Theory of The Leisure Class

16mm, black and white, silent, 8.25 min
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A contemporary golf course is paired with footage taken by the Edison Company in 1897 and buttressed with iconography from the spectrum of leisure class motivations. A montage of material around the idea ...
Rental format: 16mm

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A contemporary golf course is paired with footage taken by the Edison Company in 1897 and buttressed with iconography from the spectrum of leisure class motivations. A montage of material around the idea of film as history.

Programs

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    Cinemóvil NYC x Film-Makers' Cooperative: On the Presentation of Nature

    A program covering 50 years of experimental filmmaking on nature and the living environment

    Join cinemóvil and the Film-Makers' Cooperative on Friday, June 2nd, 2023, at 7pm, at the FMC Screening Room (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) as we root through 50 years of experimental filmmaking on nature and the living environment in the FMC/NACG catalogue!

Films

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    The Cliffs The Slick City Detour
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    (Late) of The Primates Place
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    (Late) of The Primates Place
    Paul Arthur

    16mm, black and white, sound, 73 min
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    • Found Footage