2021 Avant-Garde Masters Grants

Binghamton, My India

(1969), numinous film by Ken Jacobs portraying his classes and students during his first year of teaching (State University of New York at Binghamton).

Dream Sphinx Opera

(1973), Roger Jacoby’s parody of heterosexual romance using found footage from costume dramas and stag films (Pacific Film Archive).

How to Be a Homosexual Part I

(1980), film diary by Roger Jacoby documenting his family, friends, and community (Pacific Film Archive).

How to Be a Homosexual Part II

(1982), Roger Jacoby’s intimate portrayal of his struggle with AIDS and of his partner and fellow filmmaker Jim Hubbard (Pacific Film Archive).

L’Amico Fried’s Glamorous Friends

(1976), hand-processed film by Roger Jacoby resembling an Abstract Expressionist painting in motion (Pacific Film Archive).

The Match That Started My Fire

(1992), Cathy Cook’s exploration of female sexuality through found footage and the candid stories of 20 women (Film-Makers' Cooperative).

Senseless

(1962), road movie by Ron Rice eschewing narrative structure in favor of poetic montage (Anthology Film Archives).