James Hansen
@jpjameshansen.bsky.social
Curator of Light Matter. Associate Professor of Art History at NYSCC (Alfred University). Experimental film, video art, opera, installation, sculpture. Cincinnati/Ohio (State) sports.
I’m not sick with stress/anxiety during the fest for the first time in three years. It’s been nice to watch the films and the programs and to feel really proud of something.
Light Matter 2025 Letterboxd list. Spent the morning updating tmdb, etc. All titles are included. Very proud of the festival this year. letterboxd.com/jpjameshanse... #LightMatter2025 #experimentalfilm #videoart #mediaart #digitalart
Light Matter Film Festival 2025
Full lineup of Light Matter 2025 (in program order). "...a major East coast showcase of experimental film and video." www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com Alfred, NY - November 7-9, 2025. Buenos Aires, Arg...
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November 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I’m not sick with stress/anxiety during the fest for the first time in three years. It’s been nice to watch the films and the programs and to feel really proud of something.
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On that note here are ten films screening at the fest this weekend that I recommend:
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
On that note here are ten films screening at the fest this weekend that I recommend:
OH MY GOD LET ME MOVE BACK TO NEW YORK CITY
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
OH MY GOD LET ME MOVE BACK TO NEW YORK CITY
Light Matter is this week in Alfred with more screenings later this month in Buenos Aires. If anyone wants to do last minute ("real time"?) coverage, lmk. Would love for more of this work to be on the radar of more people...
November 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Light Matter is this week in Alfred with more screenings later this month in Buenos Aires. If anyone wants to do last minute ("real time"?) coverage, lmk. Would love for more of this work to be on the radar of more people...
If anyone in the timeline thinks experimental film means more than the World Series, have I ever got a film festival for you! www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com
Light Matter Film Festival
Light Matter is a new festival dedicated to experimental film and media arts in Alfred NY.
www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:14 AM
If anyone in the timeline thinks experimental film means more than the World Series, have I ever got a film festival for you! www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com
Dodgers are fascists. Baseball sucks.
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Dodgers are fascists. Baseball sucks.
RIP Peter Watkins. :(
I’m looking forward to teaching an entire course of La Commune (Paris, 1871) next semester.
I’m looking forward to teaching an entire course of La Commune (Paris, 1871) next semester.
October 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
RIP Peter Watkins. :(
I’m looking forward to teaching an entire course of La Commune (Paris, 1871) next semester.
I’m looking forward to teaching an entire course of La Commune (Paris, 1871) next semester.
Light Matter 2025 Letterboxd list. Spent the morning updating tmdb, etc. All titles are included. Very proud of the festival this year. letterboxd.com/jpjameshanse... #LightMatter2025 #experimentalfilm #videoart #mediaart #digitalart
Light Matter Film Festival 2025
Full lineup of Light Matter 2025 (in program order). "...a major East coast showcase of experimental film and video." www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com Alfred, NY - November 7-9, 2025. Buenos Aires, Arg...
letterboxd.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Light Matter 2025 Letterboxd list. Spent the morning updating tmdb, etc. All titles are included. Very proud of the festival this year. letterboxd.com/jpjameshanse... #LightMatter2025 #experimentalfilm #videoart #mediaart #digitalart
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Light Matter 2025 programs are here! 76 films. 12 World, 16 US, 9 South American, and 5 Argentina premieres. An international partnership dedicated to experimental film, video, and media art. Nov 7-9 in Alfred NY. Nov 22-23 in Buenos Aires.
www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com
www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com
Light Matter Film Festival
Light Matter is a new festival dedicated to experimental film and media arts in Alfred NY.
www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Light Matter 2025 programs are here! 76 films. 12 World, 16 US, 9 South American, and 5 Argentina premieres. An international partnership dedicated to experimental film, video, and media art. Nov 7-9 in Alfred NY. Nov 22-23 in Buenos Aires.
www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com
www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com
Light Matter 2025 programs are here! 76 films. 12 World, 16 US, 9 South American, and 5 Argentina premieres. An international partnership dedicated to experimental film, video, and media art. Nov 7-9 in Alfred NY. Nov 22-23 in Buenos Aires.
www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com
www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com
Light Matter Film Festival
Light Matter is a new festival dedicated to experimental film and media arts in Alfred NY.
www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Light Matter 2025 programs are here! 76 films. 12 World, 16 US, 9 South American, and 5 Argentina premieres. An international partnership dedicated to experimental film, video, and media art. Nov 7-9 in Alfred NY. Nov 22-23 in Buenos Aires.
www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com
www.lightmatterfilmfestival.com
Impossible to measure the impact Ken Jacobs has had not just on experimental film, but 20th and 21st art writ large. An actual legend. RIP.
October 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Impossible to measure the impact Ken Jacobs has had not just on experimental film, but 20th and 21st art writ large. An actual legend. RIP.
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Happy October—here’s a list of 100 avant-garde horror films I recommend, and links to watch the large majority of them.
100 Avant-Garde Horror Films
(and where to see them)
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October 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Happy October—here’s a list of 100 avant-garde horror films I recommend, and links to watch the large majority of them.
