Short Fuse
Thursday , July 18 at 7pm WARREN SONBERT RETROSPECTIVE : Queer Identity / From Mise-en-Scene to Montage
Warren Sonbert ( 1947-1995 ) was one of the seminal fi gures working in American underground cinema . His passionate interest in film , classi cal music , experimental poetry , and travel is reflected in his films . Although Sonbert lived in San Francisco since the early 1970s , he spent much time in New York and traveled frequently , making perso nal appearances at showings of his works at film festivals , museums , cinematheques and other leading cultural institutions worldwide .
Introduced by Jon Gartenberg Supported by a grant from The Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation
Amphetamine dir . Warren Sonbert and Wendy Appel , 1966 , 16mm , b / w , sound , 10 min .
Noblesse Oblige 1981 , 16mm , color , silent , 25 min .
Whiplash 1995 , 16mm , color , sound , 20 min . [ Restoration editor : Jeff Scher . Completed posthumously in 1997 .]
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The Bad and the Beautiful 1967 , 16mm , color , sound , 34 min .
The Tuxedo Theater 1968 , 16mm , color , silent , 21 min .
Friday , July 19 at 7pm WARREN SONBERT RETROSPECTIVE : Overarching Themes : Art & Industry , Militarism & Feminism ( The Female Gaze ) / The Travel Diary
Introduced by Jon Gartenberg
Divided Loyalties 1978 , 15mm , color , silent , 22 min .
Honor and Obey 1988 , 16mm , color , silent , 21 min .
A Woman ’ s Touch 1983 , 16mm , color , silent , 22 min .
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Carriage Trade 1972 , 16mm , color , silent , 61 min . ihousephilly . org