Serialities 1915/2015

2/25/15 to 2/27/15

The programs in this series, presented as part of the Third International Berkeley Conference on Film and Media, reflect just a fraction of what can happen when single films, artists, and television go serial. Why have serials-on television, online–become the quintessential expression of our postindustrial, digital age? Join us for some intriguing examples of the serial form and special presentations by scholars Mark Sandberg, Paolo Cherchi Usai, and Michael Zryd..

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    • Friday, February 27 7pm

    J.P. McGowan (US, 1928). Judith Rosenberg on piano. Introduced by Paolo Cherchi Usai. Restored by the George Eastman House in 2001, this 1928 serial was considered a “last hurrah” for the silent-era serial, and brought together some of the biggest names of the era for a pulpy tale of intrigue, danger, and thrills! (180 mins)

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    • Thursday, February 26 7pm

    Free admission. This combined lecture and screening-using the AMC series Mad Men as a point of departure-surveys recent serial television's creation of a spoiler-sensitive culture and explains what is at stake. (100 mins)

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    • Wednesday, February 25 7pm

    Hollis Frampton (US, 1971–72). New 16mm Prints! Introduced by Michael Zryd. The seven films comprising Hollis Frampton's great serial designate several arcs: the history of visual media, the parameters of sound and film, and what Frampton describes as “oblique autobiography.” (202 mins)