SELF-PORTRAITS
Just as the realm of two-dimensional portraiture has always encompassed self-portraiture, so too has the corresponding practice within cinema. This program collects instances of filmmakers turning the camera on themselves, or using the techniques of animation to explore their own appearances and identities. Gérard Courant CINÉMATON N°1000: GÉRARD COURANT (1987, 3.5 min, 16mm-to-digital) Kurt Kren 36/78 RISCHART (1978, 3 min, 16mm) Shigeko Kubota SELF-PORTRAIT (ca. 1970-1971, 5 min, video) Tehching Hsieh TIME CLOCK PIECE (ONE YEAR PERFORMANCE 1980-1981) (1980-81, 7 min, 16mm, silent) Gotot Prakosa SELF-PORTRAIT (1982, 3 min, digital) Valie Export SELF-PORTRAIT WITH HEAD / SELBSTPORTRAIT MIT KOPF (1966-67, 4 min, DCP, silent) Vito Acconci WATCH (1971, 9 min, Super-8mm-to-16mm, silent. Preserved by Anthology Film Archives with support from the National Film Preservation Foundation.) Toney W. Merritt LONESOME COWBOY (1979, 30 sec, 16mm) Maria Lassnig SELFPORTRAIT (1971, 4.5 min, 16mm) Maria Lassnig HEAD [FILMS IN PROGRESS] / KOPF [FILMS IN PROGRESS] (mid-1970s, 1 min, 16mm-to-digital) Gary Beydler GLASS FACE (1975, 3 min, 16mm, silent) George Griffin HEAD (1975, 10 min, 16mm) Friedl vom Gröller EAT (1996, 3 min, 16mm) Friedl vom Gröller WHY LIFE IS WORTH LIVING / WARUM ES SICH ZU LEBEN LOHNT (2013, 2 min, 16mm, silent) Friedl vom Gröller TOD (2023, 23 sec, 16mm, silent)