Film director and theoretician Fernando Birri was born in Santa Fe, Argentina on March 13, 1925 and died in Rome, Italy on December 27, 2017. Colombian novelist and Nobel Prize recipient Gabriel García Márquez described Birri as Gran papá del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano. Birri is considered to be one of the founders of the new Latin American film movement, often described as a form of revolutionary or Third Cinema.
Before entering the world of cinema, Birri worked in poetry, theater, and puppetry. In 1950, he traveled to Italy, the Birri family's native land, and studied filmmaking at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia di Roma where he was greatly influenced by the style of the Italian Neorealists and in particular the work of Vittorio de Sica and Cesare Zavattini, for whom he worked as assistant director in his film
In 1995, Birri produced a documentary film for German television entitled
Birri continues his cinematic career in the 21st century. In 2007, he filmed a documentary entitled
Fernando Birri has authored numerous books on film theory and poetry. He was also a prolific artist working in a wide range of media from pencils, watercolors, and collage to computer graphics. He was a founder of the Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano and a Member of Honor of its Executive Board. He was a Tinker Visiting Professor at Stanford University in 2001-2002, and a visiting professor at Tufts University in 2009. Birri has been and continues to be honored at numerous film festivals around the world. He was married to Carmen and has no children.
The personal and professional archive of Fernando Birri is located in these institutions around the world.
Insert: Track List for this cassette is located in Audio Box 3, Folder 1
Volume 1
Colonna sonora originale
Volume 10. Handwritten notes by Fernando Birri indicating which tracts were of interest to him.
Poemas Automubilisticos / Poemas de Luculli / De Las Contradicciones / Zonas del Limite 1-2-3-4 / Insert: Handwritten note by Fernando Birri is located in Audio Box 3, Folder 1
Insert: Track List for this cassette is located in Audio Box 3, Folder 1
This record found inside a cover for a record called "Los Fronterizos"
Cine Rent 3.5 / Le betes 3.5. See also C109
Colonna 4.5 / Colonna 7.5 (City) / Talacocha, Tricolor de Bolivia, Salve oh Patria, Himno a Oruro, Nevando esta "Kunuskio. "See also C64
Insert: Post-it note with instructions
Also contains music by Led Zeppelin and Neil Young
3 copies
MDR - Intro
Che: Morte dell' Utopia? Ipotesi di CD sountrack Ott. '98
Seminar Dortmund / IACH Hochschule für Desing / identificando el barroco contemporaneo con la "open work"
Hochschule für Desing - Dortmund / Lezione sul Delirio (Seminario F. Birri)
Moldy
Insert: Track List is in Audio Box 3, Folder 1
Edmundo Rodiguez y Orquesta
Cassette No.1 de Michelina a Fernando EICTV / Casette No.2 EICTV - Entrevistas de Michelina a Los alumnos
Entrevista a F.B. por Fumiato Noya (traductor de G. Garcia Márquez al japonés) Tokyo
Archivo Fernando Birri. Otto Preminger Institut Innsbruck Austria. 2 copies
Entrevista Señora de Ciènaga (Costa de Colombia) a la que se le apareció el Cristo en el espejo
With booklet. Includes: Osvaldo Bayer, Fernando Birri, Gastón Gori, Juan José Saer, Francisco Urondo. See also: V-3/28-1 for the VHS film of this project.
Spanish
Italian: telling a story involving an explosion (perhaps the apocalypse), the lines between fantasy and reality, etc.
Italian (Side A begins with Simon & Garfunkel)
Italian
Italian (Side A begins with the intro of a Beatles song)
Italian (Side B)
Italian
Tire Dié; Vidas Secas; Vortrag: Santa Fé Cinema Nôvo
Palabras de Fernando Birri inaugurando curso lectivo EICTV 89/90 18-IX-89
Disco 1. See also C53
Disco 2, Disco 3. See also C81
"Glyfotronics" - Birris Aust. In Galerie [illegible] Figaro, MDR Kultur 4.11.97, Antonin : Kristin Unverzagt. Insert: handwritten note addressed to F.B.
