Saturday (Apr 16) 2:00pm
Secret Cinema and Cinema Studies at UPenn present
Cinema/Science
A program of some of the oldest surviving educational films about science and nature and features an assortment of fascinating “popular science” shorts. These ultra-rare reels, many of which haven’t been seen in eight or nine decades, are still potent in their powers to entertain, amuse, and educate modern-day viewers about a variety of subjects. Many of the films have never been shown by Secret Cinema or anyone else since the 1920s! Introduced by science film scholar Oliver Gaycken. Highlights include:
Honey Makers
Pathe Screen Studies, UK, circa 1920s, 16mm
Trip to the Sky
prod Jean Painlevé, France 1937, 16mm
The Battle of the Plants
British Instructional Films, Ltd., UK, circa 1920s, 16mm
Laws of Motion
Encyclopedia Brittanica Films, UK, 1952, 16mm
The Science of Life
Bray Educational Films, US, circa 1920s, 16mm
Pathe Screen Studies, UK, circa 1920s, 16mm
Trip to the Sky
prod Jean Painlevé, France 1937, 16mm
The Battle of the Plants
British Instructional Films, Ltd., UK, circa 1920s, 16mm
Laws of Motion
Encyclopedia Brittanica Films, UK, 1952, 16mm
The Science of Life
Bray Educational Films, US, circa 1920s, 16mm
Saturday (Apr 16) 5:00pm
Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts:
Independent Artist Movement in Cinematography (shorts)
Rien que les heures (Nothing but Time)
dir. Alberto Cavalcanti, France, 1926, 16mm, 45 mins, b/w, silent
Amor Pedestre (Love a Foot)
dir. Marcel Fabre, Italy, 1914, 16mm, 10 mins, b/w, silent
Ritimi di Stazione, Impressioni di Vita N.1 Rhythms (Impressions of Life # 1: Railway Station)
dir. Corrado D’Errico, Italy, 1933, video, 10 mins, b/w, silent
Rennsymphonie (Race Symphony)
dir. Hans Richter, Germany, 1928, 16mm, 5 mins, b/w, silent
La Marche des Machines (The March of the Machines)
dir. Eugene Deslaw, France, 1929, 16mm, 9 mins, b/w, silent
Life and Death of 9413 – A Hollywood Extra
dir. Robert Florey, US, 1928, 16mm, 11 mins, b/w, silent
L’Histoire Du Soldat Inconnu (The History of the Unknown Soldier)
dir. Henri Storck, Belgium, 1931, 16mm, 10 mins, b/w, silent
dir. Alberto Cavalcanti, France, 1926, 16mm, 45 mins, b/w, silent
Amor Pedestre (Love a Foot)
dir. Marcel Fabre, Italy, 1914, 16mm, 10 mins, b/w, silent
Ritimi di Stazione, Impressioni di Vita N.1 Rhythms (Impressions of Life # 1: Railway Station)
dir. Corrado D’Errico, Italy, 1933, video, 10 mins, b/w, silent
Rennsymphonie (Race Symphony)
dir. Hans Richter, Germany, 1928, 16mm, 5 mins, b/w, silent
La Marche des Machines (The March of the Machines)
dir. Eugene Deslaw, France, 1929, 16mm, 9 mins, b/w, silent
Life and Death of 9413 – A Hollywood Extra
dir. Robert Florey, US, 1928, 16mm, 11 mins, b/w, silent
L’Histoire Du Soldat Inconnu (The History of the Unknown Soldier)
dir. Henri Storck, Belgium, 1931, 16mm, 10 mins, b/w, silent
Saturday (Apr 16) 7:30pm
Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts:
Independent Artist Movement in Cinematography
Limite
Mario Peixoto’s visually entrancing Brazilian classic is a stunning silent poem inspired by a photograph by Andre Kertesz. Described by Peixoto as ‘a tuning fork’ to capture the pitch of a moment in time, it recounts a simple story of three people adrift on a boating trip.
Mario Peixoto’s visually entrancing Brazilian classic is a stunning silent poem inspired by a photograph by Andre Kertesz. Described by Peixoto as ‘a tuning fork’ to capture the pitch of a moment in time, it recounts a simple story of three people adrift on a boating trip.
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