Rose Hobart and more

Rose Hobart

1936. USA. Directed by Joseph Cornell. “Cornell interrupted his sweeping of mouse droppings to hand me the spliced original of his disregarded film. I watched it, with Jack Smith, in every permutation. Jack vowed to do a remake, daring to go beyond the color blue.” 19 min.

A Primer in Sky Socialism

2013. USA. Directed by Ken Jacobs. "Each new year Flo and I join the (young) and many-languaged crowd walking to the top of Brooklyn Bridge ostensibly for the fireworks. Fact is the crowd, the bridge, comprise the spectacle. The Bridge is particularly dear to us since the 'Sixties, when we learned the story of the Roeblings, father and son and daughter-in-law. The Bridge embodies their wishes for America, their blessing, nothing less. I filmed (on 8mm.) The Sky Socialist back then and this is a follow-up." In 3-D. 58 min.