Insert: Track list for each of these cassettes is located in Audio Box 3, Folder 1
Symphony "Mathis der Malher" by Berliner Philarmoniker, conductor P. Hindemith 2 April 1934 / No puedo ser feliz
Handwritten notes by Fernando Birri inserted into the cases for C5, C9, C12, C13b, C13c are located in Audio Box 3, Folder 1
Insert: Track List for this cassette is located in Audio Box 3, Folder 1
Italian
Insert: Letter to Fernando Birri from Yuri Kriuchkov is located in Audio Box 3, Folder 1
Gazzelloni / Maderna
A poem written and read by Fernando Birri accompanied by computer animation by Luciano Valletta that makes the words act like luciérnagas (lightning bugs) flying in the night sky.
A poem written and read by Fernando Birri accompanied by computer animation by Luciano Valletta that makes the words act like luciérnagas (lightning bugs) flying in the night sky.
Presented to attendees by the Havana Film Festival new York
Entrevista?
Mix original. See also C38
Fotoglifos. Gianni e Cinzia Nocenzi su AKAI-MICRO Studio System. See also C100.
Insert: Handwritten note by Fernando Birri inlcuded with record.
Also contains music by Led Zeppelin and Neil Young
Tocadas por Sergio Maria Vitier (previamente a su grabación por orquesta cuando buscábamos los temas, La Habana, 1986
Nazzari (conversazione telefonica); Match Benvenuti Tiger; Telegiornale Motte; Aquellos ojos grises tan separados vivir un homme, une femme
Insert: Track List for this cassette is located in Audio Box 3, Folder 1
La Parranda
Radio Due: Intervista a Gianni Nocenzi
Insert: Handwritten note explaining the tape: "Este es un pequeño regalito. Es una compilación de un par de temas que me gustan. Espero te gusten. Hay de todo un poco. Abrazo Flor[?]"
Presentación Reading "Inmóbil Dure el Alba." Mostra Fotoglifos "Spazioltre" Trastevere Roma
Lou X Rap-Presaglia / Onda rossa Posse / Isola Posse
Cinemateca. Two dates on cassette: 1981 July 20 and 1983 October 3
Insert: Note in Birri's handwriting is located in Audio Box 3, Folder 1
CD with accompanying images and information
2 copies
Insert: Note in Birri's handwriting is located in Audio Box 3, Folder 1
Recordings of telephone conversations between Havana and Rome in June, July and August, 1997.
Insert with handwritten note by Thiago de Mello on cover
Presentación hecha por F. Birri del audiovisual "Mal d'America" (story board de J.C. Castagnino). Presentación del audiovisual "Un Señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes." Música de Ruben Blades. Ambas presentaciónes hechas en Colombia (Cinemateca de Bogot
Contain audio for an introduction and Scenes 1-33
Soundtrack to the film by the same name by Pedro Lange and Carolina Rueda
Soundtrack to the film by the same name by Pedro Lange and Carolina Rueda
The date in parenthesis after the title is the date the film was released and not necessarily the date these specific film elements were manufactured or processed. The date these specific film elements were created is in the Date field when known.
Producciones Sperimental Film. (Hecha entre el 1ero y 2ndo año de estudio siendo F.B. todavía estudiante del C.S.C: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia en Roma). Música: Roman Vlad. Optical sound. Original film can stored in Video Box 11.
En colaboración con Folco Quilici, mientras ambos eran estudiantes del C.S.C. : Centro Sperimentale de Cinematografia de Roma (1950-1952). Original film can stored in Video Box 5.
