Towards the Temenos + Robert Beavers

When:
April 24, 2015 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
2015-04-24T18:30:00+01:00
2015-04-24T21:00:00+01:00
Where:
Stadtkino Basel
Klostergasse 5
4051 Basel
Switzerland
Contact:

Film as Film: Theory and Practice in the Work of Gregory J. Markopoulos
Towards the Temenos + Robert Beavers

Gregory J. Markopoulos, Through a Lens Brightly: Mark Turbyfill, 1967, 14 min
Gregory J. Markopoulos, Political Portraits, 1969, 12 min (excerpt)
Gregory J. Markopoulos, Eniaios II, Reel 4: ὁ τῆς ὄψεως κόσμος (The Cosmos of Sight), 1947-91, 25 min
Discussion: Robert Beavers, James Edmonds, Lucy Parker and Ian Wooldridge

Following screenings of Through a Lens Brightly, Political Portraits (excerpt) and a reel from Eniaios II, Robert Beavers will discuss the Temenos Archive and the restoration of Eniaios with James Edmonds, Lucy Parker and Ian Wooldridge.

THROUGH A LENS BRIGHTLY: MARK TURBYFILL
Gregory J. Markopoulos, USA, 1967, 16mm, colour, sound, 14 min
The life of painter, dancer and poet Mark Turbyfill, seen in his 70th year, is evoked through a unique form of cinematic portraiture that encompasses the person, their environment and personal objects.

POLITICAL PORTRAITS
Gregory J. Markopoulos, USA, 1969, 16mm, colour, silent, 12 min (excerpt)
Portraits of Ulrich Herzog, Marcia Haydee, Rudolph Nureyev, Giorgio di Chirico.

ENIAIOS II, REEL 4: ὁ τῆς ὄψεως κόσμος (THE COSMOS OF SIGHT)
Gregory J. Markopoulos, USA, 1947-91, 16mm, colour, silent, 25 min
Portraits of Hans-Jakob Siber, Franco Quadri, Giorgio Frapoli, Klaus Schönherr and family.