Dovzhenko, Alexander. 1930. Earth: The Opening
The opening scens from Earth (Zemlya literally translated “Soil”) (1930) a Soviet film by Ukrainian director Alexander Dovzhenko concerning an […]
01. Newly Soviet Russia (1920s)
01. Newly Soviet Russia (1920s)
After the revolution of 1917, Soviet cineastes became engaged in state-supported media praxis. Their signal accomplishments included bold theories and […]
Eisenstein, Sergei on the “slogan” (1929)
“It will be the art of the direct cinema of a slogan. Of communication that is just as unobstructed and […]
Eisenstein. “Eisenstein on Eis,” re the slogan
“The slogan ‘All for one and one for all’ was not confined to the screen. If we shoot a film […]
Eisenstein. “Eisenstein on Eisenstein,” re Tendentiousness.
“Without a clear idea of the why and wherefore of a film one cannot, in my view, start work. Without […]
Juhasz, Alexandra. “Mp:me, Variant of a Manifesta, 2008”
(After “WE: Variant of a Manifesto,” Dziga Vertov, 1922) I call myself MP:me (Media Praxis : Alexandra Juhasz)—as opposed to […]
Juhasz. “Writing the ME & the WE”
From the blog, Media Praxis. So, I’ve been writing weird poetry—an homage to Vertov and Esfir Shub—as a way out […]
Juhasz. Mp:Me Variant of a Manifesta (Thanks to Dziga Vertov)
This is my manifesta, against YouTube, and for people-made video that resists corporate culture while embracing history, politics, and community. […]