Es una copia nueva, buena. Montada por Elio del "labirinto." Él unió los dos rollos que envió el ICAIC dejando un breve fragmento negro intermedio apra no perder sonido. En uno de los agujeros de la bobina está el fragmento de cola inicial y/o el de cola inicial del 2ndo rollo. Verificar. Y ojo: porque casi al inicio hay un fragmento "remendado" pues a Elio el proyector rompió la copia en la 1era proyección de prueba. -Oct. '92
The leader on the film states the existence of a trailer for a movie titled Patriot in Italian. Es la primera copia que se presentó a Festivales (perdida después de recorrer medio mundo y mundo y medio, y recuperada después del Festival de Troia, Portugal). - No se puede presentar más (desgraciadamente) por roturas y quemaduras en el último festival (Fríburgs al menos que no se corrijan las juntas emparchadas). French Subtitles
Es version todavía sin proyectar hecha en el ICAIC de Cuba y expedida desde Con Film Alemania
Es una copia rayada
Es el único positivo existente con buen color, recuperado 3 rollos en casa de Myrha Birri y uno en casa de León Ferrari. No proyectar hasta hacer internegativo (pues no existe negativo, quemando en laboratorios Alex de Argentina). Existe otro positivo en Cinemateca Cubana, con pésimo color, totalmente dominado por el cyan y el magenta (casi un efecto de viraje).
Es un positivo flamante, hecho en el laboratorio del ICAIC, supongo que en Blanco y Negro del negativo original color. Verificar en movida si es así. VERIFICADA: Efectivamente es copia en B/N todavía sin proyectar. (7/07/2001)
Es una copia nueva, buena. Conseguir dos cajas para las partes 2 y 3 y enlatar, y etiquetar.
First reel features trailer for the 2001 film Vercingétorix: La Légende du druide roi. Clearly a positive copy despite intranegative label. Shown at 2001 Fribourg Festival.Es la primera copia, que fue al Festival de Venecia (1962) donde ganó el Premio Medalla de Oro León de S. Marcos "OPERA PRIMA" (Perdida y recuperada después de dos vueltas por el mundo, en el Festival de Troia, Portugal) - No se puede presentar más (desgraciadamente por roturas y quemaduras en el ultimo festival (Friburgo) al menos que no se corrijan las juntas emparchadas. French Subtitles
Es version todavía sin proyectar hecha en el ICAIC de Cuba y expedida desde Con Film Alemania
Cinematografica Popular, Acto Unico, Sotno 4-T-6. One of the reels is made from Dupont safety film with the date code "NS" which was made in 1961. The other reel is made with Gevaert film stock but identification of the date code has not yet been found.
Es la primera versión que despues fue acortada a 2 h. No existe más el negativo largo de esta versión. Copia scuza "palline" (segui, perforazioni) per le cambio di rullo. E manca rullo 21, che non si proietta (era tutto nero). Italian language version. No subtitles.
Copia Positiva. Optical sound.
Italian
Spanish. Optical sound. Original film can stored in Video Box 11.
Magnetic tape. Mix en alemán.
Colas titulos y créditos version "Entreacto Habanero" insertado por Rapi Diego en version "Mi Hijo el Che" proyectado en 7th Festival de la Habana XII 1985 (reintegrar cuando se vuelve a pasar el "Entreacto" solo). Two reels of film. Italian Subtitles.
Rollos en latas separadas, 1 en cada una. Sexta copia. Es la copia que fue a poder de Rodrigo Díaz (APCLAI) alquilada por Massimo del Carpio (años 80…) - volvió.
Rollos 1 y 2 en una lata. Rollo 3 es el "Entreacto Habanero" y va proyectado entre el 1 y el 2. Falta la lata de rollo 3 (el "Entreacto Habanero"). Va al Festival de Trieste el 14-oct.-92. Me la llevé a [unintelligible] y me la debe traer Detlef Ziegert quien la tiene en su poder y viene a Roma en sep. '93. - 13 agosto '93. O me dice Yvonne que la mande con su madre si no vienen 26-ag.- '93 o Torino. ¿Es una copia que me llevé a Udine? Y si es así dónde está? Consultar Forleo Díaz. - Volvió.
Copia 3. Italian Subtitles
Kodak Ektachrome 40 Type A film cartridge. There were originally 27 reels but we only have 24. Reels 7,10, and 16 were never received by Brown University and 2 of the reels were designated as 22 now numbered 22a and 22b. This film was used but never developed by Birri. The films were sent in 2016 to a vendor for development to determine if any images still existed on the film. The results are very grainy grey images of people and places Birri was taking during the development of "Un Señor Muy Viejo con unas Alas Enormes". From Box: Cassette Kodak 8mm Cuba. G. Marquéz, Casa Bottia
Found in Ilford Photographic Paper Box Labeled: 5.8 Rosa de los Vientos ?
