Andy, why are you making these films? It's easier to do than painting.
December 6, 2014 9:21 AM   Subscribe

The Making of an Underground Film, originally broadcast on CBS News with Walter Cronkite on New Years' Eve 1965, begins with reporter Dave Dugan saying, "Not everyone digs underground movies, but those who do can dig 'em here." in front of the Bridge Theatre in New York City's Greenwich Village. An interview with avant-garde filmmaker and exhibitor Jonas Mekas then segues into footage of the making of Dirt by filmmaker/poet Piero Heliczer, as a pre-Nico incarnation of the Velvet Underground (with both Maureen Tucker and original percussionist Angus MacLise) plays silently in costume in the background. Other highlights include interviews with Andy Warhol and Edie Sedgwick, plus the uninterrupted airing of a Stan Brakhage film in tribute to poet Michael McClure.
posted by jonp72 (2 comments total) 21 users marked this as a favorite
 
Excellent stuff. Loved the Edie segment.
posted by merocet at 3:57 PM on December 6, 2014


This is incredible. Thanks for posting!
posted by adoorbell at 8:25 PM on December 6, 2014


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