Lynne Sachs (USA, 1961), is a filmmaker, poet and artist based in New York…She taught the workshop “Opening the family album” and a session was dedicated to her in the contemporary cinema program.
The director of “Film About a Father Who” will give this theoretical-practical workshop from May 24 to 26, and will present a monographic session of her work on May 25.
” I immediately confronted and embraced the life I’ve lead in the cosmos of the cinema, and more specifically my I.O.U, my gratitude, to that real for simply providing me with so much to think about and so much to record with my camera.”
Opening the Family Album is a two-hour workshop in which participants will explore the ways in which images of family members might become material for the making of a personal film.
This program of four short and medium-length pieces highlights Sachs’ filmography from a poetic, personal perspective, as she uses her camera to capture the essence of people, places, and moments in time.
“A workshop in which we will explore the ways in which images of our mother, father, sister, brother, cousin, grandfather, aunt or uncle can become material for the making of a personal film.”
Participants in this workshop will have the opportunity to engage with a wide variety of practitioners.
This personal essay articulates filmmaker Lynne Sachs’s experiences working with experimental filmmaker Barbara Hammer.
An evening of poetry with J.E. O’Leary, Linda Kleinbub, Bruce E. Whitacre, Lynne Sachs, & Vikas K. Menon.
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