Six Restored Films of Heather McAdams

Heather McAdams (b. 1954) never set out to pursue a tidy career. When touring with her films in the 1980s and ’90s, McAdams often described herself as “a part-time cartoonist, performance artist, film instructor, junk salesperson, sculptor, painter, movie star, and ardent supporter of the Woolworth’s lunch counter.” This nomadic scavenger sensibility guides her filmmaking. Working primarily with found footage from her own extensive collection of 16mm prints, McAdams has produced a funny and ferocious body of work, much of it assembled from the detritus of American popular culture and refracted through an antic feminist lens. Her films exist at the accessible intersection of avant-garde cinema, underground comix, and gonzo documentary filmmaking.

CINEMA+ with a post-screening discussion with Heather McAdams and Bradley Picklesimer.

The film program includes:

– The Scratchman, 1980, 16mm, 3min.
– You, 1983, 16mm, 4min.
– All Fucked Up, 1983, 16mm, 8min.
– Holiday Magic, 1985, 16mm, 7min.
– Meet…Bradley Harrison Picklesimer, 1988, 16mm, 32min.
– The Lester Film, 1995, 16mm, 14min.

More info: https://www.speedmuseum.org/cinema/six-restored-films-of-heather-mcadams/