tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE is a sprocket scientist who has worked in too many mediums to enumerate here, but he is currently the self-proclaimed most prolific moviemaker in the history of the medium, having made 718 movies and counting. tENT’s discipline in keeping so active in making for over 50 years is a testament to his […]
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Lubitsch’s last film, Cluny Brown, closed out a career of insouciant brilliance with one of his most delightful romantic comedies — albeit one that darkens slightly with the looming spectre of figuring out how to live in a changed world post-World War II. A sparkling Jennifer Jones portrays the titular character, an orphan who finds
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In his half century as an award-winning filmmaker, Billy Jackson has earned legendary status. In his early days, he served on crews for iconic Black filmmakers like William Greaves, Bill Gunn, and Henry Hampton. He went on to found both Nommo Productions and Community Media, through which he has made his own documentaries and projects-for-hire,
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16mm film is 100 years old this year, but the format has never seen something like this! Filmo is our one-of-a-kind experiment in participatory movie watching and fortuitous curation. Here’s the deal: everyone in attendance receives a unique Filmo card. It looks kind of like a bingo card, except each square lists a title of
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Our CMU friends at Touchstone Cinema are bringing Peggy Ahwesh to Pittsburgh for two events as part of Rust Belt Renegades! On Friday, April 28th, Ahwesh will screen and lecture on some of her more recent video work at STUDIO for Creative Inquiry. Then, on Saturday, April 29th, Pittsburgh Filmmakers returns for one night only!
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We celebrate legendary experimental filmmaker Maya Deren’s 106th birthday (approximately) by presenting her movies on her format of choice: 16mm film. Featured is her landmark first film, Meshes of the Afternoon (co-directed with Alexander Hammid), which has recently moved further up the Sight & Sound once-in-a-decade list of all-time greatest films, to number sixteen. Also
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IN THE COMPANY OF MEN by William Greaves (1969, 52 min) Description from IndieCollect: In the Company of Men illustrates Bill Greaves’ decision to use film as an activist would — as a consciousness-raising tool. To depict and affect prejudice between white factory foremen and Black workers (termed by management as the “hard-core unemployed”), he
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Pittsburgh Sound + Image has plenty to celebrate this February, and you’re invited! Join us for a very special screening of F.W. Murnau’s Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, presented as it was meant to be seen: on real, beautiful motion picture film. Take your pick: we’re commemorating FOUR occasions in ONE night! Sunrise will
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When it comes to mysterious old film reels, we’ve noticed that, in many cases, the shorter the title, the better. So we’ve selected some of our favorite 16mm films with one word titles to prove that a shorter title tends to be a movie with a more abstract theme…and with freeform aesthetics to match! Just
PITTSBURGH, PA – Recently formed nonprofit Pittsburgh Sound + Image (PSI) has received a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation. The $20,000 award will support the preservation of a previously unknown film about Etna-based pipe manufacturer Spang Chalfant & Company. The feature-length, silent movie, titled Spang’s First Century: A Record of the Past, The
