| Summary: | AMATEUR AS AUTEUR is part of the film retrospective UNSEEN CINEMA that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. This mysterious film documents a neatly appointed apartment and the spartan existence of its inhabitants. A woman moves through the rooms. She pours two glasses of wine, sits, reads a magazine, and combs her hair. All the while material possessions surround her, ominously dominating the environment. --BRUCE POSNER Dr. John C. Hecker worked at Eastman Kodak for 40 years, retiring in 1973 as President and General Manager of Distillation Products Industries. Between 1943 and 1946 he served as Production Manager at Oak Ridge Tennessee Eastman working on the Manhattan Project. He had a deep-rooted interest in amateur film including experimenting with new varieties. --JOHN C. HECKER, JR 16mm 1.37:1 black and white and color silent with music 18fps 3:55 minutes. New music by Rodney Sauer.
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