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Bruce Conner retrospective
As part of the Avant Cinema series, the Austin Film Society will present a special screening of several titles from the late experimental director Bruce Conner.
Conner, who died in July, was known for his short films that featured what The New York Times called ‘shocking juxtapositions’ and visual riffs on annihilation.
Among the titles to the be screened: ‘A Movie’ (1958); ‘Marilyn Times Five’ (1968-73); and ‘Mongoloid’ (1978). A Q&A with filmmaker Michelle Silva, representing the Bruce Conner estate, will follow.
Wednesday, 7:55 p.m., Alamo Ritz, 320 E. Sixth St. $6 for film society members and students with ID. $8 for nonmembers.
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