Barbara Meter
Barbara Meter | |
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 Barbara Meter in 1992 | |
| Born | 1939 (age 86–87) |
| Alma mater | Netherlands Film Academy, London College of Communication |
Barbara Meter is a Dutch filmmaker and co-founder of Electric Cinema.
Early life and career
[edit]Barbara Meter was born in Amsterdam in 1939 to Jewish-German parents.[1] Meter graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy in 1963.[2]
Meter co-founded Electric Cinema in Amsterdam sometime in the early 1970s. Electric Cinema was made to multi-screen presentations, performance-based films, and videos.[2] The Eye Filmmuseum described Electric Cinema as a "platform for experimental and avant-garde film in Amsterdam". Electric Cinema only lasted a few years.[1]
Meter got an MA from London College of Printing. Her thesis was on found footage.[3]
The EYE Filmmuseum featured some of Meter's short films in an exhibit curated by Mónica Savirón.[4]
Filmography
[edit]- Aap Noot Mies (1963)[5]
- Song for Four Hands (1970)[6]
- Een herfstig dagje in Ruigoord (1981)[7]
- Graffiti Amsterdam '78-'81 (1981)[8]
- De afstand tot dichterbij (1982)[9]
- Binnenstebuiten (1982)[10]
- Legato (1984)[11]
- In het voorbijgaan (1985)[12]
- Weer-bericht (1989)[13]
- Ins & Outs (1989)[14]
- Laura (1994)[15]
- Departure on Arrival (1996)[16]
- Apparances (2000)[3]
- Ariadne (2004)[17]
- A Touch (2008)[3]
- Stretto (2005)[3]
- Bis an den Himmel und noch viel mehr (2015)[18]
- Nachtlicht, a search for security (2022)[19][20]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Monuments to transience: the films of Barbara Meter". Eye Filmmuseum. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- 1 2 Bittencourt, Ela (2017-04-27). "Flickering Portraits: A Barbara Meter Retrospective". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
- 1 2 3 4 "Found Sounds: A Retrospective of Barbara Meter's Avant-Garde Films". Screen Slate. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ Admin, Alchemy. "FOUND SOUNDS: A Retrospective of Barbara Meter's Avant-Garde Films". alchemyfilmandarts.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "Aap Noot Mies... Film". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ Bittencourt, Ela (2018-04-23). "A Celebration of Overlooked Women Filmmakers". Frieze. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "Een herfstig dagje in Ruigoord". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "Graffiti Amsterdam '78-'81". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "De afstand tot dichterbij". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "Binnenstebuiten". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "Legato". Nederlands Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2024-10-13. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "In het voorbijgaan". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "Weer-bericht". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "Ins & Outs". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "Laura". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "Departure on Arrival". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "Ariadne". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "Bis an den Himmel und noch viel mehr". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "Nachtlicht". Nederlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ "'Nachtlicht' toont het cruciale verschil dat gemaakt werd door de visie en moed van één vrouw". De Groene Amsterdammer (in Dutch). 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2025-05-24.