Filmmaker and Executive Director of the New York Filmmakers' Co-Op MM Serra talks to How to Enjoy Experimental Film about the work of the Co-Op and and her extraordinary work in keeping the amazing institution running. Founded by a group of artists in the 60s, the NYFMC is one of the most exciting and diverse non-profit collections of artists and experimental film on the planet.
You can support them by visiting https://film-makerscoop.com
View some films in distribution here: https://vimeo.com/nacgfmc
Or purchase films on DVD co-produced by the Co-Op and Re:Voir at the Re:Voir website. Available titles so far: MM Serra ArtCore; Storm De Hirsch Mythology for the Soul; Larry Gottheim Fog Line and Taylor Mead Home Movies.
Filmmakers mentioned in this episode include:
Jonas Mekas
Shirley Clarke
Andy Warhol
Lindsay Anderson
Jack Smith
Edward Owens
Saul Levine
Abi Child
Carolee Schneemann
Stan Vanderbeek
Martha Colburn
Art Jones
Ken Jacobs
Marie Menken
Helen Levitt
Carmichael George
Stan Brakhage
Catherine Aldridge
Writers Discussed:
P. Adams Sitney
