Henry Hills
Henry HILLS (USA) was educated in filmmaking at the San Francisco Art Institute, together with James Broughton, George Kuchar and Hollis Frampton, and has been making experimental films since 1975. A characteristic quality of his collage-like films is the rhythmic and precise cutting. His work is in the permanent collection of MoMA New York, and he has taught at FAMU in Paris.
Filmography
(all short) Balieire (1975), Porter Springs (1975), George (1976), Porter Springs 2 (1976), Joel (1977), Porter Springs 3 (1977), North Beach (1978), North Beach 2 (1979), Plagiarism (1981), Kino Da! (1981), Radio Adios (1982), Money (1984), SSS (1988), Goa Lawah (1990-91), Gotham (1990), Igneous Ejaculation (1990), Osaka Bondage (1991), Bali Mécanique (1992), Little Lieutenant (1994, co-dir), Heretic (1995), Mechanics of the Brain (1997, co-dir), Porter Springs 4 (1999), The Next Stop (2001), Nervous Ken (2003), King Richard (2004), Emma’s Dilemma (2005), Electricity (2007), Failed States (2008), Astronome (2010), Arcana (2011), Hhhh (2016), The Tree (2018), The Falls (2019), SOCIAL SKILLS (2021), Commute (2024)
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Commute
Henry Hills | 9' | Austria | International premiere
A hypnotic journey at full speed on the rails of many different trains. -
Little lieutenant
Henry Hills, Sally Silvers | 6' | USA | International premiere
Rapid dance film and multi-media spectacle evokes Weimar Republic to music by John Zorn. -
Electricity
Henry Hills | 7' | Czech Republic | World premiere
The festive pursuit of European trams. In the great avant-garde tradition of the city symphony. The song of old modernism. -
Notes on Marie Menken
Martina Kudlácek | 97' | Austria | World première
Diary like portrait in which friends reminisce about the grand old lady of the American avant-garde: Marie Menken (1909-1970). She inspired artists su -
Failed States
Henry Hills | 10' | Czech Republic | World premiere
A meditation on the self-destructive final sprint of humanity. A breathtaking trip, sharply edited. -
The Tree
Henry Hills | 10' | USA | World premiere
Meticulously edited, frame by frame, The Hare Krishna Tree comes to life, more than 40 years after the images were shot. -
Im Spiegel der Maya Deren
Martina Kudlácek | 104' | Austria | European premiere
Documentary about a mythical film-maker who was also a voodoo priestess, ethnologist, dancer, poet and political activist in one committed life. With -
Arcana
Henry Hills | 31' | Austria | International premiere
Editing master Hills displays his skills as a creative director in a breathtaking work after a script and to music by John Zorn. -
Fragments of Kubelka
Martina Kudlácek | 232' | Austria | World premiere
An extremely gentle, patient, careful portrait of an iconic film artist, where the subject matter surpasses the biographical to reveal precious insigh