Opalka Gallery to Screen 1913 Armory Show Film
In 1913, why did President Theodore Roosevelt call Cubism “repellent”? Find out at the Albany premiere of 217 Films’ “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show” WHAT: New York State Premiere of 217 Films’ “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show.” The filmmakers will be in attendance and introduce the screening. WHEN: Sunday, October 20, 2013 at 1:00pm […]
New Film on 1913 Armory Show World Premiere at the New Britain Museum of American Art
Special World Premiere Film EventThe Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show (2013, 90 min.) View a clip at this link. New Britain Museum of American Art 56 Lexington St. New Britain, Connecticut September 26, 20135:30 p.m. Reception; 6 p.m. Screening$20 AdmissionMeet President Theodore Roosevelt! Roosevelt reprisor Joe Wiegand appears in the film and will mingle […]
Teddy Roosevelt in New Film on 1913 Armory Show
Follow this link to read Greta Rybus’s impressions of Teddy Roosevelt reprisor, Joe Wiegand. He appears in our new film on the 1913 Armory Show which makes it’s world premiere in September. View a clip of Joe in action at this link in scenes shot in Portland, Maine earlier this spring. Photo by Greta Rybus. www.two17films.com
1913 Armory Show Comes Back Life in New Film
Follow this link to view a new clip from the forthcoming film on the 1913 Armory Show. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the art show that introduced America to the idea of “Modern Art,” 217 Films will release “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show” in September, 2013. This excerpt from the opening of […]
New Film on 1913 Armory Show Coming September 2013
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the art show that introduced America to the idea of “Modern Art,” 217 Films will release “The Great Confusion: The 1913 Armory Show” in September, 2013. Follow this link to view an excerpt from the film. This excerpt features the work of Paul Gauguin and includes a reading from his […]
PBS Station WPSU Features Filmmaker Michael Maglaras
Filmmaker Michael Maglaras of 217 Films was recently interviewed for the award-winning television series “Conversations from Penn State.” Follow THIS LINK to view the segment on YouTube. Host Patty Satalia spoke with him about how he got into filmmaking, and what inspired his latest film, “O Brother Man: The Art and Life of Lynd Ward” as well as his new work in […]
New Film on 1913 Armory Show Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 217 Films CONTACT: Tami Kennedy | 207-838-0816 | [email protected] New film highlights the centenary celebration of the 1913 Armory Show: The exhibition that changed the face of art in America ASHFORD, CONNECTICUT (November 13, 2012) – Connecticut-based independent film makers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton of 217 Films announce that their new film project […]