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A major figure in the American experimental film movement of the 1960s and ‘70s and a widely 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) • "Lumier Bits" (became Magellan) (footage, 14:38)
Screening Room was a Boston television series that ran for almost ten years from 1972-1981. It offered independent filmmakers a chance to show and discuss their work on a commercial (ABC-TV) affiliate station. The series was developed and hosted by filmmaker Robert Gardner (Dead Birds, Forest of Bliss). Nearly 100 programs were produced during the years Screening Room was broadcast. Twenty seven episodes have been edited for release in 3 categories: Animation, Documentary, and Experimental Film.
Films in the Experimental series