New York, NY -- The highly anticipated documentary film It's A to Z: The Art of Arleen Schloss will screen at the Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition on Tuesday, November 19 at the Dine-In Theater (West 57th Street) at 5:45pm. To Order tickets click here https://bafffall2024.eventive.org/films/66faf6b22ffee90056f74420
It's A to Z: The Art of Arleen Schloss, directed and produced by Bloomfield, NJ resident Stuart Ginsberg, delves into the life and work of Arleen Schloss, a pioneering artist who heavily influenced the Downtown New York art scene. Known for her innovative work, Schloss has been a vital part of the avant-garde movement since the 1970s. The documentary features interviews with notable musicians, artists, and curators such as Alan Vega of Suicide, Eric Bogosian, and Gracie Mansion, as well as archival interviews with John Cage, and Glenn Branca.
Schloss was one of the first performance artists to perform at the Museum of Modern Art, and made experimental sound and video work throughout her art career. She is known in the New York Art Loft scene for A's, Schloss's iconic loft space that became a hub for the New York City underground and avant-garde scenes. A's was a breeding ground for creativity and experimentation, where artists from various disciplines came together to push the boundaries of art, music, and performance.
“I became intrigued by Arleen Schloss’ story and about how hundreds, if not thousands, of artists in various disciplines, owed their success, in part, to Arleen. I came to understand Arleen’s total output as an artist and how she is an art pioneer in so many different and overlapping disciplines. She typically embraced emerging forms and processes before they fully broke through, including performance art, spoken word art, video art, mail art, cyber art, lasers, and virtually any kind of technology that generated new possibilities,” said Stuart Ginsberg, director and producer of It’s A to Z: The Art of Arleen Schloss.
For more information about the documentary, you can visit https://www.artofarleenschloss.com/ or on social media at https://www.instagram.com/artofarleenschloss/ or https://www.facebook.com/TheArtofArleenSchloss
The Big Apple Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing and promoting the highest quality films from the New York City independent film community, as well as additional specially selected films from across the country and around the world. Additionally, the festival is proud to honor a filmmakers and writers, through festival screenings and screenplay contests, who have played an influential role in the growth of independent filmmaking. BAFF presents awards in a various categories in filmmaking and screenwriting.
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