Light and Sound Machine: JOSEPH BERNARD: PRISMATIC MUSIC
Dir. Joseph Bernard, USA, 1977-83, Digital, 77min
*Joseph Bernard in attendance
After three decades of purgatory, Bernard's films have been resurrected and are enjoying a second life. The original 8mm masters have been digitally scanned and restored, and are receiving overdue praise and exhibition across the country. Forty of them have been assembled in a stunning Blu-ray retrospective, titled PRISMATIC MUSIC. Bernard has selected several of his works to be exhibited in two thematically distinct programs for Third Man Records' Nashville and Detroit locations. The screenings each offer a unique lineup, prefaced by an introduction from Bernard himself.
Three Portraits:
ANOTHER MIRROR (1977, 5:15min)
J.S.B. AT 9 (1978, 2:31min)
CREMATORIUM: A COLLABORATIVE SELF-PORTRAIT (1979, 8:17min)
Life, Love, Sex & Death:
IMPLICATIONS OF A TOTALITY (1979, 15:03min)
Inside the Idea of Film:
RITUAL (1979, 2:42)
SPLICES FOR SHARITS (1980, 5:27min)
THE FUNCTION OF FILM (1982, 7:58min)
Extended Possibilities:
NIGHT MIX (1982, 10:52)
FILM FOR UNTITLED VIEWER (1983, 2:36min)
VARIANT CHANTS (1983, 15:51min)