Blank city / a Pure Fragment production ; in association with Submarine Entertainment ; produced by Aviva Wishnow, Vanessa Roworth ; directed by Céline Danhier.

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Blank City portrays a disparate crew of renegade filmmakers in New York history. From the late 1970's through the mid 80's, these directors created bold works that would go on to profoundly influence the development of independent film as we know it today. Made on do-it-yourself shoestring budgets w...

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Corporate Authors: Pure Fragment Films (Firm) (Production company)
Submarine Entertainment (Firm) (Production company)
Kanopy (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Danhier, Céline (Film director)
Wishnow, Aviva (Film producer)
Roworth, Vanessa (Film producer, Editor of moving image work)
Jarmusch, Jim, 1953- (Interviewee)
Waters, John, 1946- (Interviewee)
Buscemi, Steve, 1957- (Interviewee)
Harry, Debbie (Interviewee)
Fab 5 Freddy, 1959- (Interviewee)
Moore, Thurston (Interviewee)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English, with optional English captions.
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, [2014]
Subjects:
Independent films > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Experimental films > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Motion picture producers and directors > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
New York (N.Y.) > In motion pictures.
New York (State)
1900-1999
Feature films.
History.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Feature films.
History.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource via Kanopy - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (96 min.)) : sound, color and black and white.
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
Blank City portrays a disparate crew of renegade filmmakers in New York history. From the late 1970's through the mid 80's, these directors created bold works that would go on to profoundly influence the development of independent film as we know it today. Made on do-it-yourself shoestring budgets with pioneering musicians, visual artists, and performers, the films surveyed in Blank City are fitting documents of an exhilarating cultural landscape. Director Céline Danhier weaves together an oral history of the "No Wave Cinema" and "Cinema of Transgression" movements through interviews with the luminaries who began it all.
Note:Originally produced as a documentary film in 2010.
Call Number:PN1995.9.I457 B53 2012 Online
Credits:Edited by Vanessa Roworth.
Participant or Performer:
Featuring Amos Poe, Debbie Harry, Eric Mitchell, Fab 5 Freddy, Jim Jarmusch, John Lurie, John Waters, Lydia Lunch, Maripol, Richard Kern, Steve Buscemi, Thurston Moore.
Source of Description:
Online resource; title from title frames (Kanopy, viewed February 22, 2022)