A double feature within the theater of creation…
The Blood of a Poet dir. Jean Cocteau (1922); France; 50 min
Programmed by Naomi Nguyen
Jean Cocteau’s debut film is an evocative meditation on the trials of the artist and the enigmatic power of creation. A surreal, dreamlike journey through mirrors, metaphors, and mysterious rituals, the film blurs the line between life and death, reality and imagination, revealing Cocteau’s own mythologies and artistic obsessions. Conceived as a visual poem, it serves as both a tribute to the artistic process and the ache, yearning, and self-reflective doubt that creation demands of us. As Cocteau proclaimed, “Poets shed not only the red blood of their hearts but the white blood of their souls,” a sentiment that ripples through this foundational work of surrealist filmmaking.
Return to Reason dir. Man Ray (1923, 2024); France; 70 min
Programmed by Sarah Schaeffer
An immersion into the surreal and dreamlike world of painter, photographer and filmmaker Man Ray (1890-1976), one of the most prolific American visual artists, through four of his short films, brought to life by the atmospheric music of SQÜRL.
Friday, February 28 at 6:00 PM & 8:30 PM
Saturday, March 1 at 6:00 PM & 8:30 PM
Sunday, March 2 at 3:00 PM