This sequel to A Critical Cinema offers a new collection of interviews with independent filmmakers that is a feast for film fans and film historians. Scott MacDonald reveals the sophisticated thinking of these artists regarding film, politics, and contemporary gender issues.
The interviews explore the careers of Robert Breer, Trinh T. Minh-ha, James Benning, Su Friedrich, and Godfrey Reggio. Yoko Ono discusses her cinematic collaboration with John Lennon, Michael Snow talks about his music and films, Anne Robertson describes her cinematic diaries, Jonas Mekas and Bruce Baillie recall the New York and California avant-garde film culture. The selection has a particularly strong group of women filmmakers, including Yvonne Rainer, Laura Mulvey, and Lizzie Borden. Other notable artists are Anthony McCall, Andrew Noren, Ross McElwee, Anne Severson, and Peter Watkins.
A Critical Cinema 2 Interviews with Independent Filmmakers
About the Book
Reviews
"MacDonald's general introduction and those focused on his interviewees are first rate. . . . This work is exceptionally important, a really major contribution to film studies."—David E. James, author of Allegories of CinemaTable of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Robert Breer
Michael Snow
Jonas Mekas
Bruce Baillie
Yoko Ono
Anthony McCall
Andrew Noren
Anne Robertson
James Benning
Lizzie Borden
Ross McElwee
Su Friedrich
Anne Severson (on Near the Big Chakra)
Laura Mulvey (on Riddles of the Sphinx)
Yvonne Rainer (on Privilege)
Trinh T. Minh-ha
Godfrey Reggio
Peter Watkins
Filmography
Bibliography
Index