This event is in the past.It took place on March 20, 2026 at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
Documentary
DocumentaryFilm Screening – Modes of Cinematic Sound: Short Films
Downtown Berkeley
Chris Marker's legendary "La jetée" shares the screen with pioneering experiments in electronic and algorithmic sound from 1950s France. This rare archival program traces how filmmakers pushed the boundaries of what cinema could sound like.
archival rarities
film history deep dive
academic introduction
electronic music origins
Tips
🎓intro by UC Berkeley musicology professor
🎬"La jetée" is Marker's time-loop masterpiece
🔊features Pierre Schaeffer's electronic studio
Film Screening – Modes of Cinematic Sound: Short Films
Downtown Berkeley
DocumentaryDocumentaryChris Marker's legendary "La jetée" shares the screen with pioneering experiments in electronic and algorithmic sound from 1950s France. This rare archival program traces how filmmakers pushed the boundaries of what cinema could sound like.
archival rarities
film history deep dive
academic introduction
electronic music origins
Tips
🎓intro by UC Berkeley musicology professor
🎬"La jetée" is Marker's time-loop masterpiece
🔊features Pierre Schaeffer's electronic studio
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