It’s Alive! Opening Night

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Held on Wed, Oct 21, 7:00 p.m.

Followed by a conversation with George Griffin, Candy Kugel, John Canemaker, J.J. Sedelmaier, Jeff Scher, Emily Hubley and Skip Blumberg, moderated by animator and historian Robby Gilbert

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers. USA. Directed by Michael Sporn

Brightening afternoons at the Museum for the coming eight months, the Museum kicks off its most ambitious animation retrospective in over 85 years of programming with this special evening event. Bringing together key artists from the generation that made New York a center for independent animation in the late-20th century, the program features a trim selection of personal and commissioned work demonstrating the creative range of styles and techniques at play. Following the films, Robby Gilbert, author of New York Animation 1966-1999: A City in Motion, will moderate a conversation with John Canemaker, George Griffin, Emily Hubley, Candy Kugel, Jeff Scher, Skip Blumberg, and J. J. Sedelmaier, about their careers and pre-digital animation practices on that legendary New York scene.

Viewmaster. USA. 1985. Directed by George Griffin. 3 min. 35 mm
Traveling Light. USA. 1985. Directed by Jane Aaron. 2 min. 35 mm
Bottom’s Dream. USA. 1984. Directed by John Canemaker. 6 min. DCP
And/Or. USA. 2012. Directed by Emily Hubley. 5 min. DCP
Yours. USA. 1997. Directed by Jeff Scher. 3 min. 35 mm
In Betweening America. USA. 1977/2001. Directed by Candy Kugel. 4 min. DCP
Cluckin’ Chicken. USA. 1992. Animation directed by J. J. Sedelmaier, live action by Jim Signorelli. 2 min. DCP
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers. USA. 2010. Directed by Michael Sporn. 10 min. 35 mm

This film accompanies It’s Alive! A Century of Animation from the Collection and It’s Alive! Animation Archive Matinees.

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