[Frameworks] Kuchar on the Oscars

[Beverly O'Neill]

So right about this, Fred.

Beverly O'Neill
Los Angeles
On Feb 28, 2012, at 6:44 PM, Fred Camper wrote:

>> Yes ­ Owen Land, Ricky Leacock, and Jordan Belson as well.
> 
> Oh, why not Hollis Frampton, and Stan Brakhage, and Gregory J.
> Markopoulos? Or Oscars to Ernie Gehr and Bruce Baillie, who are among the
> living?
> 
> Or, one might ask, how likely is any of that?
> 
> In all seriousness, am I the only one who finds the many posts in this
> thread a little bizarre?
> 
> I thought it was nice when Brakhage was briefly acknowlwedged in the Oscar
> montage, and it's nice when other experimental filmmakers are acknowledged
> too. But when we start talking about awards, have we forgotten what the
> Oscars are, and what values they represent, and how different the values
> of avant-garde film are? Why should we expect, or even want, more than a
> passing nod from the Academy as it is currently constituted? It's really
> great that the money from the Oscar-cast goes to film preservation,
> including of avant-garde work. Is there any reason to expect more?
> 
> Fred Camper
> Chicago
> 
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