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45 Short Experimental Films: Joel Schlemowitz cover image

45 Short Experimental Films: Joel Schlemowitz

2007, DVD, color and b&w, approx. 200 mins.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Joel Schlemowitz

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Art Films, Experimental Films, Short Films
Date Entered:09/10/08


Alex Katz: Five Hours cover image

Alex Katz: Five Hours

2006, DVD, color, 20 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Checkerboard Foundation, Inc.

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Art, Modern Art, Painting
Date Entered:05/10/10


All About Prints: 500 Years of Prints And Printmaking cover image

All About Prints: 500 Years of Prints And Printmaking

2009, DVD, color, 54 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Christopher Noey

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Art, Art History, Printmaking
Date Entered:05/10/10


Artists Of The Bahamas: A Tribute To African Roots cover image

Artists Of The Bahamas: A Tribute To African Roots

2009, DVD, color, 93 min.
Distributed by Filmakers Library, 124 East 40th Street, New York, NY 10016; 202-808-4980
Produced by Karen Arthur and Thomas Neuwirth

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Art, Artists, Bahamian Artists, Painting, Sculpture
Date Entered:01/12/10


Aspect: The Chronicle Of New Media Art, Vol. 10 Rural cover image

Aspect: The Chronicle Of New Media Art, Vol. 10 Rural

2008, DVD, color, 60 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Aspect Magazine

Recommended

Subjects: Media Art, Short Films, Video Art, Media Studies, Film Studies
Date Entered:09/10/08


Audiovisualize: Mixed By Addictive TV cover image

Audiovisualize: Mixed By Addictive TV

2007, DVD, color, 105 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Graham Daniels & Nick Clarke, Addictive TV

Recommended

Subjects: Digital Art, Experimental Films, Media Art, Music Videos, Short Films, Media Studies, Films Studies
Date Entered:09/10/08


Cartune Xprez: A Collection of Contemporary Animated Videos from the U.S. and Canada cover image

Cartune Xprez: A Collection of Contemporary Animated Videos from the U.S. and Canada

2006, DVD, color, 90 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Producer n/a

Recommended

Subjects: Animation, Experimental Films, Short Films, Video Art, Media Studies, Film Studies
Date Entered:08/14/07


Cinema Different | Different Cinema, Vol. 3 cover image

Cinema Different | Different Cinema, Vol. 3

2008, DVD, color, 75 min., English, Spanish, French with French, English, German, Spanish subtitles
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Collectif Jeune Cinéma / lowave

Recommended

Subjects: Art, Experimental Films, Short Films
Date Entered:01/12/10


Constable at Tate: Art and Life in Landscape cover image

Constable at Tate: Art and Life in Landscape

2006, DVD, color, 60 min.
Distributed by Films Media Group, PO Box 2053, Princeton, New Jersey 08543-2053; 800-257-5126
Produced by Films for the Humanities & Sciences

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Art, Art History, Biography, Geography, John Constable, Painting
Date Entered:12/20/07


Creecy: Celebrating The Art and Life Of Herbert Creecy cover image

Creecy: Celebrating The Art and Life Of Herbert Creecy

200?, DVD, color, 30 min.
Distributed by Chip Taylor Communications, 2 East View Drive, Derry, NH 03038-4812; 800-876-CHIP (2447)
Produced by ASV Communications

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Art, Arts, Artists
Date Entered:05/07/09


Day Is Done. A Film By Mike Kelley cover image

Day Is Done. A Film By Mike Kelley

2005-2006, DVD, color, 169 min. Bonus material 18 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Tatiana Bliss

Recommended

Subjects: Art, Experimental Film, Folklore, Musical Films, Surrealist Art, Video Art
Date Entered:05/07/09


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Death In The Garden

1956, DVD, color, 100 min., English, Spanish,French with French, English, German, Spanish subtitles
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Jacques Mage and Oscar Dancigers

Recommended

Subjects: Drama
Date Entered:01/12/10


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Edward James Builder Of Dreams

1995, DVD, color, 58 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Avery Danziger & Lenore Danziger

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Art, Arts, Artists, Sculpture
Date Entered:05/07/09


Great Artists Two with Tim Marlow cover image

Great Artists Two with Tim Marlow

2008, DVD, color, 276 min. on 2 discs
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Phil Grabsky

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Art, Art History, Biography, Decorative Arts, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture
Date Entered:09/18/09


lightrhythmvisuals: Notations 01 cover image

lightrhythmvisuals: Notations 01

2007, DVD, color, 88 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Ben Sheppee, lightrhythmvisuals

