28 March 2024
Film: LUTHER PRICE: NEW UTOPIA AND LIGHT FRACTURE (dir. Luther Price, 1990-2017, USA)
Forum: Block Cinema, Northwestern Univ. Format: Super 8mm and 35mm slides
Observations: This was a fantastic program, screening archival copies of two Super 8 titles (Jellyfish Sandwich, 1994 and Clown, 1990-2002) and two late-vintage programs of handmade slides (New Utopia and Light Fracture, both 2017). Curator Tara Merenda Nelson (Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester, NY) and local programmer Patrick Friel contributed invaluable insight into Price's art and personality. The projecting was outstanding, especially considering the fragility of the materials, and Block is always a great place to see a film program. Regrettably, only a couple of dozen folks made it.