Sappho and Jerry (1977-78) by Bruce Posner
Thursday, November 3, 1983, 8:00 pm
Medora Ebersole/Bruce Posner
Ebersole: Wavings, 1980, 6 min., S8mm, sound; Crane Man with addendum: Died and Gone To Heaven, 1982, 10 min., S8mm, sound; Agriculture; Part I, 1981, 8 min., 16mm, sound; Monument Valley, 1983, film installation.
Ebersole’s work embraces film installation as well as conventional forms. Her films are intricately edited (both in sound and image) and deal with the natural world as metaphor; “…the power of the Deity left the flesh and blood dramas of Christian art and penetrated the domain of the landscape. Scale the steps with this apparatus, while projecting its film onto the drawings…” —Ebersole on Monument Valley
Posner: Sappho and Jerry, 1977-78, 7 min.; Lepus, 1981, 45 sec.; Pilldebahl, 1982, 11 min.; Deaf Women Listening To Stockhausen, 1982, 6 min.; Blood-lined, 1983, 7 min.; Orgasamatic, 1983, 5 min. (the last 5 for multiple projection); Monadnock: The First Symphony, 1983, 8mm silent, 40 min.
Posner, Director of the Film-Maker’s Showcase in Claremont NH, has been curator for several organizations (recently Pittsburgh Filmmakers) and has completed 32 films during the past 13 years.