GME Shares Early Warren Sonbert Clip for LGBTQ History Month
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In commemoration this October of LGBTQ History Month, GME pays homage to experimental filmmaker Warren Sonbert.
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GME CELEBRATES HOME MOVIE DAY - OCTOBER 17th, 2020
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GME is participating in global Home Movie Day on October 17th by featuring stills and clips from films in our collection that celebrate the genre.
Read MoreWarren Sonbert’s CARRIAGE TRADE in Anthology Film Archives Essential Cinema series March 1st
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“With CARRIAGE TRADE (1973 version, 61 min, 16mm), Sonbert began to challenge the theories espoused by the great Soviet filmmakers of the 1920s; he particularly disliked the ‘knee-jerk’ reaction produced by Eisensteinian montage. In both lectures and writings about his own style of editing, Sonbert described CARRIAGE TRADE as ‘a jig-saw puzzle of postcards to produce varied displaced effects.’ This approach, according to Sonbert, ultimately affords the viewer multi-faceted readings of the connections between shots through the spectator’s assimilation of ‘the changing relations of the movement of objects, the gestures of figures, familiar worldwide icons, rituals and reactions, rhythm, spacing, and density of images.” –Jon Gartenberg
Read MoreNational Museum of African American History and Culture Acquires Hugh Bell Photographs
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As Black History Month draws to a close, Gartenberg Media Enterprises (GME) is pleased to announce that the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) has acquired six lifetime silver gelatin prints from the Hugh Bell archive for their permanent collection. Says GME Fine Arts Curator David Deitch, “In preserving the legacy of an artist, there is nothing more gratifying than the prestige that comes from a museum acquiring his work. We are especially pleased that NMAAHC, the premiere international institution dedicated to the history, culture and artistic achievements of the African American community, recognizes the significance of Hugh Bell ‘s photographs within this context.”
Read More‘Mozart in Love’ and the Cinema of Mark Rappaport at Anthology Film Archives through Feb. 18
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Rappaport’s visual essay collage films,, ROCK HUDSON’S HOME MOVIES and FROM THE JOURNALS OF JEAN SEBERG screen on 2/13 and 2/16 at 7pm and 8:45pm respectively.
Read MoreWarren Sonbert’s AMPHETAMINE at MOMA
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A weeklong retrospective film series at MoMA (January 28 – February 5) entitled “Now We Think as We Fuck: Queer Liberation to Activism” traces queer activism from the film archive's permanent collection. Works featured include those by Barbara Hammer, Gregg Bordowitz, Cheryl Dunye, Uzi Parnes, Warren Sonbert, Jean Carlomusto and Maria Maggenti, Gay Men's Health Crisis Inc, and the series' titular anchor, Marlon Riggs, with special appearances from Su Friedrich, William E. Jones, Lauren Halsted, and Ellen Spiro.
Read MoreGeorges Méliès and Marie Menken Films at Anthology Film Archives Jan. 3rd-5th, 2020
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Films by Georges Méliès and Marie Menken featured in GME’s distribution program are being screened as part of Anthology Film Archive’s Essential Cinema Repertory series to kick off their new year of programming.
Read MoreGartenberg Media Sponsors “Nouvelle Images d’Iran” Film Festival in Vitré, France
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GME is proud to announce the company’s sponsorship of the “Nouvelle Images d’Iran” Film Festival occurring in Vitré, France, from December 11-15. Gartenberg Media president Jon Gartenberg will be participating in the festival.
Read MoreGME Launches YouTube Channel
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GME is proud to announce the launch of the company’s YouTube Channel.
Read MoreJon Gartenberg Presents a Selection of Warren Sonbert's Films at NYPL for World Aids Day
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In memorializing Worlds AIDS Day, this screening of 16mm film prints from the Reserve Film and Video Collection pays tribute to Warren Sonbert, one of the seminal figures of American experimental film.
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