Author Martin Rumsby

Martin Rumsby

Martin Rumsby is a filmmaker, writer, curator and exhibitor who began working out of Alternative Cinema, the Auckland Filmmakers' Co-operative in 1980. He has written and published articles on film for Alternative Cinema (Auckland), The Big Picture (Auckland), Illusions (Wellington), The Independent Eye (Toronto) and Millenium Film Journal (New York). His films include Vistas (1985), American Sketchbook (2000) and For Dots (2003).

Daybreak and Whiteye

Martin Rumsby

July 2004

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Daybreak and Whiteye (1957 USA 8 mins) Filmmaker: Stan Brakhage As an amateur enthusiast working out of the Auckland Filmmakers' Cooperative in the early 1980s I stumbled across a pile of Canyon Cinem...

The Wold Shadow

Martin Rumsby

July 2004

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The Wold Shadow (1972 USA 3 mins) Filmmaker: Stan Brakhage One day, while walking in the woods, Stan Brakhage had a vision of an unaccountable anthropomorphic shadow amongst the trees. Returning to th...