Film

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Next on Wed, Nov 11, 1:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

Member tickets available Oct 28

Explore category and above

All tickets available Nov 4

Garden of Regrets. USA. 1994. Directed by Jeff Scher

NYC. 1979. 2 min. 16mm.
Aria Striata. 1985. 3 min. 16mm.
Garden of Regrets. 1994. DCP.
Yours. 1997. 3 min. 35mm.
Trigger Happy. 1997. 5 min. 16mm.
Grand Central. 1999. 4 min. 16mm.
You Won't Remember This. 2002. 3 min. DCP.
Turkish Traffic. 1998. 3 min. 16mm.
L'Eau Life. 2007. 3 min. DCP.
Pretty, Dead. 2010. 4 min. DCP.
September Mourning. 2011. 4 min. DCP.
The President Sang Amazing Grace for Joan Baez [music video]. 2018. 7 min. DCP.
Our House (For Graham Nash) [music video]. 2022. 3 min. DCP.

This program is a mere sampling of the vast and inviting body of work created by Jeff Scher, a self-described "painter who makes experimental films and an experimental filmmaker who paints.” Scher’s body of work encompasses over 100 short films (most of them under the three-minute mark) whose animated forms include the hand-drawn, mixed-media, repurposed pieces of 16mm and 35mm film, splatter paintings and more. Scher’s style incorporates the techniques of still life painting, collage, and (perhaps most famously) rotoscope, often made with gauche, watercolor or oil paint. Scher is a longtime educator who has won an Emmy, held a running column for the New York Times, and whose work has shown in galleries and museums worldwide; more regionally, he is the creator of the beloved welcome bumper shown at IFC Center, on West 4th Street.

This film accompanies It’s Alive! Animation Archive Matinees.

Events

Wed, Nov 11, 1:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Member tickets available Oct 28

Explore category and above

All tickets available Nov 4
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Thu, Nov 19, 1:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Member tickets available Nov 5

Explore category and above

All tickets available Nov 12
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Apple/Outlook

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