Screening Room — Season 1, Episode 25: Screening Room with James Broughton

Episode synopsis

Often called "the father of West Coast independent cinema," James Broughton (1913-1999) considered himself to be, first and foremost, a poet. Writing poems and making films were, for Broughton, simply two different ways of creating images with feeling. Broughton gained notoriety as a filmmaker after collaborating with Sidney Peterson on The Potted Psalm in 1946, and he went on to make many films throughout his remaining years. He is known for his lyrical, celebratory style of dealing with everyday life, the body, and sexuality, and for blending poetry with film. He published books on film, as well as books of poems, and taught at the San Francisco Art Institute.

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Independent filmmakers are given a chance to show and discuss their work on a commercial (ABC-TV) affiliate station.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Screening Room with John Whitney Sr.
• E2Screening Room with Les Blank
• E3Screening Room with Hilary Harris
• E4Screening Room with Bruce Baillie
• E5Screening Room with Robert Fulton
• E6Screening Room with Jan Lenica
• E7Screening Room with John & Faith Hubley
• E8Screening Room with Stan Brakhage
• E9Screening Room with Derek Lamb
• E10Screening Room with Emile de Antonio
• E11Screening Room with Ricky Leacock
• E12Screening Room with Standish Lawder & Stanley Cavell