American Avant-Garde Film

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010

From 1947 to 1986 a whole new generation of filmmakers began experimenting with cinema. Some of the films from that period have just been released in a new DVD box set called "Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film 1947-1986." We’ll be joined by Jeff Lambert, assistant director of the National Film Preservation Foundation and by Andy Lampert of the Anthology Film Archives.

You can purchase a copy of the box set here

Events: Films from Treasures-IV-American-Avant-Garde-1947-1986 are showing
Wednesday, March 18, at 7:30 pm, and Thursday, March 19, at 7:30 pm
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue, at 2nd Street
For information about the films and to purchase tickets, visit the Anthology Film Archives website.

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