VALIE EXPORT's first feature is a paranoid Vienna sci-fi in which a photographer suspects alien forces are taking over people's minds, told through performance, video and collage. Experimental filmmaker Lynne Sachs introduces it, and the next day Metrograph adds The Practice of Love and an EXPORT shorts program. If you are curious about feminist avant-garde cinema, start here.
What to expect
A single scheduled screening with a spoken introduction by Lynne Sachs before the film. Expect a formally adventurous 1970s art film rather than a conventional narrative, projected in one of Metrograph's two theaters.
Good to know
- The introduction by Lynne Sachs is at this screening only.
- More VALIE EXPORT films screen at Metrograph the following day.
- Metrograph is at 7 Ludlow Street, a short walk from the F at East Broadway.
- The film contains nudity and adult themes.
Going? Keep it.
More film that weekend
Common questions
Who is introducing the screening?
Filmmaker Lynne Sachs.
Are other VALIE EXPORT films showing?
Yes. Metrograph lists The Practice of Love and a VALIE EXPORT shorts program the next day.