NOW PLAYING: Jim McBride's DAVID HOLZMAN'S DIARY

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NOW PLAYING: Jim McBride's DAVID HOLZMAN'S DIARY

Jim McBride’s DAVID HOLZMAN’S DIARY (1967) is widely regarded as one of the first “mockumentaries,” and was once described by eminent film critic Richard Brody as an “ingenious, scruffy metafiction… an exotic fruit grown in New York from the seed of the French New Wave.” Filmed on a shoestring budget over the course of several days, it is a work of experimental fiction presented as an autobiographical documentary about aspiring filmmaker David Holzman (played by L.M. Kit Carson), who decides to make a filmed diary of his life on the Upper West Side.

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NOW PLAYING: Allan King's WARRENDALE

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NOW PLAYING: Allan King's WARRENDALE

Allan King made his feature-length directorial debut with the 1967 documentary WARRENDALE, in which he visited a home for emotionally-disturbed young people. King’s documentary premiered to widespread critical acclaim, winning the Prix d’art et d’essai at the Cannes Film Fesitval and a special docu­mentary award from the National Society of Film Critics. One of the many champions of WARRENDALE when it first premiered was Adrienne Mancia, who later programmed the film at MoMA while working there as a curator.

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NOW PLAYING: Women Filmmakers

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NOW PLAYING: Women Filmmakers

Adrienne Mancia was a fearless advocate and personal friend of innumerable women directors who pioneered new and challenging forms of filmmaking throughout the 20th century. This selection of short films, curated by the GME team, highlights the work of groundbreaking women filmmakers Maya Deren, Faith Hubley, Agnès Varda, and Shirley Clarke that Adrienne programmed and championed throughout her career.

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