Announcing The Parapraxis Film Festival Friday, September 19 - Thursday, September 25, 2025 361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn at @lightindustry.bsky.social Organized by Perwana Nazif and Hannah Zeavin For program, speaker list, & ticketing information: lightindustry.org/parapraxis

Three Films by Martin Arnold Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 7pm 361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn lightindustry.org/martinarnold

Early Films by Guy Sherwin Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 7pm Light Industry, 361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn www.lightindustry.org/guysherwin

#nowplaying Cory Arcangel - Live @ Light Industry 8 of 8 Streaming live on greattunes.net.

Two Films by Robert Florey Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 7pm Light Industry, 361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn www.lightindustry.org/florey

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No More Sweets for You Curated by Elisabeth Subrin Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 7pm Light Industry, 361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn lightindustry.org/nomoresweetsforyou

The Children's Cinema Presented by Dash Shaw Saturday, April 12 at 2pm Light Industry, 361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn lightindustry.org/thechildrenscinemafive

Tonight! At 7:30 pm at @lightindustry.bsky.social, join Rob King, author of just-published MAN OF TASTE: THE EROTIC CINEMA OF RADLEY METZGER, as he introduces Metzger's "The Opening on Misty Beethoven," a movie that helped to define the era of porno chic. shorturl.at/BwNwj @columbiaup.bsky.social

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Next Tuesday (3/25) at 7:30 pm at @lightindustry.bsky.social, Rob King, author of MAN OF TASTE: THE EROTIC CINEMA OF RADLEY METZGER, will introduce Metzger's *The Opening of Misty Beethoven,* often labeled the "best" adult film of all time. shorturl.at/BwNwj @columbiaup.bsky.social

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Mascon: A Massive Concentration of Black Experiential Energy, The Otolith Group, 2024 Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 7pm Light Industry, 361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn Followed by a conversation with Anjalika Sagar and Kodwo Eshun. lightindustry.org/mascon

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An Evening with The Last Thing I Saw Presented by @nicolasrapold.bsky.social Tuesday, March 18, 2025 Light Industry, 361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn 7pm Fate, Fred Kelemen, 1994, 79 mins 9pm Elegant Beast, Yūzō Kawashima, 1962, 96 mins lightindustry.org/lastthingisaw

a few of the gems from @lightindustry.bsky.social ‘s theater slides show - mashers unwelcome

Tomorrow

Alamo Drafthouse-Lower Manhattan Officially on strike. #Alamo #Filmsky #union #AlamoDrafthouse #Sony

The Opening of Misty Beethoven, Radley Metzger (as Henry Paris), 1976, 86 mins Introduced by Rob King Tuesday, March 25 at 7:30pm Light Industry, 361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn lightindustry.org/radley

Tonight

The Cinema of Extractions A lecture by Brian R. Jacobson @bleudeciel.bsky.social Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 7:30pm Light Industry, 361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn lightindustry.org/jacobson

Ah, Liberty! Curated by Ben Rivers Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 7:30pm Light Industry, 361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn lightindustry.org/ahliberty

Ganga Bruta, Humberto Mauro, 1933 Tuesday, February 11 at 7:30pm Light Industry, 361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn lightindustry.org/gangabruta

Now available: Michael Snow, Still Living, 4 Acts Scene 1, 1982 Dye-transfer in color (from Polaroid) 10 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches Edition of 75 lightindustry.bigcartel.com/product/mich... Proceeds to benefit Light Industry's upcoming program.

Early American Theater Slides Tuesday, February 18, from 6-9pm Light Industry, 361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn FREE lightindustry.org/theaterslides

Badnam Basti, Prem Kapoor, 1971 Introduced by Shai Heredia Tuesday, January 28 at 7:30pm Light Industry, 361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn lightindustry.org/badnambasti

My review of the excellent Nickel Boys 👁️ 4columns.org/halter-ed/ni...

What a pleasure to talk with Thomas Beard of Light Industry on The Last Thing I Saw! Excellent chat about programming, past Light Industry highlights, and also... The Old Dark House! Because. soundcloud.com/the-last-thi...

Now streaming globally, through December 30: Hostage: The Bachar Tapes, Walid Raad, 2001 Presented as part of the 2024 Media City Film Festival, in collaboration with Light Industry and Video Data Bank. mediacityfilmfestival.com/program/host...

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Break and Enter aka Squatters, Newsreel, 1971 Introduced by Tracy Rosenthal Tuesday, December 10 at 7:30pm Light Industry, 361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn lightindustry.org/breakandenter

LA friends: December 14 at Now Instant Image Hall: Guts and Glitz + Temporal Territories now-instant.la/events/guts-...

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I have a book lecture/screening that I've shown at @lightindustry.bsky.social, SFU, and (soon) LA Filmforum. Here's an example film I screen, which is meant to simulate the emergence of a class society with rats! I'll be on sabbatical soon and happy to travel if anyone wants to host the full program

Looks amazing

Small Business Saturday recommendation “With topics ranging from science fiction to found-footage filmmaking to the strange case of the DeMille Indians, the book surveys a varied and vital body of work, and suggests new forms still to come.” lightindustry.bigcartel.com/product/temp...

An Evening with COUSIN Saturday, December 7 at 7:30pm Light Industry, 361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn Featuring a reading by Lou Cornum, Raven Chacon's Report (2001), Shelley Niro's Honey Moccasin (1998), and a conversation with Niro and COUSIN member Adam Piron lightindustry.org/cousin

Total Mobile Home microCINEMA Presented by Rebecca Barten and David Sherman Tuesday, December 3 at 7:30pm Light Industry, 361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn lightindustry.org/totalmobilehome

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Org. posted 8/9/24: "Highlights from the @lightindustry.bsky.social show on Tues. (sound up!) Yoko Reikano Kimura on koto really brought the Japanese paper films alive! Thank you to everyone who attended the sold out show. For those turned away (I'm sorry!) we hope to add a NYC show this spring."

Mädchen in Uniform, Leontine Sagan, 1931, 16mm Introduced by K8 Hardy Monday, November 25 at 7:30pm Light Industry, 361 Stagg Street, Suite 407, Brooklyn lightindustry.org/madchen

Great collection - and wonderful feeling volume to hold while reading

This book is a thing of beauty. Snap it up before they're all gone!

Temporal Territories: An Anthology on Indigenous Experimental Cinema Edited by COUSIN Collective Published by COUSIN Collective and Light Industry November 19, 2024 334 pages Designed by Otami–ᐅᑕᒥ Available here (last chance for pre-order discount): lightindustry.bigcartel.com/product/temp...