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PORTRAIT STUDIES

This program gathers portrait studies by Stan Brakhage, Amy Halpern, Ernst Schmidt Jr., S. Pearl Sharp, Stuart Sherman, Joan Logue, Friedl vom Gröller, and Everlane Morães, with the subjects encompassing poets, artists, filmmakers, scholars, domestic workers, and fishermen. Stan Brakhage TWO: CREELEY/MCCLURE (1965, 3 min, 16mm, silent) Amy Halpern JANE, LOOKING (2020, 2 min, 16mm, silent) Ernst Schmidt Jr. THE ACT OF THINKING / DENKAKT (1968, 3 min, 16mm) S. Pearl Sharp BACK INSIDE HERSELF (1984/2009, 4.5 min, 16mm-to-digital. Courtesy of the artist and Cinenova Distribution.) Stuart Sherman MR. ASHLEY PROPOSES (PORTRAIT OF GEORGE) (1985, 1.5 min, 16mm, silent) Joan Logue VIDEO PORTRAITS: NEW ENGLAND FISHERMEN (1985, 15 min, video) Friedl vom Gröller GRAF ZOKAN (FRANZ WEST) (1969, 4 min, 16mm, silent) Friedl vom Gröller LISA (2001, 3 min, 16mm, silent) Friedl vom Gröller ADAMA DIOUF (2014, 3 min, 16mm, silent) Friedl vom Gröller JELENA (2024, 3 min, 16mm) Everlane Morães AURORA (2019, 15 min, digital) Jeff Weber KARL KELS (2025, 1 min, 35mm, silent) Jeff Weber MICHELE (2025, 2 min, 35mm, silent)

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