Optical Lyrics

16mm, color and b/w, silent, 24 min
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Six short films (WOLF; LINDA; SWAN BOAT; RACE; PIE PLATES; RIPPLE); lyrical flights between stillness and motion, chance and choice, yin and yang; structures based on simple matting and rapid single-frame ...
Rental format: 16mm

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Six short films (WOLF; LINDA; SWAN BOAT; RACE; PIE PLATES; RIPPLE); lyrical flights between stillness and motion, chance and choice, yin and yang; structures based on simple matting and rapid single-frame intercutting of short strips of S-8 optically printed to 16mm. The filmmaker creates a lingering impression of harmony using a minimal amount of footage... The impression we get is one of piercing light and home-spun shadows. – Linda Gross, Los Angeles TIMES

Films

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    Reading 1974: Portrait of a City
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Reading 1974: Portrait of a City
    Gary Adlestein

    color, sound, 56 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • History
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    Reading 1974: 30th Anniversary Edition
    Documentary

    Reading 1974: 30th Anniversary Edition
    Gary Adlestein

    color, sound, 56 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Kosher
    Experimental

    Kosher
    Gary Adlestein

    16mm, color, silent, 2.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Erotic
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    Cat's Eyes
    Experimental

    Cat's Eyes
    Gary Adlestein

    16mm, color and b/w, silent, 3.25 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Music
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    Italian Opticals & Italian Places
    Experimental

    Italian Opticals & Italian Places
    Gary Adlestein

    16mm, color, sound, 13.75 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Environment / Nature
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    St. Teresa
    Experimental

    St. Teresa
    Gary Adlestein

    16mm, color, sound, 5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Arts / Artists
    • Biography / Autobiography
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    Room In His Heart

    Room In His Heart
    Gary Adlestein

    16mm, color, sound, 32.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Literarature / Theater
    • Philosophical
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    Kore/Kouros
    Experimental

    Kore/Kouros
    Gary Adlestein

    super-8, color, sound on separate reel(s), 11 min
    Rental format: super8
    • Arts / Artists
    • Body
    • Erotic
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    S-8 Diaries: 1987/89
    Experimental

    S-8 Diaries: 1987/89
    Gary Adlestein

    super-8, color, sound on separate reel(s), 11 min
    Rental format: super8
    • Environment / Nature
    • Personal / Diary / Journal
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    Candy
    Experimental

    Candy
    Gary Adlestein

    super-8, color, sound on separate reel(s), 11 min
    Rental format: super8
    • Arts / Artists
    • Biography / Autobiography
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    Pink Venise I Like

    Pink Venise I Like
    Gary Adlestein

    super-8, color, sound, 11.5 min
    Rental format: super8
    • Environment / Nature
    • Personal / Diary / Journal
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    Spring/Fall Cinesongs For Storm De Hirsch
    Experimental

    Spring/Fall Cinesongs For Storm De Hirsch
    Gary Adlestein

    super-8, color, sound, 11 min
    Rental format: super8
    • Environment / Nature
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    Forsythia
    Experimental

    Forsythia
    Gary Adlestein

    super-8, color, sound, 3 min
    Rental format: super8
    • Environment / Nature
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    Cezannescapes 1 & 2
    Experimental

    Cezannescapes 1 & 2
    Gary Adlestein

    super-8, color, sound, 5.5 min
    Rental format: super8
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    Gaudi & Cezannescapes
    Experimental

    Gaudi & Cezannescapes
    Gary Adlestein

    color, sound, 12 min
    Rental formats: DVD NTSC, mini DV NTSC
    • Landscape / Architecture
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    Figures
    Experimental

    Figures
    Gary Adlestein

    video, color, sound, 20 min
    Rental format: VHS NTSC
    • Body
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    Domestic - Selected Films & Videos 1981-2001
    Experimental

    Domestic - Selected Films & Videos 1981-2001
    Gary Adlestein

    16mm, Super 8, color, sound
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
    • Philosophical
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    • Music
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    Italia - Selected Films & Videos 1980-2005
    Experimental

    Italia - Selected Films & Videos 1980-2005
    Gary Adlestein

    16mm, super8, mini DV, color, sound
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Septuagenarian Collaborations

    Septuagenarian Collaborations
    Gary Adlestein

    color, sound, 48 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    1/20/17
    Documentary
    Experimental

    1/20/17
    Gary Adlestein

    digital, color, sound, 3 min
    Rental formats: Digital file, DVD NTSC
    • History
    • Political / Social Activism
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    DEAL!
    Experimental

    DEAL!
    Gary Adlestein

    color, sound, 4 min
    Rental formats: Digital file, DVD NTSC
    • Body
    • History
    • Political / Social Activism
    • Found Footage