Painter who makes experimental films and experimental filmmaker who paints, Jeff Scher joins us to discuss his complete embrace of the term "experimental" across a rich and varied body of work including rotoscope animations and live action films.
A student of Adolfas Mekas, Scher also teaches animation at NYU.
Jeff has collaborated with musicians as diverse as Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and Graham Nash as well as winning a Creative Arts Emmy for his work on the HBO special The Tattoo on Great Grandpa's Arm.
Many of Jeff's films are available on 2 DVDs from Re:Voir https://re-voir.com/shop/en/
And more are available on his personal Vimeo page: https://vimeo.com/user623597
Filmmakers discussed in this episode include:
Kenneth Anger
Bruce Baillie
Robert Breer
Max Fleischer
Marie Menken
Warren Sondbert
Francis Thompson
Andy Warhol
