Showcast: Avant-Garde Investigations w/ James Benning (2023 Berlinale)

TFV's Matt Micucci shares an extensive conversation with the legendary American experimental filmmaker James Benning, who presented his latest film, Allensworth, in the Forum section of the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival.

The film centres on the title location, the first self-administered African-American municipality in California. A great starting point for a conversation covering several aspects of Benning's filmmaking and art, from the political nature of his works to his admiration of Henry David Thoreau.

(Featured photo: Berlinale)

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro
01:02 James Benning in Berlin
03:37 Presenting "Allensworth" at the Berlinale
07:11 Understanding things from paying attention
08:04 Early film experiences
10:48 Political films
12:08 Is James Benning a cinephile?
13:08 The influence of Henry David Thoreau's "Walden"
14:02 Eadweard Muybridge
15:42 Painting
17:45 Seeing the world in a different way
19:02 Love hate relationship with technology
22:35 Sleeping and working habits
24:19 Teaching
25:00 Outro

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