Bob & Teresa’s 16mm Film Night
Bob & Teresa’s 16mm Film Night
A curated screening of real 16mm film shorts! Two sets of approximately 45 min. each with a bar break intermission.
Doors at 7:30, Films start around 8pm.
No cover
Welcome to the 2026 season of Bob and Teresa’s film night at Current Space. We are always digging deep into the huge Pratt library film collection. There are so many films out there that have no appearance on the internet. 16mm film was a realm of experimentation for many filmmakers introducing great subjects that had little traction, and techniques that needed testing. Some innovative films were made by famous creative professionals, but have been lost to time. These are some of the reasons why many of these films are not digitized, and why so many are interesting and important. You will be part of this rebirthing.
Our program for this show focuses on short films: we’ll screen twelve films, each of them about ten minutes or less. The styles go from early computer graphics to lush studio animation. Some are laughably silly, some strangely beautiful, and others utterly inscrutable.
Set One:
Ferdinand the Bull: 1938 Disney. A rare, gentle story of a burly bull with a love of beauty, in vivid technicolor.
Viewmaster: a brief circular animation by George Griffin hand-drawn in 1978, inspired by Eadweard Muybridge's 1887 "running man" photos.
Glass: the making of blown glass, that is. Furnace heat and liquid sculpture to a morphing jazz soundtrack. 1958, by Dutch filmmaker Bert Haanstra.
The Moon: this well-produced educational doc is as luminous as luna itself. 1983, by Chuck Finance.
Abraxas: "a land of luminous and dark, of good and evil." An artsy, silly montage of images by Baltimore filmmakers in 1969.
Two Space: teasing, twisting dot patterns with a mesmerizing Javanese Gamelan soundtrack. 1979, by Larry Cuba.
Bar break intermission, then
Set two:
Ai: “Love” in Japanese. A bawdy and surrealistic head-scratcher, animated by Yoji Kuri with an eerie experimental soundtrack by Tōru Takemitsu, 1963.
Fantasy of Feet: a fun, wordless classic of classroom films. Editing, cinematography, soundtrack all come together for this one. 1969.
The Dot and the Line (a romance in lower mathematics): A lively animated goof about gender stereotypes using snazzy midcentury lines in motion… and a dot. 1965 Academy Award animated short.
Boundary Lines: unique, uncomfortable animated critique of modern humanity's inhumanity. Intense in visuals and feelings. "a line may be many things" and "a line is only an idea." 1947, by Phillip Stapp.
Megalopolis: another disastrous view of humanity’s future, but this one is more of a Gumby claymation style, by Sal Giammona.
Sole Mani: “Digitization” to the max using the original meaning of the word. The ultimate palate cleanser to end our evening. 1988.
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Outdoors at Current Space – Enter through the back at 421 Tyson Street
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Accessibility and Transportation Info: https://www.currentspace.com/visit
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Consider becoming a sustaining member of Current Space – membership starts at just $5/month! Supporters ($10/month) get half price advance tickets and Benefactors ($25/month) get free advance tickets.
Current Space is an artist-run gallery, studio, outdoor performance space, and garden bar; nourishing an ongoing dialogue between artists, activists, performers, designers, curators, and thinkers. Operating since November 2004, we are committed to showcasing, developing, and broadening the reach of artists locally and internationally.
Thank You
Programs at Current Space are made possible in part by supporting members like you, the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, and William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Portfolios at BakerArtist.org.
Bob & Teresa’s 16mm Film Night
A curated screening of real 16mm film shorts! Two sets of approximately 45 min. each with a bar break intermission.
Doors at 7:30, Films start around 8pm.
No cover
Welcome to the 2026 season of Bob and Teresa’s film night at Current Space. We are always digging deep into the huge Pratt library film collection. There are so many films out there that have no appearance on the internet. 16mm film was a realm of experimentation for many filmmakers introducing great subjects that had little traction, and techniques that needed testing. Some innovative films were made by famous creative professionals, but have been lost to time. These are some of the reasons why many of these films are not digitized, and why so many are interesting and important. You will be part of this rebirthing.
Our program for this show focuses on short films: we’ll screen twelve films, each of them about ten minutes or less. The styles go from early computer graphics to lush studio animation. Some are laughably silly, some strangely beautiful, and others utterly inscrutable.
Set One:
Ferdinand the Bull: 1938 Disney. A rare, gentle story of a burly bull with a love of beauty, in vivid technicolor.
Viewmaster: a brief circular animation by George Griffin hand-drawn in 1978, inspired by Eadweard Muybridge's 1887 "running man" photos.
Glass: the making of blown glass, that is. Furnace heat and liquid sculpture to a morphing jazz soundtrack. 1958, by Dutch filmmaker Bert Haanstra.
The Moon: this well-produced educational doc is as luminous as luna itself. 1983, by Chuck Finance.
Abraxas: "a land of luminous and dark, of good and evil." An artsy, silly montage of images by Baltimore filmmakers in 1969.
Two Space: teasing, twisting dot patterns with a mesmerizing Javanese Gamelan soundtrack. 1979, by Larry Cuba.
Bar break intermission, then
Set two:
Ai: “Love” in Japanese. A bawdy and surrealistic head-scratcher, animated by Yoji Kuri with an eerie experimental soundtrack by Tōru Takemitsu, 1963.
Fantasy of Feet: a fun, wordless classic of classroom films. Editing, cinematography, soundtrack all come together for this one. 1969.
The Dot and the Line (a romance in lower mathematics): A lively animated goof about gender stereotypes using snazzy midcentury lines in motion… and a dot. 1965 Academy Award animated short.
Boundary Lines: unique, uncomfortable animated critique of modern humanity's inhumanity. Intense in visuals and feelings. "a line may be many things" and "a line is only an idea." 1947, by Phillip Stapp.
Megalopolis: another disastrous view of humanity’s future, but this one is more of a Gumby claymation style, by Sal Giammona.
Sole Mani: “Digitization” to the max using the original meaning of the word. The ultimate palate cleanser to end our evening. 1988.
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Outdoors at Current Space – Enter through the back at 421 Tyson Street
-----
Accessibility and Transportation Info: https://www.currentspace.com/visit
-----
Consider becoming a sustaining member of Current Space – membership starts at just $5/month! Supporters ($10/month) get half price advance tickets and Benefactors ($25/month) get free advance tickets.
Current Space is an artist-run gallery, studio, outdoor performance space, and garden bar; nourishing an ongoing dialogue between artists, activists, performers, designers, curators, and thinkers. Operating since November 2004, we are committed to showcasing, developing, and broadening the reach of artists locally and internationally.
Thank You
Programs at Current Space are made possible in part by supporting members like you, the Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, and William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Portfolios at BakerArtist.org.
