I ask about the role of sound and music in Lawrence Jordan's film, especially Our Lady of the Sphere. Lawrence was kind enough to give a wonderfully thorough answer! 

You can find out more about the work of Lawrence Jordan at lawrencecjordan.com/

The Amateur Cinema League, and all the cine-clubs of the 1920s through the 60s, were big drivers of regular folks getting their movies seen. The advent of 16mm film, and later Super8, led to an explosion in the number of people who could shoot movies, not unlike what we've seen since 2000. 

Scott Nixon's The Augustas is a film by a traveling salesman. It's also a record of a bunch of places called Augusta. It's also a strange piece of film that made me seriously scratch my head about what it all means... or not mean.

A wonderfully strange animation from 1975, we look at Quasi at the Quackadero and how it relates to the Underground Comix scene and much more! 

One of the most important and influential short films of the 1960s, there's a movement to get Skater Dater on to the National Film Registry. Does it belong? Tune in and find out. Also, yes... yes it does.

A controversial film that can't LEGALLY be shown. Todd Haynes' classic biopic that tackles the American Celebrity, anorexia, beauty, and how parents can be utter dicks.  We talk about why it should be on the Registry, and touch on the concept of Forbidden Films. 

You can view it at https://vimeo.com/344856

The spot for Computer Graphics research in the 1960s, several films are worthy of inclusion on the registry as an example of the technical and artistic state-of-the-art.

The work of Lillian Schwartz, Ken Knowlton, E.E. Zajak, and various others all helped create the world of scientific and creative arts we know today. There are several pieces that deserve potential inclusion on the National Film Registry