American Dreamer + Aleph

Unclassified 18+
L.M. Kit Carson, Lawrence Schiller, 90 mins, USA, 1971, 16mm, B&W and colour. Source: Walker Art Centre.

American Dreamer
American Dreamer
This rarely seen documentary finds Hopper in New Mexico cutting his ill-fated sophomore film, The Last Movie (1971).

Lensed through a haze of drugs, Hopper is captivatingly raw and uncensored. Philosophical turns about art, life, sex and filmmaking make this very much a document of its time and essential viewing for contemporary audiences.

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Aleph
Aleph
Wallace Berman, 6 mins, 1958-1976, USA, Courtesy of Canyon Cinema

"This film took a decade to make and is the only true envisionment of the sixties I know." Stan Brakhage

Dates   Sun 13 Dec 2009, 3pm
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