Directed by Pip Chodorov. With Stan Brakhage, Ken Jacobs, Jonas Mekas, Michael Snow, et al. This brief history of avant-garde cinema includes clips, complete films, and interviews with some of the genre's greatest innovators (Stan Brakhage, Peter Kubelka, Hans Richter, et al.). Cleveland premiere. "An introduction brightened by a companionable enthusiasm and an apposite sense of community." -N.Y. Times.

Admission is $9; CMA members, seniors 65 & over, and students $7; or one CMA Film Series voucher. Vouchers, in books of ten, can be purchased at the Ticket Center for $70 (CMA members $60).