Kodak Ektachrome 40 Type A film cartridge. From Box: Casette Kodak 8mm Cuba
Kodak Ektachrome 40 Type A film cartridge. From Box: Casette Kodak 8mm Cuba. Reel 3 includes the beginning of Heridas... Malecón (F-1/18).
Also contains a portion of "El Color del Mar Malecón, Adiós" (F-1/17). Kodak Ektachrome 40 Type A film cartridge. From Box: Casette Kodak 8mm Cuba
Kodak Ektachrome 40 Type A film cartridge. From Box: Casette Kodak 8mm Cuba
Kodak Ektachrome 40 Type A film cartridge. From Box: Casette Kodak 8mm Cuba
Kodak Ektachrome 40 Type A film cartridge. From Box: Casette Kodak 8mm Cuba
Centro di Cinematografia Sociale, Trieste. Produced by Azienda Autonoma di Soggiorno
e Turismo di Trieste. Optical sound. Color. Italian. Copyright owned by Giulio Mauri.
These are copies of Birri's films on a wide variety of video media including Umatic, Betacam, Digital Betacam, VHS, DVD, CD-ROM, Mini DV, and a Laserdisc. The date in parenthesis after the title for each item is the date the film was originally released and not the date these video elements were manufactured or processed. The date these video elements were created is in the Date field when known. They were arranged chronologically by Birri.
S19
En colacoración con Folco Quilici, mientras ambos eran estudiantes del C.S.C. de Roma. S29
En colaboración con Mario Verdone cuando éste era profesor de Historia di Cinema en el C.S.C. - Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia di Roma y F.B. su alumno (año 1952). Esta copia lamentablemente es en blanco y negro. I Parte: Immagini Sacre. II Parte: Immagini Profane. S24.
Original created in 1952
Original created in 1952
Con presentación de Michael Channel [Chanan] en Channel 4 de Londres. Final trunco y sin cartel "Fin" - Es mejór la V-1/4-2. English subtitles.
3/4 BVU. Sin cartel inicial universidad. Con cartel final fin. Es buena versión, contrastada dramáticamente, sin subtitulos. Verificado el 3 April 2000. Va a AAMOD para copia en Betacam (V-1/4-5). English subtitles.
En programa "The Eleventh Hour: The New Latin American Cinema" Londres. Completa (sin titulo fin) pero muy gris: era mala la proyección. Verificada: es buena. English subtitles.
Retrospectiva Fernando Birri. Está en la misma caja con Conferencia de Prensa ICRT - dic. 86 (V-2/3-1). English subtitles.
Norma Colombiana. Esta en la misma caja con Un Señor Muy Viejo con unas Alas Enormes V-1/14-11. This copy made from V-1/4-2 in April 2000 at AAMOD.
Copia hecha en la FUC/Universidad del Cine, Buenos Aires. No es buena.
Copia hecha en A.A.M.O.D. (Achivio Audiovisivo del Movmiento Operaio e Democratico) Agosto 2000
En el mismo cassette con Los Indundados V-1/7-3. Es copia hecha por Karen Ranucci de LAVA (Latin American Video Archives) en la EICTV para posterior subtitulado en Inglés. Es buena como imagen y sonido aunque la fotografía está un poco agrisada (rica de matices grises) y rayada y sucia.
Version restaurada por A.A.M.O.D. (Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento Operaio e Democratico) el 23.07.2001. Responsible: Guido Albonetti.
Version restaurada por A.A.M.O.D. (Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento Operaio e Democratico) el 23.07.2001. Responsible: Guido Albonetti.
Version restaurada por A.A.M.O.D. (Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento Operaio e Democratico) el 23.07.2001. Responsible: Guido Albonetti.
Version restaurada por A.A.M.O.D. (Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento Operaio e Democratico).
Es una copia del L.A.V.A. (Latin American Video Archives). English subtitles.
Es una copia del L.A.V.A. (Latin American Video Archives). English subtitles.
Es una copia del L.A.V.A. (Latin American Video Archives). English subtitles.
Es una copia del L.A.V.A. (Latin American Video Archives). English subtitles.
