Today through April 30, the website THIS LONG CENTURY, which describes itself as “an ever-evolving collection of personal insights from artists, authors, filmmakers, musicians and cultural icons the world over,” is hosting two programs of experimental short work, with 30 shorts in total. The OUTSIDE program includes Lucile Hadžihalilović’s 2017 De Natura, Carlos Reygadas’s 2011 Este es mi Reino, and Deborah Stratman’s 1997 medium-length From Hetty to Nancy. The equally strong INSIDE program includes Jodie Mack’s 2012 Blanket Statement #1: Home is Where the Heart is, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s 2018 Blue, Peter Tscherkassky’s legendary 1999 Outer Space and David Lowery’s 2011 Pioneer. Streaming is free, though THIS LONG […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Apr 9, 20201 This Long Century Tucked away in a remote corner of the Internet is THIS LONG CENTURY, a remarkable collection of artistic contributions from some of the great creative minds of our time. Founded by New Yorkers Stefan Pietsch and Jason Evans, the website gives its mission statement as: “Bringing together such intimate work as sketchbooks, personal memorabilia, annotated typescripts, short essays, home movies and near impossible to find archival work.” The more than 200 luminaries who have shared their work include Luc Sante, Vivienne Westwood, Richard Hell, Albert Maysles, Kelly Reichardt and Miklós Jancsó. 2 Drag City books Drag […]
by Filmmaker Staff on Apr 23, 2013