Spike Jonze: The First 80 Years. Spike Who!?! Spike Joooonze!

October 4, 2009

Spike Jonze: The First 80 Years. At the MoMa NYC. October 8, 2009–October 18, 2009

Beginning next week, MoMA’s Department of Film will be exhibiting, The First 80 Years, a retrospective exhibition celebrating the work of Spike Jonze. Part of MoMa’s Filmmaker in Focus series, the show will be held on October 8, 2009–October 18, 2009. Spike’s broad spectrum as a filmmaker spans from his earlier projects working on BLIND Skateboard’s Video Days; and to his more recent projects including Maurice Sendak’s live-action rendition of Where The Wild Things Are. The October 8th opening will hold a live discussion panel with Maurice Sendak and exhibition curator Joshua Siegel.

To close the exhibition, PopRally will be hosting An Evening of Skate Videos curated by Patrick O’dell.  Jonze reveals, “Skate videos have been a big influence and a big part of what I’ve done for a long time. They are how I got into film, actually.” This unique screening is followed by a conversation with legendary skateboarders and filmmakers, including Jonze, Lance Mountain, Greg Hunt, Jake Phelps, Ty Evans, and other surprise guests. Afterwards, a special performance by NO AGE.

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Below is a Spike Jonze-directed short starring a dance-driven Mark Gonzales. I first saw this film in Tokyo while attending the Spike Jonze Rarities panel at ResFest 2003. The film is a romantic, funny and quirky piece that takes an unexpected turn of events. It’s a bummer, but watch it anyway because its radical.

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