Es una copia del A.A.M.O.D. (Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento Operaio e Democratico). English subtitles.
Es una copia del A.A.M.O.D. (Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento Operaio e Democratico)
Retrospectiva Fernando Birri. Junto con Buenos Días, Buenos Aires V-1/6-1
Retrospectiva Fernando Birri. Junto con Buenos Días, Buenos Aires V-1/6-2
On the same tape with "Un Señor Muy Viejo" (V-1/14-12) and "Rte. Nicaragua " (V-1/12-9).
Copia restaurada AAMOD, 2000.
Copia restaurada por El Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento Operaio e Democratico ( A.A.M.O.D.). Copia con T.C. Visualizzato
Copia restaurada por el AAMOD (Nov. 2000) de Master Betacam. Italian subtitles.
Copia restaurada por el AAMOD (Nov. 2000). Italian subtitles.
Copia restaurada por el AAMOD (Nov. 2000). Italian subtitles.
Riversamento da Digitalbeta del 19.10.2000. Italian subtitles.
Italian subtitles.
Copia restaurada por el AAMOD. Italian subtitles.
Copia restaurada por el AAMOD. Italian subtitles.
Version restaurada. Italian subtitles.
Version restaurada. Italian subtitles.
Version restaurada. Italian subtitles.
Version restaurada de esta pelicula.
Retrospectiva Fernando Birri. Junto con "La Primera Fundación de Buenos Aires" (V-1/5-2).
Retrospectiva Fernando Birri. Junto con L"La Primera Fundación de Buenos Aires" (V-1/5-3).
Retrospectiva Fernando Birri. Cassette 1 of 2. Rollos 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Retrospectiva Fernando Birri. Cassette 2 of 2. Rollos 7, 8, 9. Also contains: "VIII Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano. Conferencia de Prensa del Comité de Cineastas de América Latina (Fragmentos)" (V 2/4-1).
Copia hecha en la FUC/Universidad del Cine, Buenos Aires. No es buena.
Es copia hecha por Karen Ranucci de LAVA en USA duplicando copia hecha en la EICTV en NTSC para posterio subtitulado en inglés. Imagen: inaceptable agrisada al límite de la solarización. Sonido: Bueno. En el mismo cassette con "Tire Dié" (V-1/4-8)
Versión restaurada por A.A.M.O.D. (Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento Operaio e Democratico) el 23.07.2001. Responsible: Guido Albonetti.
Versión restaurada por A.A.M.O.D. (Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento Operaio e Democratico) el 23.07.2001. Responsible: Guido Albonetti.
Versión restaurada por A.A.M.O.D. (Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento Operaio e Democratico).
Versión restaurada por A.A.M.O.D. (Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento Operaio e Democratico).
English subtitles.
Es una copia del L.A.V.A. (Latin American Video Archives). English subtitles.
Es una copia del L.A.V.A. (Latin American Video Archives). English subtitles.
Es una copia hecha por el AAMOD
preliminary subtitles
For: Fernando Birri c/o Jorge Ruffinelli. English subtitles.
English subtitles.
English subtitles.
Versión final. Versión de LAVA. English subtitles.
Miese Touqualitat. S28
Copia hecha por el AAMOD (Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento Operaio e Democratico) Agosto 2000
Italian subtitles.
Italian subtitles.
Italian. S27
Retrospective Fernando Birri. Cassette 1 of 4
Retrospective Fernando Birri. Cassette 2 of 4
Retrospective Fernando Birri. Cassette 3 of 4
Retrospective Fernando Birri. Cassette 4 of 4
ligera dominante azul/rosada. Se puede ver 1 h. 45 minutes.
3/4 low band. 2a parte.
3/4 low band. 1a parte.
Digitized version of the film created by Michael Baute, Volker Pantenburg, and Stefan Pethke. From the DVD booklet: "For this digital version of ORG the 35mm print from the archive of the Arsenal - Institute for Film and Video Art was digitized. The print was given by Birri to be stored in the archive in 1991 after a retrospective at the Arsenal Cinema. To the best of our knowledge it is one of two known prints of the long version of the film (177 minutes). The second print is located in the Fernando Birri Archive at Brown University where the majority of his materials are found." In Italian. Subtitles in English, German, and French.
pre-montaggio venezuelano
1a parte
2º parte
3º parte
v.o. con didascalias. Italian subtitles.
