H2EEF 13 The Deeply Representational Cinema of MM Serra

Filmmaker MM Serra discusses her extraordinary film work. Serra's work often incorporates documentary in a textural exploration of the film medium. Her films empower the viewer by allowing them to share in the empowerment of her film's subjects, often real people pushed to, or testing limits, but always viewed in the most humane and approachable manner. As Jonas Mekas put it: they are REAL films about REAL people "One of the most difficult things to do in cinema."

Filmmakers discussed in this episode include:

Jonas Mekas

Marcel Duchamp

Shirley Clarke

Josh Lewis

Carolee Schneemann

Abel Ferrara 

Todd Browning

Writers discussed in this episode include:

Baroness Elsa von Freitag Loringhoven