Writing has always been central to the practice of experimental film. In addition to essays, criticism, and manifestos written by filmmakers like Germaine Dulac, Maya Deren, Jonas Mekas, and Stan Brakhage, critics like P. Adams Sitney, Annette Michelson, Amy Taubin, and Peter Wollen have helped to shape the contours of a constantly changing field of practice. Critic and scholar Genevieve Yue leads this master class on the role of critics in experimental film. We will examine the formal, institutional, and often surprising dialogues that have taken place between critics and experimental filmmakers historically. We will also explore how the relationship between writing and filmmaking might be reconfigured for the present moment.

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