How to Enjoy Experimental Film

Home
How to Enjoy Experimental Film

How to Enjoy Experimental film is your approachable user-guide to some of the most unusual and extra

06/02/2025

Extra episode out now! As well as being a filmmaker, teacher, publisher of great Canadian experimental films, producer of video essays and numerous other talents, Stephen Broomer is a prolific writer and editor. Here, we discuss two of his major book publications (one as author and one as co-editor) with a third due to be published soon. These books are both available from .

The first of these books is Imprints: The Films of Louise Bourque, () which he co-edited with Clint Enns ()and which collates a host of essays and supplementary material about Bourque’s films. Louise has appeared previously on this show and the book was an invaluable resource for this episode, as well as a great starting point for any viewers interested to learn about her work.
Buy this title here: https://www.blackzero.ca/products/imprints-the-films-of-louise-bourque

The other title authored by Broomer is Codes for North: Foundations of the Canadian Avant-Garde Film, which charts the development of Canada’s distinctive experimental film cultures including the work of artists like Jack Chambers, Michael Snow and Joyce Wieland.
Buy this title here: https://www.blackzero.ca/products/codes-for-north-foundations-of-the-canadian-avant-garde-film

03/02/2025

For those interested in reading a little more about Canadian experimental film, of has two books currently available (one he wrote, one he co-edited) both on Amazon and from the Black Zero website. On Thursday we’ll publish a brief extra conversation about these two books for those who want to delve deeper into the Canadian underground including an in depth study of the films of whose brilliant and fascinating work has been featured on this show already.

30/01/2025

New episode out now! In the final of our brief surveys of the work of three significant Canadian experimental filmmakers, Stephen Broomer (responsible for the publishing of works by the three artists discussed recently) returns to the show to discuss the work of Josephine Massarella (1957-2018).

Massarella's career spans works involving various formally radical approaches to filmmaking. From durational works like One Woman Waiting and Interference to more restless works using flicker such as Light Study and No End, the central concerns of her work remain consistent, including feminist and ecological concerns as well as a strong sense of kinship and shared humanity.

Broomer has published her entire filmography on a blu ray disc now available from Black Zero. In this episode, Stephen discusses Massarella's work, his friendship with the filmmaker and reflects on various personal responses to her work.

Buy the blu ray here:
https://www.blackzero.ca/products/green-dreams

View Stephen's video essay on Massarella's work here:
https://www.artandtrash.ca/episodes/one-woman-walking

27/01/2025

New episode on THURSDAY! of and discusses the work of Josephine Massarella. Here’s a sneak peek of Stephen discussing why Massarella is perhaps not as well known as she should be. Her entire filmography has been published on blu ray by Stephen and is available for purchase from Black Zero.

23/01/2025

New episode out now! Richard Kerr is a giant in Canadian experimental film. His works span from early personal projects such as On Land, Over Water: Six Stories to his fiercely urgent trilogy of films with a focus across the border to the United States: The Last Days of Contrition (1986), Cruel Rhythm (1991) and Field Trip (2021). His output also includes formally radical works of “accelerated cinema” featuring, as you’ll hear, Richard’s theory of “Total Movement” in films such as Plein Air and House Arrest.

An all-round artist, Richard’s work also includes photography, painting and “film weavings”, many of which you can view online. This episode takes a broad look at Richard’s career, with a particular focus on the “American” trilogy, which has been released on Blu-Ray along with a short film and a host of extra features by Stephen Broomer at Black Zero

20/01/2025

New episode on THURSDAY! Richard Kerr, giant of Canadian experimental cinema joins the show to discuss his life and work. Creator of numerous viscerally powerful film works, here’s a sneak peek of Richard discussing the “apocalyptic” aspects of his trilogy of films on the subject of America. All three films are now available from

16/01/2025

New episode out now! R. Bruce Elder is one of the most prolific and acclaimed artist filmmakers currently working in Canada. In this episode we discuss Bruce’s journey toward his personal filmmaking practice and focus particularly on the first two films in his epic “Book of Praise” cycle: A Man Whose Life Was Full of Woe Has Been Surprised by Joy and its emotionally devastating follow up Crack, Brutal Grief. Both of these films have been recently released on the Canadian home video label Black Zero by filmmaker, writer and historian Stephen Broomer . Both blu-ray editions are jam packed with special features to help you better get to know these complex and fascinating works.

Learn more about Bruce’s films at:
https://rbruceelder.com
Buy the Blu Rays here:
https://www.blackzero.ca

13/01/2025

New episode on THURSDAY! We welcome back to the show R. Bruce Elder to discuss part of his vast body of film works. Two of Bruce’s films have been released by publisher on the label. We speak mainly about the first film of the Book of Praise cycle “A Man Whose Life was Full of Woe has been Surprised by Joy” as well as its emotionally devastating follow up “Crack, Brutal Grief”. Here’s a sneak peek of Bruce discussing a formative encounter with the films of Stan Brakhage .brakhage.

09/01/2025

Three new special episodes coming soon wherever you get your podcasts! With thanks to and , we’ll be taking three deep dives into the works of 3 major Canadian film artists: R. Bruce Elder, Richard Kerr and Josephine Massarella. I’ll be joined by Bruce Elder and Richard Kerr in conversation, while Black Zero’s head Stephen Broomer will discuss the work of the late great Josephine Massarella. Releases by all three of these artists and more are now available from the black zero label.

06/01/2025

Well not quite home in time for Christmas due to the postal strikes in Canada (solidarity, by the way) but hugely looking forward to pressing play on this new release from ’s label. Stay tuned as more from Black Zero and H2EEF coming soon!

Address

Website

https://linktr.ee/h2eef

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when How to Enjoy Experimental Film posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Address
Alerts
Claim ownership or report listing
Want your business to be the top-listed Media Company?

Country:

City: