interview | animation | bio | poetry | happenings
directed by Julian Semilian | produced by Clark Peterson
Director Julian Semilian’s documentary-collage centers around the life and times of.... From Dada to quadrupedalism, this ode to free-thinking and free-wheeling.is s a playful paean that counters all forms of functional fixedness
Julian and Andrei met in Italy in 1966 as both fled post WWII Romania – they actually arrived together in the US. If you get them together and give them a drink – they’ll regale you with stories of jumping from bridges, seductions by princesses and appearing in Pasolini films! It’s a pleasure to watch these two avant-savants meld on screen
Experimental filmmaker Julian Semilian is a film editor, teacher, poet, translator, and novelist. What he won’t tell you is that he learned his art from Bernie Gribble, legendary editor on a number midcentury films, including Death Wish. Julian is a very modest, fantastic director, producer, translator, and a well-loved professor of film. Learn more here
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Official Selection Cannes Film Festival & The River Run Film Festival 2024
Wednesday, February 4th 7p | Bowery Poetry | 308 Bowery NYC
