Saturday 11/22 films of Peter Tscherkassky
Films of Peter Tscherkassky
Saturday, November 22, 2008, 7pm
Cobb 307 5811 S. Ellis
Film Studies Center
Beautiful and haunting, acclaimed Austrian filmmaker Peter Tscherkassky’s films employ re-photographed found footage in the tradition of structural filmmaking to hugely kinetic effect. This selection of films from throughout Tscherkassky’s career provides a valuable introduction to an essential filmmaker. Screening will include:
FREEZE FRAME (1983, 16mm, 9 minutes)
SHOT-COUNTERSHOT (1987, 16mm, 1 minute)
TABULA RASA (1987/1989, 16mm, 18 minutes)
PARALLEL SPACE: INTER-VIEW (1992, 16mm, 18 minutes)
HAPPY-END (1996, 16mm, 12 minutes)
L’ARRIVEE (1997/1998, 35mm, 2 minutes)
OUTER SPACE (1999, 35mm CinemaScope, 10 minutes)
Sponsored by:
The Film Studies Center, the Experimental Film Club, the Committee on Cinema & Media Studies and the University of Chicago Activity Fee