TIFF BELL Lightbox presents - Thom Andersen

THOM ANDERSEN JOINS THE CONVERSATION AT TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX

Celebrated filmmaker connects with audiences for two special events this June

Toronto – TIFF Bell Lightbox welcomes acclaimed filmmaker, critic and scholar Thom Andersen for screenings of his video essay Los Angeles Plays Itself and four of his short works on June 9 and 10 respectively. As part of TIFF’s In Conversation With… series, Andersen will take the stage to introduce his films, have an onstage conversation with TIFF’s Jesse Wente, Head of Film Programmes, and answer questions from the audience.

Los Angeles Plays Itself

dir. Thom Andersen I USA 2003 I 169 min. I PG

Thursday, June 9 at 6:30 p.m.
Encore screening on Saturday, June 11 at 7 p.m.

Andersen introduces a special screening of his essay film – a witty and thoughtful exploration of how Los Angeles (not “L.A.”) has been represented on screen, from Hollywood classics to oblique art films, from action flicks, science fiction and gay porn to independent films and the avant-garde.

Short Films by Thom Andersen

Friday, June 10 at 7 p.m.

Andersen takes the stage once more for an onstage conversation and a screening of four of his short works, including his latest film Get Out of the Car, which debuted in the Wavelengths programme at the 2010 Festival.

Melting
dir. Thom Andersen I USA 1965 I 6 min.

Olivia’s Place

dir. Thom Andersen I USA 1966 I 5 min.

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dir. Thom Andersen I USA 1967 I 11 min.

Get Out of the Car

dir. Thom Andersen I USA 2010 I 34 min.

Prints courtesy of the Academy Film Archive.

In Conversation with..., an initiative of TIFF, is presented in association with the Brian Linehan Endowment Fund to honour one of Canada’s great journalists and on-air interviewers.