Spring 2015
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Gregory Markopolous
Gregory J. Markopoulos: The Illiac Passion
Date: Mar 22, 2015 7:30PM
Location: The Spielberg Theatre at the EgyptianThis screening of The Illiac Passion is the first known to be presented in Los Angeles in decades. The Illiac Passion features Jack Smith, Taylor Mead, Beverly Grant, Gregory Battcock and Gerard Malanga, and Andy Warhol appears as Poseidon riding an exercise bike!
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Gregory Markopolous
Gregory J. Markopoulos: Early Films of the 40s & 50s
Date: Apr 12, 2015 7:30PM
Location: Spielberg Theatre at the EgyptianThese rarely-screened early works often explore themes of sexual awakening and the anxiety of coming to terms with homosexuality in an age of repression.
Introduced by Mark Webber, editor of Film as Film: The Collected Writings of Gregory J. Markopoulos
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The Thoughts That Once We Had
Thom Andersen: The Thoughts That Once We Had
Date: Apr 19, 2015 7:30PM
Location: Spielberg Theatre at the EgyptianFollowing its sold-out shows at REDCAT, Thom Andersen’s newest film comes to Filmforum to give you an additional chance to dive into its delights.
NOW SOLD OUT!
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ownerBuilt, by Lawrence Andrews
The Art of Reperformance: ownerBuilt and The Reveal
Date: Apr 26, 2015 7:30PM
Location: Spielberg Theatre at the EgyptianLawrence Andrews in person! An exciting set of explorations where the verisimilitude of image and audio is questioned and documentary and artistic practice converge.
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Mariah Garnett, Encounters I May Or May Not Have Had With Peter Berlin
Los Angeles Filmforum at MOCA presents: Different Every Time
Date: May 14, 2015 7:00PM
Location: MOCA Ahmanson AuditoriumFeaturing Ken Jacobs’ Soft Rain (1968), Hollis Frampton’s Works and Days (1969), Cauleen Smith’s Chronicles of a Lying Spirit (by Kelly Gabron) (1992), Jill Godmilow’s tribute to the late Harun Farocki, What Farocki Taught (1997), and Mariah Garnett’s Encounters I May Or May Not Have Had With Peter Berlin (2012).
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Lagos Island, by Karimah Ashadu
Almost Gone: The 52nd Ann Arbor Film Festival Traveling Tour
Date: May 17, 2015 7:30PM
Location: Spielberg Theatre at the EgyptianThe Ann Arbor Film Festival Traveling Tour gives Los Angeles audiences a chance to see the best new experimental films and digital works! including highlights from the 2014 festival.
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The Day of Forevermore, 2015 (Photo by LeeAnn Nickel)
Marnie Weber: Twenty Years and Forevermore
Date: May 30, 2015 8:00PM
Location: The Velaslavasay PanoramaMarnie Weber and F for Evermore in person! at a broad selection of Weber’s work, including excerpts from her as yet unreleased first feature entitled, Day of Forevermore plus a live performance by F for Evermore, which includes Weber, Doug Harvey, and Daniel Hawkins. Second show added at 5:30 pm!
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natural history
James Benning: natural history
Date: May 31, 2015 7:30PM
Location: The Spielberg Theatre at the EgyptianJames Benning returns to Filmforum with the West Coast premiere of natural history, an exploration of the Vienna Museum of Natural History in 54 shots over 77 minutes,.
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Wunderkammern: The Private Life of Objects
Wunderkammern: The Private Life of Objects, by Erika Suderburg
Date: Jun 7, 2015 7:30PM
Location: Spielberg Theatre at the EgyptianWorld premiere with Erika Suderburg in person! We invite you to get lost with us.