2011 Fall Programming

Film Screening: Andy Warhol
Fri, Dec 9, 8-9:30pm

Film curator Andy Ditzler’s Film Love series continues its ongoing exploration of Andy Warhol’s cinema with a screening of Kiss.

At the height of his notoriety as an artist, Warhol virtually abandoned painting to become a filmmaker, and his 1960s films are among his most significant achievements. Yet for the most part Warhol’s films are not easily seen today.

This film consists of a series of three‐minute shots of couples kissing, strung together to make a larger film. The individual reels that make up Kiss were the first Warhol films ever shown in public, and they began a revolution in international independent cinema. Like all of Warhol’s early films, Kiss looked back to the cinema of the 1890s (silent, single shots of a particular activity or person), and suggested radical directions for the future (minimalist and “structural” film, and content reflecting new sexual values). Most of all, Kiss is a powerful visual experience. The radically different kissing styles on display, Warhol’s careful framing and lighting, and slow‐motion projection all combine to make a meditative yet celebratory study of human desire.

Program
Kiss (Andy Warhol, 1963‐64), 16mm, black & white, silent, 48 min
The John C. Rice – May Irwin Kiss (William Heise, 1896), 35mm shown on video, black & white, silent, 20 sec
The Kiss (unknown, 1900), 35mm shown on video, black & white, silent, 40 sec

The Film Love series provides access to rare but important films, and seeks to increase awareness of the rich history of experimental and avant garde film. The series is curated and hosted by Andy Ditzler for Frequent Small Meals. Film Love was voted Best Film Series in Atlanta by the critics of Creative Loafing in 2006, and is featured in Atlanta Magazine’s Best of 2009.

For more info, visit www.frequentsmallmeals.com.

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