Directed by Martin Scorsese • 1963 • United States
Starring Zeph Michaelis, Mimi Stark, Sarah Braveman
This giddily experimental student film by Martin Scorsese employs a jumble of freewheeling optical effects as it tells the surreal story of a man who becomes increasingly obsessed with a picture hanging on his wall.
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Surface Tension
Directed by Hollis Frampton • 1968 • United States
A film in three parts: a man talking while a telephone rings, a walking tour of New York, and a goldfish swimming.
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Joyce at 34
Directed by Joyce Chopra and Claudia Weill • 1972 • United States
Starring Joyce ChopraIn feminist filmmaker Joyce Chopra’s JOYCE AT 34 (codirected with Claudia Weill, who would later direct the great unsung GIRLFRIENDS), Chopra examines the demands of juggling a baby and a professional career.
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Directed by Martin Scorsese • 1974 • United States
Starring Catherine Scorsese, Charles ScorseseIn one of his most personal works, Martin Scorsese sits down with his parents, Catherine and Charles, in their New York apartment for a free-flowing discussion that touches on family history, the imm...
