FILM HIGHLIGHT | April 19, 2024
David Lebrun: Looking Back, Moving Forward
We’re thrilled to welcome experimental filmmaker David Lebrun this weekend for a trio of programs showcasing his remarkable work. For nearly six decades, Lebrun has illustrated unique histories with a singular vision and precise technique. His work encompasses a variety of genres from experimental animation to documentary, and is informed by his background in anthropology, as well as his interest in psychedelia, spirituality, and philosophy. Lebrun invites us to look at the past with curiosity and wonder while imagining possibilities for a shared tomorrow.
The series David Lebrun: Looking Back, Moving Forward, will be presented chronologically across three separate programs, starting tonight, Friday, April 19, and continuing tomorrow, Saturday, April 20. The selection will feature such acclaimed works as 1970’s The Hog Farm Movie, a hallucinatory record of a cross-country odyssey by 40 painted buses in the summer of 1968; the animated documentary Proteus (pictured above) weaving poetry and oceanography, technology, history and myth, which Scott Foundas called “the most dazzling film I saw at Sundance this year” when it premiered in 2004; and nine films from his Transfigurations, an immersive cinematic project that provides new ways of experiencing ancient art.
Lebrun will appear in person for introductions and discussions at all three programs.
Tickets are free for MoMI members at the Senior/Student level and above and $15 for the public (with discounts for seniors, students, and youth). Become a member today!
This program is part of our ongoing series Persistent Visions, programmed by Edo Choi and Becca Keating.
Learn more about all of these and get tickets now!
There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases (waived for MoMI members).
Museum of the Moving Image is located at 36-01 35 Ave, Astoria, New York, 11106.
Screening this week at MoMI
Please note that paid Museum admission includes a ticket to a regular same-day screening (if one is offered that day). When you check in at the front desk simply request a film ticket. Tickets are distributed first-come, first-served. Face masks are welcome in the building and during screenings. Please review visitor guidelines here.
Friday, April 19
Queens World Film Festival continues at the Museum.
3:00 p.m. Classic Warner Bros. Cartoons (MoMI Moviehouse / World of Animation)
5:00 p.m. The Sweet East (New Release)
7:00 p.m. David Lebrun Program I: The Sixties (1966–1970) (Persistent Visions)
Saturday, April 20
Queens World Film Festival continues at the Museum.
1:00 p.m. Fargo (Art & Craft)
3:15 p.m. David Lebrun Program 2: Animation (1976–2004) (Persistent Visions)
5:00 p.m. David Lebrun Program 3: Transfigurations—Reanimating the Past (2018–2024) (Persistent Visions)
6:00 p.m. The Sweet East (New Release)
Sunday, April 21
Queens World Film Festival continues at the Museum.
1:00 p.m. MoMI Teen Council presents Common Enemy and panel discussion with Jose Elias, Angel Lugo, and Alex Wolfe
3:00 p.m. 1968 (Always on Sunday: Greek Film Series)
6:00 p.m. About Thirty (Arturo a los 30) with Martin Shanly and star Camila Dougall in person (Las Premieres)
April 22–27
1:00 p.m. daily Elemental (Spring Recess / World of Animation)
