The Hip-Hop Waltz of Eurydice (1990) 96 minutes. Writer/Director: Reza Abdoh Camera/Film Editor: Adam Soch Video documentation of live performance presented at Los Angeles Theatre Center. Courtesy Reza Abdoh and Adam Soch Reza Abdoh (1963 – 1995) was an Iranian-born American director, and playwright, founder of the theatre ensemble Dar a Luz, known for large-scale,…
The Color of Pomegranates (1969) 78 minutes Writer/Director: Sergei Paradjanov Editors: Sergei Parajanov, M. Ponomarenko, S. Yutkevich Cinematographer: Suren Shakhbazyan Courtesy Parajanov-Vartanov Institute. Sergei Paradjanov (1924 – 1990) was a Soviet film director of Armenian descent who made a substantial contribution to Soviet cinematography through Ukrainian, Armenian and Georgian cinema. He pioneered his own cinematic…
Reza Abdoh: Theater Visionary (2015) 104 minutes. Director: Adam Soch Co-Producer: Sandy Cleary Executive Producers: Alan Mandell, Diane White, Marta Holen, Anita Durt, John McDuffie Associate Producers: Daniel Mufson, Sid Montz, Sarah and Peter Mandell Courtesy Adam Soch Adam Soch is a producer and director, and long-time collaborator and video archivist of Reza Abdoh. His…
Desert Equations: Azax/Attra (1986) Performers: Sussan Deyhim & Richard Horowitz Producers: Sussan Deyhim & Richard Horowitz Album Released by: Crammed Discs Sussan Deyhim (1958 - ) is an Iranian American composer, vocalist, performance artist and activist. Deyhim is internationally acclaimed for creating a unique sonic and vocal language imbued with a sense of ritual and…
The First World Festival of Negro Arts (1968) 40 minutes Writer/Director: William Greaves Producer: Motion Picture and Television Service of the United States Information Agency Cinematographer: Georges Bracher, William Greaves Courtesy William Greaves Productions William Greaves (1926 – 2014) was a Harlem-born American documentary filmmaker, writer, producer and a pioneer of African American filmmaking. His…