The New American Cinema and Underground Film (1960–1970)

1. Cinema 16 builds a New York art-film audience

   Jan 1, 1947Labels: Cinema 16, Amos Vogel

   • Cinema 16
   • NYU Tisch

2. Film Culture magazine begins championing new film art

   Jan 1, 1954Labels: Film Culture, Jonas Mekas

   • Film Culture
   • Jonas Mekas

3. Mekas starts the Village Voice “Movie Journal” column

   Jan 1, 1958Labels: Jonas Mekas, The Village

   • Jonas Mekas
   • Criterion

4. Filmmakers declare the New American Cinema Group

   Sep 28, 1960Labels: New American

   • FMC Wiki
   • FMC About

5. New American Cinema Group incorporates as a “self-help” cooperative

   Jul 14, 1961Labels: New American, Film-Makers Cooperative

   • FMC About
   • FMC Wiki

6. “First Statement” manifesto sets an oppositional stance

   Sep 30, 1962Labels: First Statement, New American

   • UWisc Digital
   • FMC Wiki

7. “Scorpio Rising” expands underground film’s cultural reach

   Oct 29, 1963Labels: Kenneth Anger, Scorpio Rising

   • Scorpio Rising
   • Light Cone

8. Film-Makers’ Cinematheque begins regular avant-garde exhibition

   Jan 1, 1964Labels: Film-Makers Cinematheque, Jonas Mekas

   • Jonas Mekas
   • Criterion

9. Warhol’s “Sleep” premieres as a cooperative fundraiser

   Jan 17, 1964Labels: Andy Warhol, Sleep

   • Sleep
   • FMC About

10. Obscenity prosecutions follow “Flaming Creatures” screenings

    Jun 12, 1964Labels: Flaming Creatures, Jack Smith

    • Flaming Creatures
    • FilmLinc

11. Mekas releases “Walden,” shaping the film-diary model

    Jan 1, 1969Labels: Jonas Mekas, Walden

    • Walden DVD
    • Jonas Mekas

12. Plans for Anthology Film Archives formalize an “Essential Cinema” canon

    Jan 1, 1969Labels: Anthology Film, Essential Cinema

    • Anthology History
    • REM

13. Anthology Film Archives opens, institutionalizing underground film

    Nov 30, 1970Labels: Anthology Film, Public Theater

    • Anthology History
    • Anthology Wiki