This program, curated and hosted by Andy Ditzler and Gregory Zinman, explores experimental and avant-garde films made in large formats, contrasting with the more common smaller-format works. The event features a diverse selection of films, including works by Stan Brakhage, Jennifer West, Mary Ellen Bute, Peter Kubelka, and Norman McLaren, showcasing various techniques like painting directly on filmstrips and hand-printing musical scores. Attendees will experience these materially overwhelming films in 35mm or 35mm Cinemascope within the Redstone Theater. The program is part of the "Special Screenings" series.

Earthly Delights: Historic Psychedelia, Animation, and Avant-Garde Films in Large Format with Andy Ditzler (Curator and Host), Gregory Zinman (Curator and Host)

Experimental and avant-garde filmmakers have historically been associated with smaller formats (16mm, 8mm, Super-8mm, VHS tapes, camera phones), but a legacy of film artists worked in larger, industrial-sized formats. The selections in this special program highlight new visions that foreground extant technologies of the moving image. These films are pleasurably overwhelming in the material sense, with several screening in 35mm or 35mm Cinemascope.