Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
2011 · 1h 22m · Not Rated
Documentary
Directed by
Pip Chodorov
Overview
Experimental filmmaker Pip Chodorov traces the course of experimental film in America, taking the very personal point of view of someone who grew up as part of the experimental film community.
Director and cast
- Pip Chodorov Director
- Pip Chodorov as Himself / Narrator (voice)
- Stan Brakhage as Himself
- Robert Breer as Himself
- Stephan Chodorov as Himself
- Ken Jacobs as Himself
- Peter Kubelka as Himself
- Maurice Lemaître as Himself
- Jonas Mekas as Himself
- John Mhiripiri as Himself
- Hans Richter as Himself (archive footage)
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