
A major figure in the American experimental film movement of the 1960s and 70s and awidely published theorist, Hollis Frampton made such acclaimed and influential films as Zorns Lemma, the Hapax Legomena series, and the unfinished Magellan. Retrospectives of his work have been shown at the Walker Art Center, the Museum of Modern Art, and elsewhere.The journal October twice devoted whole issues to Frampton, and the entire bodyof his film work is preserved in the Royal Film Archive of Belgium. Frampton taught at Cooper Union, Hunter College, and the State University of New York at Buffalo. In January 1977, Hollis Frampton appeared on Screening Room to discuss his work and screen: • Maxwell's Demon (excerpt, 3:34) • Surface Tension (excerpt, 5:34) • Lemon (full film with commentary, 4:44) • Critical Mass (excerpt, 3:04) • Pas De Trois (full film with commentary, 4:12) • Scape Mates (full film, 1:59) • "Lumier Bits" (became Magellan) (footage, 14:38) from the Screening Room series by Robert Gardner Previously distributed by Documentary Educational Resources
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