Rollo 1
Rollo 2
Retrospectiva Fernando Birri
Laboratorio Ambulante de Poeticas Cinematograficas de Fernando Birri
pésimo sonido, pésimo oversound…pero escuchada en low band: verificar en high band. Versión speaker inglese buena (sin rayas.) Archivio 4-8-2000. S0286/30
c/o ICAIC - Cuba. Incine & Lab. Amb. de Poeticas Cinematograficas de F. Birri
Italian subtitles. Italiana dicha por Fernando Birri. Copia hecha en Archivio Audiovisivo del Movimento Operaio e Democratico. On the same tape with "La Primera Fundación de Buenos Aires" (V-1/5-4) and "Un Señor Muy Viejo" (V-1/14-12).
scarico da avid del 04/12/2000
Caja 1 (525 12.x) Moldy
Caja 2 (525 12.x) Moldy
Italian subtitles.
Versión interrumpida (menos de la primera mitad) con subtitulos en español. Se ve en blanco y negro pero puede tener color visto con norma NTSC o SECAM. Pero de todos, asi es inservible. (¿Puede ser un fragmento de cuando se transmitió por la TV cubana?
Copia AAMOD. Es sólo el "Entreacto" con los poemas de Nicolás Guillén y Eliseo Diego. Es un acto pensado para intercolar entre la 1a y 2a parte de "Mi Hijo el Che", pero puede verse también autónomamente. Italian subtitles.
17/04/00. Telecinema Ottimo. Nastro in perfette condizioni. Caja 1
17/04/00. Telecinema Ottimo. Nastro in perfette condizioni. Caja 2. Va á AAMOD por copia en Betacam (V-1/14-11).
note in box
clips 13 minutes, high band
Cassette 1. Italian subtitles.
Cassette 2. Italian subtitles.
Norma Colombiana. Esta en la misma caja con "Tire Dié" (V-1/4-5). This copy made from V-1/14-1 in April 2000 at AAMOD.
Des-Colorido. On the same tape with "La Primera Fundación de Buenos Aires" (V-1/5-4) and "Lettere dal Nicaragua" (V-1/12-9). Italian subtitles.
T.C. 1º ft. 10:00:00:00
Descolorida, casi b/n. Italian subtitles.
Color oscuro y alterado pero intenso. Italian subtitles.
English subtitles.
Pruebas actores
Aug 2012: Not accessed
English subtitles.
Schmitt V. 23.8.97. Incompleto. Es un borrador de trabajo con efectos (sobreimpresiones, etc.) pero sin titulos no subtitulos.
Con sello "sur films vis." English subtitles.
English subtitles.
con sello "sur films vis"
Con sello "surfilm vis." English subtitles.
Con sello "surfilm vis." English subtitles.
English subtitles.
English subtitles.
definitiva, pero copia de trabajo/sin titulos de final. 10/12/98
copia de edición incompleta, más larga que el original
Con sello "for viewing." English subtitles.
Tiene sello "For viewing." 0970/D
Italian subtitles.
"Salta, Color Pésimo"
English subtitles.
Homenaje a Cesare Zavattini. EICTV. Spanish, Italian and English subtitles.
Homenaje a Cesare Zavattini. EICTV
Homenaje a Cesare Zavattini. EICTV
Homenaje a Cesare Zavattini. EICTV. Spanish and English subtitles.
Homenaje a Cesare Zavattini. EICTV. Spanish and English subtitles.
Homenaje a Cesare Zavattini. EICTV. English subtitles.
Tiene dos errores: ronga: longa, froced: forced. English subtitles.
Corregir Error: froced: forced. English subtitles.
Corregir Error: froced: forced. English subtitles.
Sin scritta "Prologo…" dedica
CD dati, File WAV
All classification codes assigned by Birri. He did not arrange them in any particular order. The videos were arranged alphabetically by archives staff to facilitate location of specific titles.
