Notes on the Buffalo Conference: “Autobiography in American Independent Cinema”

The story

During the 1970s I shot, helped to make, or commissioned about ten document films, mainly about film-makers. This film is one of them. It was made with Dan Ochiva, who acted as cameraman on about half of the footage. I shot the rest, and then edited the film. It is a record of a conference held at the State University of New York at Buffalo on March 22-25, 1973. Among the participants filmed were Gerald O'Grady (who organized the conference), Will Hindle, Stan Brakhage, Jonas Mekas, Robert Creeley, Bruce Baillie, Scott Bartlett, Hollis Frampton, Ken Jacobs, Ed Pincus, Stan Vanderbeek, Ed Emshwiller, Sally Dixon, James Cox. This footage will eventually become part of my film PEOPLE, PLACES, THE 1970S. –R. H.

Cast & crew

Stan BrakhageCast

Gerard O'Grady

Gerard O'GradyCast

Will HindleCast

Jonas MekasCast

Robert Creeley

Robert CreeleyCast

Bruce BaillieCast

Scott Bartlett

Scott BartlettCast

Hollis FramptonCast

Ken Jacobs

Ken JacobsCast

Ed PincusCast

Stan VanDerBeekCast

Ed EmshwillerCast