Big Cinema, Small Cinema #53

Black and White and Color 
At the start of cinema 125 years ago, there were only films in black and white. Later on, some black-and-white films were colored by hand. At the end of the 1930s, the first color films came to the cinema, but they were rare and something special. Today, color films are entirely normal and films in black and white the big exception. We are showing NEW YORK NEAR SLEEP FOR SASKIA (Peter Hutton, USA 1972), a black-and-white film without sound, and the hand-painted film CALYPSO (Margaret Tait, GB 1955). In two other films, images in black and white and images in color alternate: FRANZ (Ute Aurand, Germany 2011) and LITTLE GIRL (Bruce Baillie, USA 1966). What changes when we see images in black and white? Do we miss the color or do we prefer seeing images in black and white? In addition: one film has no sound, while we hear music in others. That also changes how we feel while watching. (ua/rb) For 7-year-olds and up.

Films:
Franz Ute Aurand D 2011 16 mm 5 Min.
Calypso Margaret Tait GB 1955 Digital file 3 Min.
New York Near Sleep for Saskia Peter Hutton USA 1972 16 mm 8 Min.
Little Girl Bruce Baillie USA 1966 16 mm 9 Min.