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Film: Book of Days + 16 Millimeter Earrings
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Yale Film Archive: Meredith Monk at the Movies Film Series
Book of Days (Meredith Monk, 1989, digital, 75 mins)
16 Millimeter Earrings (Robert S. Withers, 1979, 16mm, 25 mins)
In Book of Days, Meredith Monk’s visionary meditation on ritual and renewal, a young Jewish girl experiences visions of the 20th century while her medieval plague town descends into xenophobic violence. Presented with the preservation premiere of the performance film 16 Millimeter Earrings, which captures Monk’s unique synthesis of voice, movement, and design. Introduction by Isaac Jean-François. Digital file from the House Foundation for the Arts, 16mm print from the Yale Film Archive.
Yale Film Archive's Meredith Monk at the Movies series amplifies the sonic and cinematic range of this visionary artist's creations.
Yale Film Archive screenings are always free and open to the public. See the full film schedule here.