Maya Deren’s WITCH’S CRADLE is among group of experimental films being screened at Smack Mellon
Smack Mellon Gallery
92 Plymouth St.
Thursday, September 2, 7:00
Suggested donation: $10
718-834-8761
www.smackmellon.org
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Curator Molly Surno and Cinema 16, which is dedicated to communal avant-garde film experiences, have put together a special one-time-only program that will be held September 2 at Smack Mellon Gallery in DUMBO. Among the shorts being screened are WITCH’S CRADLE (Maya Deren, 1943), which features Marcel Duchamp and Maya Deren, whose films inspired the creation of Cinema 16 back in 1947; ALEPH (Wallace Berman, 1956-66), collage artist Wallace Berman’s only film; and DOJOJI TEMPLE (Kihachiro Kawamoto, 1976), a classic work of Japanese animation. Just for this event, Brooklyn’s Thomas Arsenault, aka Ablehearts, has composed a score, which he will perform live with composer, songwriter, and experimental guitarist Michael Beharie. We have a soft spot for Cinema 16, as it was founded by Amos and Marcia Vogel; we studied under Professor Amos Vogel, who wrote the seminal book FILM AS A SUBVERSIVE ART.