PORTRAIT COLLECTIONS
Representing attempts at group portraiture, the films in this program meditate on the diversity of human physiognomies – and the diversity of personalities that they manifest – and in some cases suggest filmic catalogues or collections of portraits. Sue Ford FACES (1976, 9 min, 16mm-to-DCP, silent) Narcisa Hirsch SURELY BACH CLOSED THE DOOR WHEN HE WANTED TO WORK / SEGURO QUE BACH CERRABA LA PUERTA CUANDO QUERIA TRABAJABAR (1978, 27 min, Super-8mm-to-DCP. In Spanish with English subtitles.) Ernst Schmidt Jr. COLLECTED BY WENDY / GESAMMELT VON WENDY (1979, 2 min, 16mm) Dominic Angerame PHONE/FILM PORTRAITS (1985, 6 min, 16mm) Cathleen Kayser I LOVE YOU / ICH LIEBE DICH (2025, 3 min, Super-8mm-to-DCP, silent) Friedl vom Gröller 27.12.2013 ST. LOUIS SENEGAL (2014, 3 min, 16mm, silent) Friedl vom Gröller 2020 (2021, 2.5 min, 16mm, silent) Marieli Fröhlich S T O P (2010-25, 30 min, DCP)