EICTV
Ferzi, Solanas, Birri
4:071. Interprete: Fernando Birri. Participación de Fernando Birri como actor, mientras cursaba el 1er año del Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia en este trabajo de tesis de D'Alessandro, alumno del 2º año.
Participación de Fernando Birri como actor, mientras cursaba el 1er año del Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia en este trabajo de tesis de D'Alessandro, alumno del 2º año.
VIII Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano. On same tape with V-1/7-1 Los Inundados, Rollos 7-9.
Está en el mismo tape que "Tire Dié" (V-1/4-4). Es la participación de F.B. a una conferencia de Prensa en el Instituto Cubano Radio y Televisión en el 1986, año de Fundación en diciembre de la Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV de Tres Mundos.
frammento
Young man asks Birri questions in Portuguese and Birri answers in Spanish.
Interview of Fernando Birri
Sueña con los Ojos Abiertos; La Entrada; Inti Ayullu (Comunidad del Sol); Ensayo General; La Venganza de los Sordos; De Miedos, Vampiros, y Algo Más; For Export; En Algún Meandro de la Estigia; Un Cielo Lánguido y Oxidado; Plumitas Calientes; Sin; Identidad.
Portuguese and Spanish subtitles.
Portuguese and Spanish subtitles.
Portuguese subtitles.
Workshop with Birri in Munster. Also includes German program on Channel N3 showing Birri performing Ars Magna Lucis et Umbrae-Org.
ipk salzburg - Biofilmography of F.B.
Documentary
Grupo de Boedo Films
Intervención de Fernando Birri, también Christoph Schlingensief, en Digitale Autonomie 99 con Siegfried Zielinski y Nies Rölls. Köln.
Fernando Birri plays himself as he and a friend write a letter to the Pope and go to Rome to deliver the letter in hopes of seeing the Pope in person.
Portrait of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and interviews with Fernando Birri and Ruy Guerra. Spanish subtitles.
Portrait of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and interviews with Fernando Birri and Ruy Guerra. Includes handwritten note from Holly Aylett to Fernando Birri
All classification codes assigned by Birri. De did not arrange them in any particular order. The videos were arranged alphabetically by archives staff to facilitate location of specific titles.
Dokumentation ORGsnabrück 1992
Retrospectiva Fernando Birri. 4:071.
Retrospectiva Fernando Birri. Es un retrato hecho en México por un equipo de Argentinos exilados - entre ellos David Blaustein. Dirigidos por el pintor Nicolás Amoroso. Verificar la copia que parece sumamente rayada y sucia. Sonido?
Inauguración Muestra "Cuaderno de Bitacora" Casa las Americas
ZDF/SAT3
thesis, Stanford University
Osvaldo Bayer; Fernando Birri; Gastón Gori; Juan José Saer; Francisco Urondo. See also CD version with booklet of this project in Audio C139.
"ORG" en European Media Festival
"ORG" en European Media Festival
"ORG" en European Media Festival
"ORG" en European Media Festival
French subtitles.
Osnabrück: European Media Art Festival. Mit freundlichen grüßen von Gabriele Röthemeyer. Es un programa televisivo del NDR sobre la instalación/happening hecha por Fernando Birri en el European Media Art Festival de Osnabrück en 1992 (con la colaboración de Pierre Pfundt).
Student-made documentary on Birri. Inscription inside cover "Para Fernando Birri , la estrella cósmica del cine latino americano con afecto y admiración, Daniela Goldes." Includes copies of advertisement about the film.
Student-made documentary on Birri. Includes copies of advertisement about the film.
Presentacion de la Versión Restaurada de la film. Istituto I.I.L.A., Roma. Giancarlo y Stella. Italian subtitles.
Sinopsis: describe, 40 años más tarde, la situación y evolución de los protagonistas de la 1ra encuesta social filmada (Tire Dié - 1958).
Tiene también "Retrato de Dalí," "Chien Andalou," "L'age d'or," "Entreacte"
30 Jahre Filmschaffen in Lateinamerika. Also labeled in German - Meine Heimat ist dort, wo meine Schuhe stehen. See also Kino der Befreiung, V-5/31-1. Es una entrevista hecha por el director de cine alemán Robert Krieg. Con motivo de un seminario que hae en [?] Es flojita pero tiene fragmentos con mi entrevista que se pueden utilizar.
