New Films Inependent Artists: Documentary Series to be Held at the Weisman Art Museum
October 8th, 2003
By Archived Story
From stories of one-man bands that play kitchen sink tubas and Game-Boy electronica to the story of a man that has amassed over 35,000 artworks in his home and yard, the Weisman’s new film series, New Films Independent Artists, guarantees an intriguing look into the world of quirky underground artists.
Expect unusual stories of musicians, filmmakers and visual artists that possess innovative vision and unchecked passion. Several of the films have been featured at the Sundance Film Festival and one comes directly from the “Oregon Department of Kick Ass.”
The series, which begins October 16th and runs through November 20th, will showcase seven documentary films from the last two years. Films are once a week, every Thursday, with the exception of one showing on Saturday, October 25th, instead of Thursday, October 23rd.
The opening night brings the Jury Prize Winner of the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, “How to Draw a Bunny,” a portrait of Dadaist, collagist, and pioneer of mail art, Ray Johnson. “Let Me Be Your Band,” a look at the phenomenon of one-man bands, shows October 25th with a special live performance of The Lonesome Organist. A double feature on October 30th features, “Richart,” the story of a man with 35,000 artworks at his home, and “Off the Charts: The Song-Poem Story,” about publishers who take people’s money and poetry, claiming to turn it into a hit pop song. November 6th brings a film that tells the story of an avant-garde filmmaker, “In the Mirror of Maya Deren.” Showing on November 13th is a Grand Prize Nominee at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, “Bukowski: Born Into This,” which traces the life of poet and author Charles Bukowski. The series finishes with “Cinerama Adventure,” a look at the three camera-three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures and the inventive minds behind it. The director of this last film, David Strohmaier, will be present at the screening.
Tickets are only $3 for U of M students, seniors and Weisman Art Museum members. It is $6 for everyone else. Check out www.weisman.umn.edu for exact show times and additional information.
