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Nov. 12: MMC Hosts Conversation with Filmmaker Matt Wolf and Screening of Wild Combination
November 12, 2009
Date: Thursday, November 12
Time: 7:15 p.m.
Location: Regina Peruggi Room
Contact: Professor Giovanna Chesler, Communication Arts, (212) 774-4866, gchesler@mmm.edu
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell is director Matt Wolf’s visually absorbing portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell. Before his untimely death from AIDS in 1992, Arthur prolifically created music that spanned both pop and the transcendent possibilities of abstract art. Now, over fifteen years since his passing, Arthur's work is finally finding its audience. Wolf incorporates rare archival footage and commentary from Arthur's family, friends, and closest collaborators—including Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg—to tell this poignant and important story. This film was recently broadcast on the Sundance Channel and has screened at world-class film festivals, like the Berlin Film Festival, Silverdocs and Edinburgh Film Festival.
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