The Cage

The Cage

16mm, black and white, silent, 28 min
We were trying to say goodbye to an epoch, the one into which we had been driven in Apollinaire's "Petite Auto." The adventures of a detached eyeball. Resources limited, content almost unlimited. Most ...
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About

We were trying to say goodbye to an epoch, the one into which we had been driven in Apollinaire's "Petite Auto." The adventures of a detached eyeball. Resources limited, content almost unlimited. Most celebrated shot: artist with head in birdcage. "Marks the emergence of a naive-sophisticated style." – S. P., The Dark of the Screen "[Peterson is] one of the originators of the American avant-garde cinema. The five films he made in San Francisco between 1947 and 1950 have become classics; they have influenced the cinematic education of many of the best filmmakers of subsequent generations." – P. Adams Sitney "One of the greats, a pioneer of the American experimental film .... With his sharp, proto-Funk assemblages of wild sight-gags and free associations, he celebrated those aspects of the Rene Clair and Buñuel/Dali films that were indebted to the work of Chaplin, Keaton, and Laurel and Hardy." – Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, program notes "Peterson's films affirm the emergence of this new artist, the American experimental filmmaker." – Jon Gartenberg

Programs

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    From West and East: Canyon Cinema Meets the Coop

    Eight films preserved and catalogued by both Canyon Cinema and the FMC

    Join us at the Film-Makers' Cooperative on Friday, June 7th, 2024, at 7pm, for a special program of films preserved and cataloged by both Canyon Cinema and the Coop!

Films

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    Clinic of Stumble
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    Clinic of Stumble
    Sidney Peterson

    16mm, color, sound, 13 min
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    • Comedy
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    The Potted Psalm
    Experimental

    The Potted Psalm
    Sidney Peterson

    16mm, black and white, 18.5 min
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    • Arts / Artists
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    Petrified Dog
    Experimental

    Petrified Dog
    Sidney Peterson

    16mm, black and white, sound, 18.5 min
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    • Comedy
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    The Lead Shoes
    Experimental

    The Lead Shoes
    Sidney Peterson

    16mm, black and white, sound, 16.5 min
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    Mr. Frenhofer And The Minotaur
    Experimental

    Mr. Frenhofer And The Minotaur
    Sidney Peterson

    16mm, black and white, sound, 20.75 min
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    Man In A Bubble
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Man In A Bubble
    Sidney Peterson

    16mm, black and white, sound, 15.5 min
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    • Music