Abstract
This article examines the history and legacy of SuperFilmShow!, a traveling exhibition of experimental films for elementary and secondary schoolchildren presented between 1979 and 1986. Curated by the American Federation of Arts for museums in over thirty US cities, SuperFilmShow! frequently complemented films by Stan Brakhage, Kenneth Anger, and other avant-garde luminaries with maker-oriented activities and art-appreciation workshops. I argue that SuperFilmShow! challenges our received ideas about experimental film's accessibility, complicates our understanding of the contexts within which experimental films were shown, and introduces experimental film into conversations about the expectations for children's art education in midcentury America.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 33-57 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | Film History: An International Journal |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2024 |
Keywords
- American Federation of Arts
- art museums
- educational film
- exhibition history
- experimental film
- maker's workshops