Recommended

Subjects: Computer Animation, Digital Animation, Digital Art, Electronica, Experimental Films, Media Art, Music, Music Videos, Remixes, Media Studies
Date Entered:09/10/08


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lightrhythmvisuals: Ryuke Archive – The Tokyo Remix Sessions

2008, DVD, color, 64 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by REEL and k-mixx, lightrhythmvisuals

Recommended

Subjects: Computer Animation, Digital Animation, Digital Art, Electronica, Experimental Films, Media Art, Music, Music Videos, Remixes, Media Studies
Date Entered:09/10/08


Lynne Sachs: 10 Short Films, Volume 3 cover image

Lynne Sachs: 10 Short Films, Volume 3

2008, DVD, color and b&w, 62 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Lynne Sachs

Recommended

Subjects: Art Films, Experimental Films, Media Art, Short Films
Date Entered:09/10/08


Mona Lisa Descending A Staircase (and Three Additional Prize-winning Short Films) cover image

Mona Lisa Descending A Staircase (and Three Additional Prize-winning Short Films)

2004, DVD, color, 27 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Joan C. Gratz

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Animation, Art History, Modern Art, Short Films
Date Entered:05/07/09


Mona Lisa Revealed. Secrets Of The Painting cover image

Mona Lisa Revealed. Secrets Of The Painting

2008, DVD, color, 50 min. Bonus material 6 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Caroline Cocciardi

Recommended

Subjects: Art, Art History, Painting, Photography
Date Entered:05/07/09


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Our Favorite Things

2007, DVD, color, 80 min.; Bonus material 92 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Negativland

Recommended

Subjects: Popular Culture, Music Video, Humor, Film Studies
Date Entered:12/20/07


Patrick Dougherty: Twisted Logic cover image

Patrick Dougherty: Twisted Logic

200?, DVD, color, 52 min. Bonus material 40 min.
Distributed by Chip Taylor Communications, 2 East View Drive, Derry, NH 03038-4812; 800-876-CHIP (2447)
Produced by BG&V Productions, LLC

Recommended

Subjects: Art, Sculpture
Date Entered:05/07/09


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Rocaterrania

2009, DVD, color, 74 min.
Distributed by Bright Eye Pictures, 2410 Springwood Drive, Greensboro, NC 27403; 336-675-5698
Produced by Bright Eye Pictures

Recommended

Subjects: Art, Artists, Drawing, Illustration, Painting
Date Entered:05/10/10


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Stash Sixpack 2

2005, DVD, color, 6+ hrs.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Stash Media

Recommended

Subjects: Advertising, Broadcast Design, Communication, Video Game Cinematics, Film Studies, Media Studies, Music
Date Entered:01/14/08


The Films Of Jay Rosenblatt, Volume I cover image

The Films Of Jay Rosenblatt, Volume I

2009, DVD, color, and b&w, 85 min.
Distributed by Jay Rosenblatt Films, order via Transit Media, PO Box 1084, Harriman, NY 10926; 800-343-5540
Produced by Jay Rosenblatt

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Experimental Films, Short Films, Film Studies, Media Studies
Date Entered:01/12/10


The Impressionists with Tim Marlow cover image

The Impressionists with Tim Marlow

2008, DVD, color, 192 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Phil Grabsky

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Art, Biography, Impressionism, Painting
Date Entered:09/18/09


Tooth and Nail: Film and Video 1970-74 by Dennis Oppenheim cover image

Tooth and Nail: Film and Video 1970-74 by Dennis Oppenheim

2007, DVD , color, 137 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Aaron Levy and Osvaldo Romberg, Slought Books, Philadelphia

Recommended with reservations

Subjects: Experimental Films, Film Art, Media Studies, Video Art, Film Studies
Date Entered:09/10/08


Warts & All: The Films Of Danny Plotnick cover image

Warts & All: The Films Of Danny Plotnick

2008, DVD, color and b&w, 100 min.
Distributed by Microcinema International/Microcinema DVD, 1636 Bush St., Suite #2, SF, CA 94109; 415-447-9750
Produced by Danny Plotnick

Recommended

Subjects: Short Films, Media Studies, Film Studies
Date Entered:09/10/08


Xavier Viramontes: A Life In Print cover image

Xavier Viramontes: A Life In Print

2008, DVD, color, 60 min.
Distributed by Cinema Guild, 115 West 30th Street, Suite 800, New York, NY 10001; 212-685-6242
Produced by Michel Fraser

Highly Recommended

Subjects: Art, Biography, Chicano Art, Hispanic Art, Latino Art, Printmaking
Date Entered:09/18/09