OUTTAKES

LUXE GALLERY -Opening September 7th from 1 to 7pm

A celluloid portrait-in-progress is transformed into a riotous playground for cinema’s past in “Outtakes”, beloved underground filmmaker Marie Losier’s endlessly creative, hands-on installation devoted to industrial rock pioneer Genesis P. Orridge (Throbbing Gristle). Constructed almost entirely of unused clips and sound bites from Losier’s upcoming feature, The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye, “Outtakes” puts the forlorn footage to work in the service of a whimsical retelling of film history—one in which the eccentric Genesis is its unlikely star.

Peephole boxes, antique lenses, a campy music video machine from the early 60s—each historical device brings film off the big screen and down to eye level, providing the audience with an incredibly intimate encounter with their cinematic and musical past. Presented at the Luxe Gallery in conjunction with the Crossing the Line presentation “Meet the Director: Marie Losier presents Film Portraits, “Outtakes” defamiliarizes and recontextualizes its way to an astounding personal tribute–and all while returning the obsolete and abandoned to center stage.

Luxe Gallery-53 Stanton Street, New York, NY 10002

tel: 1(212)-582-4425

FILM SCREENINGS:

-Melbourne International Film Festival-AUSTRALIA-July 2008-MANUELLE LABOR

-Seoul International Film Festival-KOREA-July 2008-TONY CONRAD, DREAMINIMALIST and FLYING SAUCEY!

-FIAF-Crossing The Line-NYC-September 2008: All film portraits + Q & A moderated by Tony Conrad

Berlin was a magical time and festival, I met the most incredible poeple like the CHEAP performers, a band of joy and extravagence. The curator of the Forum and Forum Expanded and dear friend Stefanie Schulte Strathaus once again blew everyone away with a daring and beautiful programming that we rarely have a chance to see. She never sleeps, takes care of all the filmmakers with gold and makes things just roll on glitters for everyone invited in the Festival, bravo!

I miss Berlin already and want to come live there one day soon, it is a place of inspiration and wonders for the poeple you meet and love there.

A magical night with drying Constance’s pants in the oven after the rain!

Screenings to come at the Berlinade:
Wed Feb 13 14:00 CinemaxX 6 arsenal 2 (Tony Conrad film + Snow Beard)

Sat Feb 09 17:30 Arsenal 1 ( Snow Beard only -3min)

Feb 14 14:00 Arsenal 2-Marie Losier Meets the Underground-Thu (all my films)

The festival was a wonder, fast, exausting and full of memories and pleasure!

Beautiful films by Robert Breer, who was hilarious, performance by the Metamkine, Andy Lampert, and Tony Conrad…and a full house for the film on Tony Conrad I just finished!

I just finally finished my film on Tony Conrad, DreaMinimalist, after 3 years and feel releived so happy! The film will go to Rotterdam Film Festival on January 25th and 28th, Berlin Film Festival in ferbuary, Havard Film Archives in March, Cornell Cinema in April and maybe at the Tate Modern in June for Tony Conrad retrospective.

I will be travelling to all these places so if you are there with me, let me know that would be pure joy to see you and share the adventures.

Family Friends and no rest, pure happiness and pain!

Here are some remains!

Mike Kuchar is leaving today to San Francisco to live with George, his twin brother after spending all his life in the Bronx and making all his films there… Their mother died in August which brought an end to their life in the Bronx. I am so sad to say goodbye to my favorite romantic filmmaker and dearest friend, Mike. Mike taught me how to make my first film and became the subject of my first film in Bird Bath and Beyond. Thank you Mike for all your gave me, I learned from you to make films with nothing but laughters and pleasure…you really will be missed here…and I will miss coming to spend time with you making delicious lemon curd pies and devouring pounds of ice cream while making films in your crazy costumes and make up!…see you soon again in San Francisco.