See this film: Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film @ the MFA

In the world of 3D, special effects, and billion-dollar box offices, the genius of American avant-garde filmmakers such as Jonas Mekas and Stan Brakhage is in danger of fading into obscurity. Directed by Pip Chodorov, an avant-garde filmmaker himself, Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film (2010) pays tribute to them with a personal portrait of the movement and its practitioners. With his characteristic wit, Chodorov demonstrates that such films, though challenging, are above all playful and fun. It screens at the Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston | Thursday, September 6 @ 6 pm | $11; $9 students, seniors | 617.369.3907 or mfa.org/programs/film.