Requiescat to a remarkable filmmaker. I’d been looking around for a copy of FROM THE POLE TO THE EQUATOR a few years ago for my documentary history class and was frustrated to find nothing projectable was available in the US.
MoMA had quite a few of their works – KARAGOEZ; FROM THE POLE TO THE EQUATOR; PRISONERS OF WAR; BALKAN INVENTORY (35mm); ON THE HEIGHTS ALL IS PEACE; PEOPLE, YEARS, LIFE, possibly others. I’m wondering if there might be a way to inveigle them despite the inactive status of the library; theirs is certainly among the more significant bodies of work to be taken out of US circulation by the closure of that resource. Many of their works have also been digitized and presented digitally at various museum exhibitions in<https://www.maxxi.art/events/yervant-gianikian-e-angela-ricci-lucchi-parte-ii/> recent<https://www.maxxi.art/events/yervant-gianikian-e-angela-ricci-lucchi-i-diari-di-angela/> years<https://www.museoreinasofia.es/en/activity/yervant-gianikian-and-angela-ricci-lucchi> (primarily courtesy of Gianikian, I believe) but their work should be seen on film when possible. I’d be interested in presenting some of their work next year and would be up for splitting costs on some overseas materials, should MoMA prove a dead end. Best, Michael From: Frameworks <[email protected]> on behalf of Adam Hyman <[email protected]> Date: Monday, July 6, 2026 at 11:56 AM To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> Subject: [Frameworks] Yervant Gianikian R.I.P. Yervant Gianikian just passed away. Posted on multiple Instagram accounts and confirmed. Rest in peace. He and Angela Ricci Lucchi were a wonderful pair of filmmakers. Filmforum at least had a long history with them. I’ve heard stories from the founder of Filmforum, Terry Canon, and his wife Mary, when Yervant and Angela would stay with the to do screenings in the late 1970s of their “scented cinema.” Terry and Mary would then stay with Yervant and Angela in Italy. The soundtrack to “From the Pole to the Equator” was done by Keith Ullrich, another habitue of Pasadena Filmforum. I remember fondly their screening of “O Uomo” at Filmforum in the late 90s. Yervant did a small tour of screenings in tribute to Angela in 2019 after she passed away. If you haven’t had a chance to see their work, please think about it. But it’s not currently easy to find in the USA as far as I have been able to find.. Some films were at the MoMA Circulating Library, but that is still closed. (Anyone have any updates on that?). Canyon Cinema used to have some but no longer. BFI does have some, including, I learned today, a 16mm print of From the Pole to the Equator. Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid has one version of their 2014 film “Frente a Guernica” which was a commission from the museum. If anyone knows of additional sources for those or other films of theirs, please share. Best regards, Adam ----- Adam Hyman Executive Director Los Angeles Filmforum www.lafilmforum.org<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.lafilmforum.org__;!!Dq0X2DkFhyF93HkjWTBQKhk!RfGKeWRSV0OLN_e1o3_6pj-zo9EkCjLUEJIiMaqH36JeH9ebmTTtyo0sRacA4VobPK85S9FwxjQShpDI4vFgv01uqh5X$> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 323-377-7238
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