Reid Farrington, Gin & "IT", PS 122 2010, image by Paula Court.
Films by Jerome Hill
The Museum of Modern Art houses the Jerome Hill Film Collection and provided the descriptions for the films.
Albert Schweitzer
1957. USA. Produced and directed by Jerome Hill. Music by Alec Wilder. Cinematography by Erica Anderson. Music by Alec Wilder. Narrated by Burgess Meredith and Fredric March. Oscar-winning documentary traces the life and work of the French philosopher, physician, and missionary. 82 min.
Death In The Forenoon
1966. USA. Footage of a bullfight, shot by Hill in 1934, hand-painted by the artist three decades later. 2 min.
Film Portrait
1972. USA. The artist’s masterwork, a diary film in which he presents his life and milieu through old home movies and newly-staged scenes, many hand-colored and animated for emotional and psychological effect. 81 min.
Merrry Christmas
1967/69. USA. Christmas in New York City, as Mary and Joseph arrive by donkey at the Algonquin Hotel and are turned away. 3 min.
The Artist's Friend
c1968. USA. The filmmaker appears as an artist attempting to set up his easel, with frustrating results. 5 min.
The Foundation accepts General Program and New York City Film and Video Program grant applications at any time. The Travel and Study and Minnesota Film and Video Programs have once a year deadlines for applications.
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