{"product_id":"films-by-gordon-ball","title":"Films by Gordon Ball","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDVD Interzone\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal format \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuper 8, 16mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYear \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1966-1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist(s) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGordon Ball\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRunning time \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e68 min\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGEORGIA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1966) 3'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFATHER MOVIE \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1978) 7'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMEXICAN JAIL FOOTAGE \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1980) 18'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSITTING \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1977) 2'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eENTHUSIASM \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1979) 13'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMILLBROOK \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1985) 9'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDO POZNANIA: CONVERSIONS IN POLAND \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1991) 17'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eGordon Ball's films have been praised for their originality and direct intensity. Filmmaker Stan Brakhage wrote, about Ball's two works dedicated to the death of his mother and father, that he \"has accomplished something unique in the autobiographical genre of cinema.\" Jonas Mekas called \u003cem\u003eMexican Jail Footage\u003c\/em\u003e the \"best prison film I've seen,\" while Robert Frank, about the same film, exclaimed: \"I can't forget it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eBall's work rejects technical refinement in favor of \"technical sincerity\"; it can be made partly on the fly, like \u003cem\u003eFather Movie\u003c\/em\u003e, or entirely spontaneously, like his first film \u003cem\u003eGeorgia\u003c\/em\u003e. It is, in the filmmaker's words, \"indifferent to everything except its own sincere rhythmic consciousness... what one person can offer us and no other.\" It is an uncompromising cinema filled with humanity, strong enough to make, as poet Allen Ginsberg wrote about \u003cem\u003eEnthusiasm\u003c\/em\u003e, \"weep for life itself.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eBall's films have been presented on three continents and in many prestigious institutions, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the San Francisco Art Institute, the San Francisco Cinematheque, the Anthology Film Archives, the Kyoto Cinematheque and the British Film Institute. They have also won several awards at various festivals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gordon Ball","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56788867842379,"sku":"SQ0507232","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/3034\/9643\/files\/DVD--gordon-ball-films-by-gordon-ball.webp?v=1773411373","url":"https:\/\/re-voir.com\/en\/products\/films-by-gordon-ball","provider":"Re:Voir","version":"1.0","type":"link"}