Kooky Tuesday- Surrealist Shorts

Journey into the strange and mesmerizing world of surrealist cinema with an evening featuring three groundbreaking experimental short films that forever changed independent filmmaking. The program begins with Un Chien Andalou (1929), the infamous collaboration between directors Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí, celebrated for its shocking dream logic, bizarre imagery, and revolutionary approach to storytelling that helped define the surrealist movement. Next is Meshes of the Afternoon (1943), directed by Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid, a haunting psychological exploration of repetition, identity, and subconscious fear that became one of the most influential experimental films ever made. Finally, At Land (1944), also directed by Maya Deren, is a visually poetic journey that follows a woman as she drifts through shifting landscapes and dreamlike realities in search of meaning and self-discovery. At Land (1944), also directed by Maya Deren, together with these visionary films, offers audiences a rare chance to experience the origins of avant-garde cinema on the big screen.

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