The Burning of New York

The Burning of New York

16mm, color, silent, 8 min
"A single walking shot of New York skyline filmed from Long Island City, fragmented with pieces turned upside down imitating negative; scratched and painted-in flames, explosions, colored chemical ...
Rental format: 16mm

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"A single walking shot of New York skyline filmed from Long Island City, fragmented with pieces turned upside down imitating negative; scratched and painted-in flames, explosions, colored chemical flooding; painted with merthiolate to heal the wounds."–M.J.

Programs

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    Seeing the City: Avant-Garde Visions of New York from the Film-Makers' Cooperative Collection and Beyond

    A 10-program series of films about NYC in collaboration with Film at Lincoln Center

    Film at Lincoln Center and The Film-Makers’ Cooperative present "Seeing the City: Avant-Garde Visions of New York from The Film-Makers’ Cooperative Collection and Beyond," to be presented at FLC from May 3rd–7th, 2024. The series will feature a selection of films from the Film-Makers’ Cooperative catalog, and elsewhere, that paint a unique portrait of the city, with many presented on 16mm.

Films

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    Loop Variations #1: Sinbad and the Roc
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    Loop Variations #1: Sinbad and the Roc
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    16mm, black and white, silent, 15 min
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    Loop Var. #2: The Princess and the Magician
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    Loop Var. #2: The Princess and the Magician
    Michael Jacobson

    16mm, black and white, silent, 14 min
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    Loop Var #3: Homeward Bound
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    Loop Var #3: Homeward Bound
    Michael Jacobson

    16mm, black and white, silent, 15.5 min
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    Loop Variations—From The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad
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    Loop Variations—From The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad
    Michael Jacobson

    16mm, black and white, silent, 45 min
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    Esprit de Corps
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    Esprit de Corps
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    Dracula's Wedding Day
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    16mm, black and white, silent, 4.75 min
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    Sunspots
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    Sunspots
    Michael Jacobson

    16mm, color, silent, 5 min
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    • Hand-Processed
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    Michael Jacobson

    16mm, color, silent, 9.25 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Hand-Processed