (Materialaktion: Otto Muehl) (O Christmas Tree [An Otto Muehl Happening]), 1964
Action Movies: Kurt Kren & VALIE EXPORT
Date: Nov 12, 2015 7:00PM
Location: MOCA Grand AvenueIn conjunction with work by Guenter Brus and VALIE EXPORT currently on display in MOCA’s permanent collection, Los Angeles Filmforum at MOCA presents a program of films and videos by Kurt Kren and VALIE EXPORT!
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No More Road Trips? by Rick Prelinger
Rick Prelinger: No More Road Trips?
Date: Nov 15, 2015 7:30PM
Location: Downtown IndependentRick Prelinger, the person most known for being behind the Prelinger Archives, visits Los Angeles for the local premiere of his wonderful home movie compilation, No More Road Trips?
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From The Eternal Frame, by T.R. Uthco and Ant Farm, courtesy of Video Data Bank
Art from Assassination: 52 Years after JFK
Date: Nov 22, 2015 7:30PM
Location: Spielberg Theatre at the EgyptianOn the fifty-second anniversary of the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy in Dallas, Filmforum takes a look at some of the artistic responses to the events of that weekend. Featuring two classic works by Bruce Conner, one by Robert Drew, one from Ant Farm, live performance, and more.
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Two Years at Sea, by Ben Rivers (courtesy of Lux)
Ben Rivers: Two Years at Sea
Date: Dec 6, 2015 7:30PM
Location: The Downtown IndependentFilmforum is delighted to host Ben Rivers again with, finally, the Los Angeles premiere of his highly lauded feature film Two Years at Sea, winner of the FIPRESCI Prize (Critics' Week and Horizons sections), Venice Film Festival 2011.
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Ventura in a scene from Pedro Costa's HORSE MONEY. Courtesy of Cinema Guild.
Horse Money, by Pedro Costa
Date: Dec 13, 2015 7:30PM
Location: The Spielberg Theatre at the EgyptianFilmforum concludes its 40th year with the Los Angeles premiere of renowned Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Costa’s latest film HORSE MONEY. Introduction by Thom Andersen.