Since the very beginning of cinema, the medium divided itself between two main forms of narrative: the documentary tradition, devoted to capture a “real” view of the world, and the fictional story-telling derived from the stage and the written word. By the 1920s a sort of third position arose with the upcoming of the avant-garde filmmakers, interested in embracing a non-naturalistic, intensely fabricated imagery but maintaining a non-fictional, first-person approach to their themes and visual motifs. Believers in the concept of bringing art closer to daily life, these films insisted on a subjective vision capable of subverting the commercial modes of production and techniques.

Taking time and rhythm (aka montage) as a key problem in the aesthetic development of a new kind of moving image, this online six-week class aims to trace the evolution of a new way to achieve new temporal realities outside the traditional conventions, from the early 20th Century to our times. Most of the classes will be joined by renowned artists working in the field of experimental cinema, who will share with us not only their work but their creative processes, technical insights and reflections on how to rethink the possibilities of image-making today.

Students of all levels are welcome.

• Modality of the class: online via zoom

• Length: Six Saturdays (2 hours each)

• Dates: Saturday, May 30 - July 11 (skip July 4th)

• Time: 11am-1pm (EST) | 8-11am (PST) | 4-6pm (GMT)

• Instructor: Pablo Marín

• Guests Artists:

• Antoinette Zwirchmayr

• Jeanne Liotta

• Daïchi Saïto

• Peter Miller