Thank you Patrick for taking the two minutes and finding that. I should have as well; didn't even cross my mind. It's nice that the NA might be posting these.
On 8/2/16 11:52 AM, "Patrick Friel" <patrick.fr...@att.net> wrote: >FYI: GRAND CENTRAL MARKET is on YouTube @ 720p, uploaded by the National >Archives. > >Searching for "U.S. Information Agency" on YouTube draws over 1700 results >(though those would need to be checked to see which are actually USIA >films). > >Patrick Friel > > > >On 8/2/16 12:23 PM, "Adam Hyman" <a...@lafilmforum.org> wrote: > >> 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%20Cen >> tral >>% >>20Market%22%2C%22rows%22%3A%2220%22%2C%22tabType%22%3A%22all%22%2C%22 >> facet >>% >>22%3A%22true%22%2C%22facet.fields%22%3A%22oldScope%2Clevel%2Cmateria >> lsType >>% >>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%20Cen >> tral >>% >>20Market%22%2C%22rows%22%3A%2220%22%2C%22tabType%22%3A%22all%22%2C%22 >> facet >>% >>22%3A%22true%22%2C%22facet.fields%22%3A%22oldScope%2Clevel%2Cmateria >> lsType >>% >>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. >> Leroy Irvis Fellow >>>> Department of Film Studies // History of Art and >> Architecture >>>> University of Pittsburgh >>>> >> b...@pitt.edu >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>FrameWork >> s mailing >> list >>>FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >>>https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/l >> istinfo/frameworks >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Frame >> Works mailing >> list >>FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >>https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/lis >> tinfo/frameworks > > >_______________________________________________ >FrameWorks >> mailing >> list >FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listi >> nfo/frameworks > > > >_______________________________________________ >FrameWorks mailing list >FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com >https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
