Event · Binghamton University
Julia Alekseyeva: Matsumoto Toshio's Antifascist Film-Philosophy
Hosted by Department of Cinema
Please join the Cinema department and our guest Julia Alekseyeva to discuss Matsumoto Toshio's Antifascist Film-Philosophy! This talk analyzes the film and philosophy of Matsumoto Toshio, avant-garde documentary filmmaker best known for the queer, kaleidoscopic Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) and a series of "neo-documentary" films from the early-mid 1960s. Specifically, it looks at his work through the overarching lens of antifascism. I argue that his writings describe avant-garde documentary as a privileged art form, uniquely capable of battling against everyday fascist ideology-- both fascism in the streets, and in our mindset and everyday behavior. Julia Alekseyeva is an Assistant…
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