Piotr Kamler is one of the most startlingly creative animators in the history of the medium. Originally from Poland, Kamler has been based in France since the late 1950s and over a decades-long career has produced a series of animated films that intermix various techniques and aesthetic vocabularies in service of a singular and otherworldly imagination. With a rich visual language that combines genuinely fantastic imagery with a strangely intimate and affecting emotional power, his films inhabit a cinematic space that is both intensely engaging and mesmerizingly alien. Filled with images and ideas of staggering uniqueness and palpable wonder, Kamler’s films manage to involve us in an immersive, fantastical experience while we nevertheless remain consciously awed by the exquisiteness of his craft. 

Kamler’s universe is often one in which semi-abstract narratives unfold in landscapes that simultaneously evoke mythic metaphorical tales and vivid science fiction. The cryptic and mystical quality of his films is further enhanced by his numerous collaborations with some of the most significant avant-garde composers in Europe, most of whom were associated with the radically influential Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRM), including Bernard Parmegiani, François Bayle, and Luc Ferrari. 

This program will bring together a selection of five of Kamler’s incredible short animated films screening in new digital masters overseen by the director himself, followed by a rare 35mm presentation of his widely acclaimed masterwork, Chronopolis (1982/1988), an indescribable cult classic of visionary filmmaking.

Make It Dinner and a Movie

Fanny's Restaurant & Café

All guests who present a ticket for a film screening, Tuesday through Saturday (and the first Sunday of every month), receive 10% off all food and non-alcoholic beverages at Fanny's. Discount only applicable on the same day as the screening and cannot be redeemed for another screening or date. Dinner reservations can be made on OpenTable or Resy.