Flesh and Excess: On Underground Film
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.26 (694 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1878923285 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Starting with an exploration of the return to the shock of the body in underground film in the 1980s and the growth of underground film in the '90s, he explores and defines an underground cinema that remains radical and contemporary, informing subcultures and independent cinema today.Primarily focusing on a handful of key works by two award-winning underground filmmakers (Usama Alshaibi and Aryan Kaganof), Sargeant examines the the desire - even the need - for a shocking bodily representations and interventions. With Flesh & Excess: On Underground Film,
"At last! This is now the definitive work on underground film." -- Jon Reiss, filmmaker and author"Flesh and Excess is a work of passionate scholarship. More than a history of transgressive cinema, Sargeant examines the persistence of underground art across generations, and the particular appeal of cinema that enfolds physical pleasures and horrors. It's a clear-eyed and fascinating book." -- Chris Kraus, author of I Love Dick and Where Art Belongs"Flesh and Excess is an engaging and heady read, a good introduction to neophytes, a grounded analysis for the skeptical, and
"contains great insights into the underground scene" according to Daniel Plotnick. It’s unclear how the American underground film scene from the late 70s, 80s and 90s will be viewed and written about in years to come. Jack Sargeant was there, taking it in, documenting it, writing about it, and programming so many of these films in various venues across the globe. His new book, Flesh And Excess, contains great insights into the underground scene, and he does an excellent job situating it in a historical perspective. For this alone, Flesh and Excess is an important read. Full disclosure--I get mentioned in the book, but as someone who. Charles Frederick Wing said An in-depth Look at Underground Film!. Jack Sargeant is back and true-to-form with this in-depth exploration of underground film from the '70s to the present. His passion for the subject is impressive. Sargeant engagingly delineates the borders of this art-form's under-discovered country, with tons of photos and reproductions of posters and other ephemera from the history of this still-ongoing subculture.
He has lectured on underground film, beat culture, William Burroughs and many other topics across the world. . Jack is currently program director for the Revelation Film Festival. He appeared as an interviewee in the documentaries Blank City, The Advocate For Fagdom and Llik Your Idols, amongst others. Jack Sargeant&rsqu