Pauline, all day.
The Best Album of 1989 Round 1 Match #63
#22 Neil Young, FREEDOM
vs.
#107 Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster, Panaiotis, DEEP LISTENING
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#22 Neil Young, FREEDOM
vs.
#107 Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster, Panaiotis, DEEP LISTENING
forms.gle/1o6pbX7xd6VG...
The Best Album of 1989 Match #63: Neil Young vs. Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster, Panaiotis
This is the Best Album of 1989 match for Wednesday, August 20th 9:00am CST. It will be open for 24 hours, and the winner will move onto Round 2 of the bracket. If you haven’t heard either album, I hig...
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August 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Pauline, all day.
Light Matter submission deadline extended to next Friday August 22. Because 1200+ submissions for ~60 spots wasn't difficult enough.
August 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Light Matter submission deadline extended to next Friday August 22. Because 1200+ submissions for ~60 spots wasn't difficult enough.
In response to the NYT lists, I called for contributors to submit 15 titles for Best Experimental Cinema of the 21st Century.
109 ballots, 940 films, and 550 artists later, these are the results.
Huge thanks to @filmmakermagazine.com.web.brid.gy for stepping up to publish.
tinyurl.com/484u9f2z
109 ballots, 940 films, and 550 artists later, these are the results.
Huge thanks to @filmmakermagazine.com.web.brid.gy for stepping up to publish.
tinyurl.com/484u9f2z
The 63 Best Experimental Films of the 21st Century (So Far) - Filmmaker Magazine
Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources.
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August 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
In response to the NYT lists, I called for contributors to submit 15 titles for Best Experimental Cinema of the 21st Century.
109 ballots, 940 films, and 550 artists later, these are the results.
Huge thanks to @filmmakermagazine.com.web.brid.gy for stepping up to publish.
tinyurl.com/484u9f2z
109 ballots, 940 films, and 550 artists later, these are the results.
Huge thanks to @filmmakermagazine.com.web.brid.gy for stepping up to publish.
tinyurl.com/484u9f2z
Deadline is today. No extensions!
If you are submitting a list for my Best Experimental Cinema of the 21st Century poll, you now have until 11:59 on Sunday August 3.
If you'd like to participate by submitting an unranked list of 15 titles, let me know. I've received 65 votes and would still love to have more.
If you'd like to participate by submitting an unranked list of 15 titles, let me know. I've received 65 votes and would still love to have more.
August 3, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Deadline is today. No extensions!
If you are submitting a list for my Best Experimental Cinema of the 21st Century poll, you now have until 11:59 on Sunday August 3.
If you'd like to participate by submitting an unranked list of 15 titles, let me know. I've received 65 votes and would still love to have more.
If you'd like to participate by submitting an unranked list of 15 titles, let me know. I've received 65 votes and would still love to have more.
July 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
If you are submitting a list for my Best Experimental Cinema of the 21st Century poll, you now have until 11:59 on Sunday August 3.
If you'd like to participate by submitting an unranked list of 15 titles, let me know. I've received 65 votes and would still love to have more.
If you'd like to participate by submitting an unranked list of 15 titles, let me know. I've received 65 votes and would still love to have more.
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the Trump administration in a nutshell - abandoning consent decrees on police departments in favor of consent decrees on universities edition.cnn.com/2025/01/22/p...
April 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
the Trump administration in a nutshell - abandoning consent decrees on police departments in favor of consent decrees on universities edition.cnn.com/2025/01/22/p...
RIP Émilie Dequenne. I taught ROSETTA for several years and was floored by her performance every time. Legendary.
March 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
RIP Émilie Dequenne. I taught ROSETTA for several years and was floored by her performance every time. Legendary.
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Mourning the loss of Linda Williams. It’s hard to think of another scholar whose work helped define such a diverse range of subfields. For me, her 1981 essay “Film Body: An Implantation of Perversions” was a beacon showing how fundamental feminist analysis could be for early cinema. RIP
March 13, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Mourning the loss of Linda Williams. It’s hard to think of another scholar whose work helped define such a diverse range of subfields. For me, her 1981 essay “Film Body: An Implantation of Perversions” was a beacon showing how fundamental feminist analysis could be for early cinema. RIP
Nice to see a Luther Price program at Ann Arbor. I wonder how many folks will make it through FANCY…
March 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Nice to see a Luther Price program at Ann Arbor. I wonder how many folks will make it through FANCY…
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Vote PJ Harvey!
The Best Album of 2000 Match #128 - FINAL MATCH TO DETERMINE THE BEST ALBUM OF 2000
#1 OutKast, STANKONIA
vs.
#2 PJ Harvey, STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA
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#1 OutKast, STANKONIA
vs.
#2 PJ Harvey, STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA
forms.gle/SSVDr3XHS4Pd...
The Best Album of 2000, Match #128 - The Final Match: OutKast vs. PJ Harvey
This is the Best Album of 2000 match for Thursday, February 27th, 9:00am CST. It will be open for 24 hours, and the winner will be declared the Best Album of 2000. The losing album will be declared th...
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February 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Vote PJ Harvey!
