{"product_id":"film-at-wits-end-eight-avant-garde-filmmakers","title":"Film at wit's end: Eight avant-garde filmmakers","description":"Of all art forms, filmmaking is the one most taken for granted: no sooner is an artistic or technical advance made than its salient features are employed in the harness of commerce. Yet, innovation is almost always the province of individual expression. Film at Wit's End presents eight artists who have electrified American independent cinema across four decades: James Broughton, Bruce Conner, Maya Deren, Jerome Hill, Ken Jacobs, Christopher MacLaine, Marie Menken, and Sidney Peterson. Each of these filmmakers' lives and work is brought into sharp focus as we enter the art scenes of New York and San Francisco during times of ferment and controversy. Film at Wit's End tells marvelous tales of serendipitous encounters, of life lived at the edge of social disapproval, and of the insistent development of an art form.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0914232991\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.0914232991.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Illus. with photos|Brakhage, Stan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Excellent condition with just a hint of character. Minor signs of love, but the pages are still clean and ready for adventure.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52697440059679,"sku":"PKV.0914232991.VG","price":72.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0894\/0470\/3007\/files\/0914232991-0.jpg?v=1787074232","url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/film-at-wits-end-eight-avant-garde-filmmakers","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}