Watch Jon Gartenberg Introduce His Program of Politically-Trenchant New York City Symphony Films at Allied Productions Project Space
/On August 9th, 2024, at 7pm, GME President Jon Gartenberg presented a program of politically-trenchant New York city symphony films, spanning 1984 to 2006, at Allied Productions Project Space (368 East 8th Street). The program featured Steve Bilich’s NATIVE NEW YORKER (2005) and Jem Cohen’s NYC WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (2006) digitally, and Jack Waters’ BERLIN/NY (1984), Abigail Child’s B/SIDE (1996), and Jim Hubbard’s ELEGY IN THE STREETS (1989) on 16mm.
To view Gartenberg’s introduction to the program — and to hear artist and co-founder of Allied Productions, Jack Waters, introduce Gartenberg — watch the video above. Below, view photographs from the evening taken by Waters and Allied co-founder Peter Cramer, including a glimpse at the screening space, Waters in conversation with Gartenberg and Framework editor Drake Stutesman, and GME Fine Arts Curator David Deitch with experimental filmmaker and former Executive Director of the Film-Makers’ Cooperative, MM Serra.
Click on the images below to read Gartenberg’s program notes for Politically-Trenchant New York City Symphony Films (1984—2006):
