The Stars Are Beautiful is a film from Stan Brakhage, American experimental film luminary. He taught at the University of Colorado, sending forth a generation of students. He is known for hand processed film, including hand scratching exposed leader after developing allergies to film chemistry.
It is also this evening's title for a collection of shorts shown outside at Artemesia Nursery:
Bridges Go-Round by Shirley Clarke [1958, 16mm, color, sound, 4 min.]
Glimpse of the Garden by Marie Menken [1957, 16mm, color, sound 5 min.]
BOUQUETS 21-30 by Rose Lowder [2001-2005, 16mm color, silent, 14 min.]
Lions and Tigers and Bears by Rebecca Meyers [2005, 16mm, 12 min, color,
sound]
There's A Pervert In Our Pool! by Martha Colburn [1998, 16mm, color,
sound, 3 min.]
The Stars Are Beautiful by Stan Brakhage. [1974, 16mm, color, sound, 19min.]
Music by Presents! + Kelvin Tippan kicks 7:30, films at 8:15.
The Cinema Project, which usually presents inside, is creating this evening with support from NAAU. Bring your own absinthe.
Artemisia Garden & Gallery, 110 SE 28th Avenue x Ankeny $6 7:30PM
