From intimate meditations on nature’s healing and drug-induced becoming, to radical deconstructions of cinema, language and architecture, this programme showcases film’s potential to both abstract and interpret a chaotic world.
Three video-poem collaborations by Lynne Sachs with Bernadette Mayer, Paolo Javier, and Laura Harrison.
The film is set to open at New York’s Museum of the Moving Image on January 15, 2021, alongside a retrospective of Sachs’ work. It will also be available in virtual cinemas across the country.
A discussion between Adam Schartoff and Lynne Sachs.
The film opened the 2020 festival with an outdoor screening at Memphis’ Shelby Farms.
“Film About a Father Who” enjoys its Portuguese premiere at DocLisboa Dec. 3-9.
From Dec. 10 to 17, JFI will be presenting what it has deemed “eight days of illuminating programs” — including a drive-in movie in San Francisco on opening night, online screenings, a panel and an event for the anniversary.
A poem from the pandemic.
In anticipation of the film’s Portuguese premiere Dec. 3, 2020.
“A film director’s eyes function like a mirror for the people in front of the camera – whether they are subjects in a documentary or actors in a narrative.” – Sachs
