James Blue: A Retrospective

Known internationally for his ground-breaking documentary films, James Blue (1930-1980) was an artist, an educator, and an advocate of experimentation in the non-fiction form. A professor at the University at Buffalo’s Department of Media Study in the early 1970s, Blue influenced a generation of media makers and worked tirelessly to promote the craft of telling true stories with moving images. This retrospective will feature screenings of rare prints of Blue’s films and include discussions with some of his colleagues including Gerald O’Grady, PhD.

Thursday, October 13, 6:30 – 9 p.m.
AN OVERVIEW OF BLUE’S WORK
Reception and screening/presentation
by Gerald O’Grady PhD.
at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center, FREE

Friday, October 14 at 7 p.m.
USIA & JAMES BLUE: SHORT 16MM FILMS, including THE SCHOOL AT RINCON SANTO, COLUMBIA (1962), A FEW NOTES ON OUR FOOD PROBLEM (1968), and THE MARCH TO WASHINGTON (1963-64)
at the Center for Fine Arts, University at Buffalo North Campus
$5 general, $4 seniors, $3 students, FREE to members of Hallwalls and the Burchfield-Penney

Saturday, October 15 at 2 p.m.
VIDEO AND THE CITY, selections from WHO KILLED FOURTH WARD? (1976/77) and INVISIBLE CITY (1979)
at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center
FREE with gallery admission; $5 general, $4 seniors, $3 students

Saturday, October 15 at 7 p.m.
INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM: BLUE’S APPROACH TO WAR IN ALGERIA, featuring AMAL (1960) and a new 35mm print of THE OLIVE TREES OF JUSTICE (1961, Cannes Film Festival Award, 1962)
at the Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre, 639 Main St.
$8 general, $6 Hallwalls and Burchfield-Penney members, $5.50 students and seniors

Sunday, October 16, 1 pm
BLUE AND ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM, featuring KENYAN BORAN, PARTS 1 & 2 (1974)
at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center
FREE with gallery admission; $5 general, $4 seniors, $3 students