LFMC50: Super 8 and The Art of Imperfection

Our celebration of the 50th anniversary of the London Filmmakers’ Co-operative continues with this evening programmed by Jo Comino.
For a brief period during the ’70s and ’80s Super 8 – ephemeral and with a tiny frame size – became a medium of choice. Filmmakers devised different ways of bypassing the limitations of the gauge. “What if I try it this way?” is a process that leads straight from Kodachrome to the iPhone in your pocket. Take this rare opportunity to see Super 8 film beautifully projected.
Programmed and introduced by Jo Comino (LFMC Cinema Programmer 1981-2)

Programme

Sketches, Stan Brakhage, US, 1976, 12min super 8
Prothalamion, Gordon Ball, US, 1978, 4min super 8
Collido-o-scope, Naren Wilks, UK, 2010, 3.5min super 8
Guerillère Talks, Vivienne Dick, US, 1978, 24.5min super 8 to digital
Sulphur, Derek Jarman, UK, 1973, 15min, super 8 to digital
Extract from The Court of Miracles, John Maybury, UK, 1982, 5min super 8 to digital
L’Education Sentimentale, Jimmy Robert, Fr/Hol, 2006, 5min super 8 to 35mm
Passion Triptych, Cordelia Swann, UK, 1982, 3 min, Triple screen super 8 to digital