{"product_id":"looking-with-robert-gardner-suny-series-horizons-of-cinema-9781438460505","title":"Looking with Robert Gardner SUNY series Horizons","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAssesses the range and magnitude of Robert Gardner''s achievements as a filmmaker, photographer, writer, educator, and champion of independent cinema.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring his lifetime, Robert Gardner (1925?2014) was often pigeonholed as an ethnographic filmmaker, then criticized for failing to conform to the genre''s conventions-conventions he radically challenged. With the release of his groundbreaking film \u003ci\u003eDead Birds\u003c\/i\u003e in 1963, Gardner established himself as one of the world''s most extraordinary independent filmmakers, working in a unique border area between ethnography, the essay film, and poetic\/experimental cinema. Richly illustrated, \u003ci\u003eLooking with Robert Gardner\u003c\/i\u003e assesses the range and magnitude of Gardner''s achievements not only as a filmmaker but also as a still photographer, writer, educator, and champion of independent cinema. The contributors give critical attention to Gardner''s most ambitious films, such as \u003ci\u003eDead Birds\u003c\/i\u003e (1963, New Guinea), \u003ci\u003eRivers of Sand\u003c\/i\u003e (1975, Ethiopia), and \u003ci\u003eForest of Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e (1986, India), as well as lesser-known films that equally exemplify his mode of seeking anthropological understanding through artistic means. They also attend to his films about artists, including his self-depiction in \u003ci\u003eStill Journey OnM\u003c\/i\u003e (2011); to his roots in experimental film and his employment of experimental procedures; and to his support of independent filmmakers through the Harvard Film Study Center and the television series \u003ci\u003eScreening Room\u003c\/i\u003e, which provided an opportunity for numerous important film and video artists to present and discuss their work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885627421015,"sku":"9781438460505","price":24.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/looking-with-robert-gardner-suny-series-horizons-of-cinema-9781438460505","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}