Larry Gottheim
BornDecember 3, 1936
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1970–2016
Notable workFog Line, Barn Rushes

Larry Gottheim (born 1936) is an American avant-garde filmmaker.

Early life

Gottheim was born December 3, 1936. He attended a high school for music and the arts.[1]

Gottheim went to Oberlin College for undergraduate studies, where he became interested in poetry and fiction. He earned a Ph.D. in comparative literature at Yale University.[1][2]

Career

Gottheim became a faculty member at Binghamton University, where he began teaching literature. He purchased a Bolex camera and began learning how to make films.[1] In 1969 Gottheim brought filmmaker Ken Jacobs to Binghamton, and they established a film department, the first in the SUNY system.[3] His Elective Affinities series, named after the novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, is a collection of four films: Mouches Volantes, Four Shadows, Tree of Knowledge, and Natural Selection.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c MacDonald, Scott (1988). A Critical Cinema: Interviews with Independent Filmmakers. University of California Press. pp. 78–82. ISBN 978-0-520-05801-9.
  2. ^ MacDonald, Scott (2015). Binghamton Babylon: Voices from the Cinema Department, 1967–1977. SUNY Press. p. 214.
  3. ^ Fiore, Anthony (April 27, 2012). "Ken Jacobs, godfather of BU cinema, returns to campus". Pipe Dream. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "Larry Gottheim". The Film-Makers' Cooperative. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "Now from Larry Gottheim: Chants and Dances for Hand". Canyon Cinema. December 28, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2019.

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