Directed by William Hale - sorry forgot his name. On 8/2/16 10:11 AM, "Adam Hyman" <a...@lafilmforum.org> wrote:
>For another angle, one film to look at is "Grand Central Market" (1963) >who also directed a film on the Watts Towers, filmed by Haskell Wexler, >edited by Mel Sloan and visible as a shopper at the eponymous market in >downtown LA is Lelia Goldoni, star of Cassevetes's SHADOWS, who was >friends with Wexler I believe. Distributed by USIA, not available to be >seen in the US for 25 years, and now available at the National Archives >(and I have a file). It isn't on-the-nose propaganda, but uses the tools >of verité documentary to show the market, with the subtext of how people >of multiple backgrounds and ethnicities are able to come together >peacefully in the grand American world of commerce. > >The best resource to see the films is the National Archives of the United >States, the College Park branch, where copies of most or all of the USIA >films went to be archived. >https://www.archives.gov/research/catalog/ > >For example, if you type in Grand Central Market, they have two listings. >I happen to know from ordering it that one of those copies doesn't exist >anymore, but they have one. Those identfiers are the info you need. They >are not available online, unless someone has posted it on YouTube. They >are all public domain. Ignore the year of creation (which relates to when >it was deposited at the NA), but you can see >Creator: U.S. Information Agency. 1982-10/1/1999 > >Here are these two listings: > >GRAND CENTRAL MARKET ><https://catalog.archives.gov/id/50048?&sp=%7B%22q%22%3A%22Grand%20Central >% >20Market%22%2C%22rows%22%3A%2220%22%2C%22tabType%22%3A%22all%22%2C%22facet >% >22%3A%22true%22%2C%22facet.fields%22%3A%22oldScope%2Clevel%2CmaterialsType >% >2CfileFormat%2ClocationIds%2CdateRangeFacet%22%2C%22highlight%22%3A%22true >% >22%7D&sr=0> >From RG: 306 >Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities >PORTRAYS ACTIVITY IN A LOS ANGELES, CA. FOOD STORE - GRAND CENTRAL MARKET. >SHOWS VENDORS, REPRESENTING THE MELTING POT THAT IS AMERICA, SELLING THEIR >WARES TO PEOPLE >National Archives Identifier: 50048 Local Identifier: 306.3714 Creator: >U.S. Information Agency. 1982-10/1/1999 > > <https://catalog.archives.gov/> >GRAND CENTRAL MARKET ><https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47130?&sp=%7B%22q%22%3A%22Grand%20Central >% >20Market%22%2C%22rows%22%3A%2220%22%2C%22tabType%22%3A%22all%22%2C%22facet >% >22%3A%22true%22%2C%22facet.fields%22%3A%22oldScope%2Clevel%2CmaterialsType >% >2CfileFormat%2ClocationIds%2CdateRangeFacet%22%2C%22highlight%22%3A%22true >% >22%7D&sr=1> >From RG: 306 >Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities >PORTRAYS ACTIVITY IN A LOS ANGELES, CA. FOOD STORE - GRAND CENTRAL MARKET. >SHOWS VENDORS, REPRESENTING THE MELTING POT THAT IS AMERICA, SELLING THEIR >WARES TO PEOPLE >National Archives Identifier: 47130 Local Identifier: 306.346 Creator: >U.S. Information Agency. 1982-10/1/1999 > > >You can also search on >U.S. Information Agency. 8/1/1953-3/27/1978 >This gives you thousands of listings. Limit it to motion pictures, etc. > >Best regards, > >Adam Hyman >Los Angeles Filmforum > > > > >On 7/31/16 5:17 AM, "Mark Webber" <m...@markwebber.org.uk> wrote: > >>Dear Ben >> >>You might want to speak to 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. These events included the Whitneys, Oskar >>Fischinger, Stan Vanderkbeek and Lillian Schwartz. >> >>Email me off list if you¹d like Malcolm¹s contact details. >> >>Mark >> >>> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:13:03 -0400 >>> From: Ben Ogrodnik <ben.ogrod...@gmail.com> >>> Subject: [Frameworks] leads for research on USIA and avant-garde film? >>> >>> Hi all, >>> I'm interested in conducting a bit of research on the film-related >>> activities of the United States Information Agency (USIA) during the >>>1960s >>> and 1970s. >>> >>> I am curious about the range of film projects and filmmakers promoted >>>by >>> USIA (for example, the 1959 *Glimpses of the USA* project by Charles >>>and >>> Ray Eames), as well as the regions of the world where such films were >>> toured during USIA's existence. Anyone know of an archive or resource >>>that >>> might direct me toward this information ? >>> >>> Alternatively, if anyone can point me to scholarly articles on USIA and >>>its >>> forays into independent filmmaking and exhibitions, I'd be most >>> appreciative. >>> >>> Thanks in advance! >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> Ben >>> >>> -- >>> Ben Ogrodnik >>> PhD student >>> K. 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