Side/Walk/Shuttle
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Overview
The film consists of images of the buildings and scenery of San Francisco, slowly shot by an elevator moving between the 24-storey buildings, conveying a sense of movement through the transition between scenes. (Sung MOON)
* Preserved by The Museum of Modern Art with support from The Film Foundation and the National Film Preservation Foundation.
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Review
The film consists of images of the buildings and scenery of San Francisco, slowly shot by an elevator moving between the 24-storey buildings, conveying a sense of movement through the transition between scenes. (Sung MOON)
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Credit
- DirectorErnie GEHR
Film Source
Harvard Film Archive⎜mhjohns@fas.harvard.edu
Director
Ernie GEHR
Ernie Gehr(1941-) is an American experimental filmmaker closely associated with the Structural film movement of the 1970s. A self-taught artist, Gehr was inspired to begin making films in the 1960s after chancing upon a screening of a Stan Brakhage film. His films have screened internationally, including retrospectives at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, The Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Musee du Cinema in Brussels and at the San Francisco Cinematheque, and he has received awards and grants from numerous institutions.
