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Free Radicals - A History of Experimental Film

Pip Chodorov / FR, 2010 / 83 min.

Pip Chodorov, who grew up in the New York experimental filmmakers milieu in the sixties, takes us through the history of the ‘Free Radicals’: makers who approached film as if it were a new artform. A unique journey through the history of the (American) avant-garde.

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They were regular visitors to his parents’ home: Jonas Mekas, Stan Brakhage and other leading lights of the New York and international underground. In the sixties and seventies, artists and filmmakers who demanded more from film than a rounded, dramaturgically tied-up narrative with an emotionally satisfying catharsis, started to stir.

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Director

Pip Chodorov

Production year

2010

Country

FR

Original title

Free Radicals - A History of Experimental Film

Length

83 min.

Language

English

Subtitles

ENG

Format

DCP

Part of

Underground

This autumn, Eye Filmmuseum highlights the American avant-garde cinema of the 1960s. The exhibition and film programme feature both iconic and lesser-known works, showcasing the era's vibrant experimental spirit. Highlights include films by pivotal avant-garde figures such as Jonas Mekas, Maya Deren and Stan Brakhage, as well as contributions from prominent visual artists like Bruce Conner, Yayoi Kusama, Yoko Ono, and Andy Warhol. This exploration of cinematic innovation is set against the backdrop of a changing society.

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