Migrating Forms Fest at Anthology thru May 20
May 11, 2012Traveling through time and space at NYC's upstart experimental film fest.

“Enormously imaginative! A found object of sorts that begins as a historical overview of female telephone operators, but gradually evolves into a wryly observed portrait of human society in the technocratic age. Composed entirely of footage skillfully edited from some 100 industrial, corporate and educational films produced by the Bell companies from 1910-89, pic provides an hour of nonstop visual and intellectual stimulation.”
- Scott Foundas, Variety
MAY THEY REST IN REVOLT (FIGURES OF WAR)
George | 2011 | France | 150min
“Migrating Forms”
9:15 at Anthology
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___Anthology Film Archives___
Newfilmmakers
Documentary program 6:00
Shorts program 7:30
Feature presentation 9:00
MIGRATING FORMS festival
*see schedule here
___BAMcinématek___
Rare Films From the Baseball Hall of Fame
Various shorts | 120min
*Presented by Dave Filipi, director of film/video at the Wexner Center for the Arts
7:00
___Chelsea Cinema___
MAME
Gene Saks | 1974 | US | 132min
*Hosted by Hedda Lettuce
“Clearview Classics”
7:00*, 9:30
___Film Forum___
GRAND ILLUSION
Jean Renoir | 1937 | France | 114min
1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00
___Jacob Burns Film Center___
THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Wes Anderson | 2009 | US | 87min
“The Wide World of Animation”
7:15
___Museum of Arts and Design___
SCARLET DIVA
Asia Argento | 2000 | Italy | 91min
“Argento: Il Cinema Nel Sangue”
7:00
___Museum of Modern Art___
HIGH NOON
Fred Zinnemann | 1952 | US | 84min
“An Auteurist History of Film”
1:30
Werner Schroeter: Rare Early Work 1
Various shorts | 1968 | W. Germany | 83min
“Werner Schroeter”
4:00
___Museum of Modern Art (con’t)___
Alexander Kluge on Werner Schroeter
THE CHARM THAT COMES FROM FREEDOM
Alexander Kluge | 1989 | W. Germany | 31min
THE DAUGHTER OF MIRACULIX
Alexander Kluge | 2003 | Germany | 45min
ON THE RAZOR BLADE OF LIFE
Alexander Kluge | 2010 | Germany | 24min
“Werner Schroeter”
7:00
THE THIEF AND THE DOGS
Kamal El Sheikh | 1962 | Egypt | 130min
“Mahfouz at the Movies”
8:00
___Museum of the Moving Image___
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERATOR
Caroline Martel | 2004 | US | 66min
*Martel in person
7:30
___Queens Museum of Art___
MILK
Gus Van Sant | 2008 | US | 121min
“The Bloodsport of Politics”
5:00
___reRun Gastropub Theater___
YOU ARE HERE
Daniel Cockburn | 2011 | US | 77min
7:00, 10:00
___Whitney Museum of American Art___
MOBILE HOMESTEAD CHRISTENING CEREMONY AND LAUNCH, SEPTEMBER 25, 2010
Mike Kelley | 2010-2011 | US | 55min
“Whitney Biennial 2012”
12:00
GOING WEST ON MICHIGAN AVENUE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT TO WESTLAND
Mike Kelley | 2010-2011 | US | 76min
“Whitney Biennial 2012”
2:00
GOING EAST ON MICHIGAN AVENUE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT TO WESTLAND
Mike Kelley | 2010-2011 | US | 76min
“Whitney Biennial 2012”
4:00
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