Michael Blackwood Film Series
Michael Blackwood founded Blackwood Productions Inc. in 1966 with a vision to create compelling documentaries about leading figures in contemporary culture spanning art, music, dance, history, science, and architecture. Blackwood rarely used narration and never allowed the filmmaking to compete with his subjects.
“There are no film portraits in existence of the artists of the early [twentieth] century... it seemed urgent to build up a documentation of the New York art scene as it developed around me. I therefore set out to record on film, with synchronous sound, the artists, their work and their ideas, on the spot and at the height of their careers.”
The recipient of a host of awards, in 2010 Blackwood became a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The Norton presents three of his films, each followed by a virtual post-screening Q&A.
$15 Member / $30 Non Member tickets