[Frameworks] leads for research on USIA and avant-garde film?

[Francisco Torres]

''Malcolm Le Grice - he worked with the USIA and American Embassy to
organise several screenings in London in the early 1970s, until they
reached a point where he felt that he could no longer collaborate with
them.''
Hmmm.... Disturbing. In the early 70's all we knew about the USIA and such
agencies came from State of Siege. Wait , that was the USAID.



And there is the Pollock thing....

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/modern-art-was-cia-weapon-1578808.html

http://gizmodo.com/5686753/how-the-cia-spent-secret-millions-turning-modern-art-into-a-cold-war-arsenal

2016-08-03 1:02 GMT-04:00 Jeff Kreines <jeff at kinetta.com>:

> Adam:
>
> Sorry to be such a verité-Nazi….
>
> Best,
>
> Jeff
>
> > On Aug 2, 2016, at 11:44 PM, Adam Hyman <adam at lafilmforum.org> wrote:
> >
> > I accept your point; even right after I sent it, I debated whether
> > "verité" was correct.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Adam
> >
> > On 8/2/16 9:21 PM, "Jeff Kreines" <jeff at kinetta.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>> On Aug 2, 2016, at 11:08 PM, Adam Hyman <adam at lafilmforum.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>> but uses the tools
> >>>>> of verité documentary to show the market, with the subtext
> >>>>> of how people
> >>
> >>
> >> I would have to disagree, as one of the primary elements of
> >> cinema-verité/direct cinema filmmaking is sync sound.  I realize this
> >> film was made to be usable without requiring subtitles, so there¹s no
> >> dialog ‹ but it¹s more ³early 60¹s documentary² style rather than
> >> ³verité² in my very sectarian opinion!
> >>
> >>
> >> Jeff Kreines
> >> Kinetta
> >> jeff at kinetta.com
> >> kinetta.com
> >>
> >>
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