Programs

Public Joy! And Other Feelings!

A program of films about urbanism, architecture, and radical use of public space
7 films
Join us on Saturday, August 9th, 2025, at 8pm, at the Block House on Governors Island for a program of rarely-screened films from the Coop's collection focusing on the intersection of architecture, urbanism, and radical use of public space.
Films

Films

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    SSS
    Experimental

    SSS
    Henry Hills

    16mm, color, sound, 5.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Dance
    • Music
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    I Have a New York Accent

    I Have a New York Accent
    Barbara Rosenthal

    1.5 min
    Rental format: DVD NTSC
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    Bridges-Go-Round
    Experimental

    Bridges-Go-Round
    Shirley Clarke

    16mm, color, sound, 7.5 min
    Rental formats: 16mm, Digital file
    • Philosophical
    • Landscape / Architecture
    • Arts / Artists
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    Excursion
    Experimental

    Excursion
    Marie Menken

    16mm, color, silent, 5.13 min
    Rental format: 16mm
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    Scotch Tape
    Experimental

    Scotch Tape
    Jack Smith

    16mm, color, sound, 3 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • LGBT / Queer
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    A Few Minutes with the Chinatown Basketball Club
    Documentary
    Experimental

    A Few Minutes with the Chinatown Basketball Club
    Jason Duval

    16mm, black and white, sound, 5 min
    Rental format: Digital file
    • Arts / Artists
    • Ethnographic
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    Square Times
    Documentary
    Experimental

    Square Times
    Rudolph Burckhardt

    16mm, color, sound, 6.5 min
    Rental format: 16mm
    • Landscape / Architecture
    • Environment / Nature
    • Ethnographic
Description

Description

Join us on Saturday, August 9th, 2025, at 8pm, at the Block House on Governors Island for a program of rarely-screened films from the Coop's collection focusing on the intersection of architecture, urbanism, and radical use of public space.

We are honored to partner with the Institute for Public Architecture (IPA) to show rarely screened films addressing topics of agency and joy in public space.

Travel note: Ferries run between Manhattan and Governors Island every 30 minutes.Ferry tickets must be purchased separately for this event at the Battery Maritime Terminal. Please visit govisland.com for ferry schedules and more information.

This program is sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery and Earth Life.

Program:

  1. SSS by Henry Hills (1988)
  2. I Have a New York Accent by Barbara Rosenthal (1988)
  3. Bridges-Go-Round by Shirley Clarke (1959)
  4. Excursion by Marie Menken (1968)
  5. Where Did Our Love Go? by Warren Sonbert (1966)
  6. Scotch Tape by Jack Smith (1963)
  7. A Few Minutes with the Chinatown Basketball Club by Jason Duval (2024)
  8. Square Times by Rudy Burckhardt (1967)

Total Run Time: 50 minutes.

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