The 11th Annual New Year/New Work Festival

Two Nights of New Work by FMC Members for a selection of exciting new works by filmmakers in our collection! Playing at the Film-Makers' Cooperative - Screening Room (475 Park Avenue South, 6th Floor) on Tuesday, April 23rd, and Thursday, April 25th, at 7pm,

Program 1: Exploding the Eye/"I" (April 23rd)

Abstracting the Everyday highlights the vibrant personal visions of eight female members of the New York Film-Makers’ Cooperative (est. 1961). Departing from a realist, objective conception of the world, these artists implemented radical new techniques on 16mm to plumb the depths of human consciousness. Sometimes ecstatic, sometimes haunting, the end result is a fascinating glimpse of the interior worlds of some of the most innovative experimental filmmakers of the 20th century.

Curated by Julia Curl.

Program:

11th Annual Film-Makers' Coop Benefit at Bowery Electric, with:

• Philip Glass w/ Wolfe Glass and Cameron Glass
• John Zorn (w/Kenny Wollesen)
• Elliott Sharp
• Vijay Iyer
• Transgender Jesus
• Optipus
• Zero Times Everything

The evening will begin with an Award and Tribute to artist-filmmaker, Carolee Schneemann, for her contribution to the cinematic arts and her generosity within the experimental film community.