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"...while the movies are quality, it has to be noted that the
ciné16 performances have been
drawing some of the coolest and most attractive crowds in town; no lie. I'm just
sayin''
- Thomas Crone
AFA St. Louis
The public performance division of The Academic Film Archive of North America, ciné16 is a once-per-month cinematic experience in St. Louis, focusing on the historical and thematic aspects of 16mm academic, documentary, ethnographic, industrial, and art films. AFA St. Louis screenings are held on the third Thursday of each month at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park, located at Lindell and DeBaliviere. Screenings start at 8 p.m. Food and drink are available for purchase. Programs are curated by Michael Allen and Claire Nowak-Boyd.
We'd like to thank our previous hosts, Ron Buechele
and Tracy Varley of Mad Art Gallery,
and our co-curator emeritus, Marc Syp. Thanks for a wonderful three years!
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This month (and upcoming shows) at AFA St. Louis...
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Thursday, January 19, 2006: "Motion and Growth"
'Pas De Deux' (1968) 13m, dir. Norman McLaren. McLaren's classic black and white film is both exquisite and experimental. Documenting the movements of two ballet dancers, McLaren accentuates their movements through slow motion, super-imposed images and stark contrast.
'Ballet Adagio' (1971) 10m, dir. Norman McLaren. A few years after releasing "Pas De Deux," McLaren came out with another lovely film documenting ballet through experimental treatment of motion, time and light.
'Barges' (1973) 13m, dir. Parker Rushing. This film chronicles the journey of Illinois corn from a farm field through the port of Chicago and onto a bridge headed south to New Orleans via the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. The narrative is almost an ode to life on the river.
'Johnny Learns His Manners' (1977) 17m, dir. Abe Levitow. A child is so messy and rude that he turns into a pig. His mom explains to him that astronauts get to go into space because they are neat and clean. He changes his ways and turns human again.
'How Does a Rainbow Feel?' (1972) 16m, dir. David Holden. A group of children explore character, narrative, color and motion by improvising a story that moves and grows, shifting from tense to silly as each youth adds to the tale.
'The Living Soil' (1965) 20m., dir. Atma Ram. A film made by Shell Oil that discusses soil organisms and "pests" with gratuitous close-ups, then shows farmers applying pesticides to their fields and talks about how great pesticides are.
Thursday, February 19, 2006: "What Beats a Heart?"
'Hemo the Magnificent' (1957) 55 m, dir. Frank Capra. One of the most fondly remembered educational films of all time, this stalwart of the Bell Science series teaches us all about the blood, the heart and the circulatory system. Directed by Frank Capra of "It's a Wonderful Life" fame, and hosted by Dr. Frank Baxter, aka "Dr. Research." (Winner of an Emmy Award for Cinematography for Television in 1958)
'The Red Balloon' (1956) 34m. dir. Albert Lamorisse. This charming French classic, sans dialogue, teaches important lessons that only you can decipher. In the streets of Menilmontant and Montmartre in Paris, a small boy is befriended by a red balloon. Does the cheeky balloon represent his unrelenting mortality? His indomitable spirit? The unbearable lightness of being? Discuss(Winner of the Academy Award for Best Short Film in 1956)