Larry Gottheim Explained

Larry Gottheim
Birth Date:December 3, 1936
Birth Place:New York City, New York
Nationality:American
Occupation:Filmmaker
Years Active:1970–Present
Notable Works:Fog Line, Barn Rushes

Larry Gottheim (born 1936) is an American avant-garde filmmaker.

Early life

Gottheim was born December 3, 1936. He attended a high school for music and the arts.[1]

Gottheim went to Oberlin College for undergraduate studies, where he became interested in poetry and fiction. He earned a Ph.D. in comparative literature at Yale University.[1] [2]

Career

Gottheim became a faculty member at Binghamton University, where he began teaching literature. He purchased a Bolex camera and began learning how to make films.[1] In 1969 Gottheim brought filmmaker Ken Jacobs to Binghamton, and they established a film department, the first in the SUNY system.[3] His Elective Affinities series, named after the novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, is a collection of four films: Mouches Volantes, Four Shadows, Tree of Knowledge, and Natural Selection. Gottheim was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2023.[4]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Book: MacDonald, Scott . Scott MacDonald (media scholar) . 1988 . A Critical Cinema: Interviews with Independent Filmmakers . registration . . 78–82 . 978-0-520-05801-9 .
  2. Book: MacDonald, Scott . 2015 . Binghamton Babylon: Voices from the Cinema Department, 1967–1977 . . 214 .
  3. Web site: Ken Jacobs, godfather of BU cinema, returns to campus . Fiore . Anthony . April 27, 2012 . . May 9, 2019 .
  4. Web site: Larry Gottheim . . September 4, 2024.
  5. Web site: Larry Gottheim . . May 9, 2019 .
  6. Web site: Now from Larry Gottheim: Chants and Dances for Hand . December 28, 2017 . . May 10, 2019 .

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