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Light Plays, Form Plays: Film Experiments After the Bauhaus

Introduction by Laura Frahm 
  • Light Machine

    Directed by László Moholy-Nagy, Nathan Lerner and György Kepes.
    Germany, 1942-43, digital video, black & white, 3 min.
  • Corals – Sculptures of the Sea (Korallen – Skulpturen der Meere) (Korallen )

    Directed by Alfred Ehrhardt.
    West Germany, 1964, digital video, black & white, 12 min.
  • Dance of the Shells (Tanz der Muscheln)

    Directed by Alfred Ehrhardt.
    West Germany, 1956, digital video, black & white, 15 min.
  • Allegro

    Directed by Larry Janiak.
    US, 1960, digital video, color.
  • Design Workshops

    Directed by László Moholy-Nagy.
    US, 1944, digital video, color.
  • Night Driving

    Directed by Millie and Morton Goldsholl.
    US, 1957, DCP, color.
    DCP source: Chicago Film Archives
  • Lens Distortion #10

    Directed by Millie and Morton Goldsholl.
    US, 35mm, color.
    1971, digital video, color, silent, 4 min.
  • Intergalactic Zoo

    Directed by Millie and Morton Goldsholl.
    US, 1964, DCP, color, 4 min.
    DCP source: Chicago Film Archives
  • Do Not Disturb

    Directed by László Moholy-Nagy.
    US, 1946, digital video, color, 20 min.

TRT: 101 min

Before each screening, guests are invited to visit the Bauhaus and Harvard exhibition at the Harvard Art Museums from 6–7pm. Please enter the museums via the entrance on Quincy Street.

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