LAFF: Owen Land Q&A Part 2 - June 29, 2009

June 29, 2009. Owen Land Q&A - Part 2 Moderator: Adam Hyman Location: The Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian Theatre Filmforum was delighted to host the legendary filmmaker Owen Land (formerly known as George Landow). This was the first appearance he has made at a screening in Los Angeles since the late 1990s. We were delighted to host the World premiere of two new works: "Why Do We Disrespect Our Genitals?" (an episode from "Dialogues, or A Waist Is A Terrible Thing To Mind") (2008, video, 4 min.) "Undesirables (Condensed Version)" (2008, video, 14 min.) After the premieres & book signing, at Lands request, were two avant-garde classics: Thanatopsis by Ed Emshwiller (1962, 16mm, b&w, sound, 5 min) Critical Mass (Hapax Legomena III) by Hollis Frampton (1971, 16mm, b&w, sound, 25.5 min.) -------- OWEN LAND Born and raised in Connecticut, USA. Formal studies in drawing, painting, sculpture and industrial design at Pratt Institute, Art Students League of New York and New York Academy of Art. MFA in painting from NYAA. Studied acting and improvisation at the Goodman Drama School and Second City, Chicago. Music studies include classical and Flamenco guitar; Classical piano and composition; Indian vocal and instrumental music at the Alik Akbar Khan College of Music, San Rafael, CA. Taught at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Northwestern University, San Francisco Art Institute and Art Centre College of Design, Pasadena, CA. Founded the Experimental Theatre Workshop at the Art Institute of Chicago, and wrote and directed several musical theatre pieces with original songs and music, including Mechanical Sensuality and Schwimmen Mit Wimmen. Retrospectives of Owen Lands films have been held at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, American Museum of the Moving Image, International Film Festival Rotterdam, London Tate Modern and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. All Rights Reserved. http://www.lafilmforum.org