Jill Godmilow spent a career making documentaries that argue with documentary itself, most famously by remaking a Harun Farocki film shot for shot in English, and Mireia Sallares has now filmed her doing it. Anthology shows teacher and student across three nights with Sallares present, closing with her five-hour The Little Deaths. If you want the deep end of New York repertory, this is the weekend's most demanding bill.
What to expect
A compact series in Anthology's austere Second Avenue screening rooms, with the filmmaker present at the earlier programmes for discussion. Expect essayistic, argumentative documentary work, an audience of students and programmers, and one screening that runs five hours.
Good to know
- Anthology is at Second Avenue and Second Street; the F to Second Avenue or the 6 to Bleecker Street are closest.
- The Courthouse Theater is small and filmmaker-in-person screenings fill, so book ahead.
- One programme in the series runs five hours, so check the length before committing.
- Anthology's Essential Cinema strand runs Dovzhenko silents on 35mm the same weekend if you want a second bill.
- The building is spartan by design; there is no cafe or bar attached.
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Common questions
Who is Jill Godmilow?
An American documentary filmmaker and teacher known for work that interrogates documentary form, including What Farocki Taught, a shot-for-shot English remake of a Harun Farocki film, and Roy Cohn / Jack Smith.
Will the filmmakers be there?
Mireia Sallares is scheduled to appear in person at the What Godmilow Taught screenings on the Friday and Saturday of the series.
Is anything else screening at Anthology that weekend?
Yes. The Essential Cinema programme includes Alexandr Dovzhenko's Zvenigora and Arsenal, both 1920s silents presented on 35mm, on the Sunday.
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