Optic Nerve: Program One Introduced by Ernie Gehr

J. Hoberman has called avant-garde master Ernie Gehr's body of work "among the most impressive in American film." In this program, Gehr will be on hand to present titles from his filmography that deal with issues of perception as seen through the mediating lens of film and video. One feature is a new 35mm restoration of his landmark 1970 film Serene Velocity.

This is the first of two screenings that branch out from the Columbus Museum of Art's current op art exhibition, Optic Nerve: Perceptual Art of the 1960s. (approx. 90 mins., 35mm, 16mm, and video) Watch for the second program on May 1. Optic Nerve: Program One

Serene Velocity (1970, 23 mins., 35mm)

Rear Window (1991, 12 mins., 16mm)

Glider (2002, 37 mins., video)

Before the Olympics (2006, 15 mins., video)