Intervista per Premiere/RAI in Festival di Venezia
Intrevista di Maurizio Bekar para TV Capo D'Istria. 18º Festival de Cinema Latinoamericano de Trieste. Con motivo del 12º Festival del Cinema Latino Americano de Trieste. TV Capodistria conduce Maurizio Bekar. Bastante exhaustiva de mi pensamiento en aquel momento. Bien filmada.
Köln
Prof. Mario Verdone presenta Fernando Birri en "Spazioltre", Galeria Romana, Imposibilitado de hacerlo personalmente/ Muestra "Metáforas de Luz" 10-19/2/1994.
All classification codes assigned by Birri. He did not arrange them in any particular order. The videos were arranged alphabetically by archives staff to facilitate location of specific titles.
Contains these videos: Ori. Aye. Oxum (10 min); Arnaldo entre Religion y Pintura; Okantomi, El Alacran (9 min); Causas y Azares; Yemaya; Rincón de San Lázaro; Eri-Wole
Contains these videos: Promocional, Barrio Belen, Diana, Sonata para Arcadio, Estaciones, 73DX 88 F, Los que se quedaron
Contains these videos: Okantomi, El Alacran (9 min); Arnaldo entre Religion y Pintura; The Seventh Scotch (4 min); La Ruta del Caballo (15 min); Ori. Aye. Oxum (10 min); El Hombre Perdido (4 min); Regresión (7 min); El Niño (4 min); Ojos de Sol (3 min); Ronda de Aissa (2 min); Veo…o no Veo? (5 min); Piggy (20 min); La Divina Trinidad (3 min); Bar y Ando (3 min); Dies Irae (3 min).
Contains these videos: Las Formas en Libertad (1 min); Barrio Belen (16 min); Diana (16 min); Gardel Eterno (13 min); WL Invasor Marciano (24 min); Viva la Revolución (12 min); Yemaya (11 min)
1. Promocional 10 Aniversario; 2. El Principle Carlos; 3. Gallo de Pelea; 4. Un Heroe se Hace a Patadas; 5. Dale a los Pedales; 6. Todo lo que Lola Quiere; 7. Maldita Genoveva; 8. Mañana
El gran amor del Capital Parlante; Los que quedaron; 73 DX Familiar; Cuenta Cuentos; Pájaro carpintero; Que no te olvidan; Piscina Vacía; Soy un niño todavía
Disco 1
Disco 2
Contains these titles: Titupos, Yemanjá, La Hora de Papá Royal, Etiqueta Negra
Contains these titles: Viva la Revolución, A Indundar Pantallas, Zanja y Chuchillo, Blanco y Negro, El Barrio Belén
Contains these titles: Diana, El Invasor Marciano, 36 Años Después, En Aquellos Momentos
Contains these titles: Alguna Pregunta, Todos los Hombres son Mortales, Fin de Siglo, Mucho Más Allá
La Habana, 4 dic (PL) El realizador argentino Fernando Birri y el director de la Escuela Internacional de Cine de San Antonio de los Baños, Julio García Espinosa, inauguraron hoy en ese centro docente la Plaza Za en honor al artista italiano Cesare Zavattini.
La Habana, 4 dic (PL) El realizador argentino Fernando Birri y el director de la Escuela Internacional de Cine de San Antonio de los Baños, Julio García Espinosa, inauguraron hoy en ese centro docente la Plaza Za en honor al artista italiano Cesare Zavattini.
EICTV
Preparados para viaje BERLIN 1990. Contains these videos: [the following in PAL with English subtitles] El Invasor Marciano (24 minutes), Barrio de Belen (17 minutes), Uñas Largas y Uñas Cortas (11 minutes), Diana (16 minutes), No Porque lo Diga Fidel Castro (15'); [the following in NTSC with English subtitles] Zanja y Chuchillo, A Inundar Pantallas, Sonata para Arcadio, Muy Bien, En Blanco y Negro
EICTV. Italian subtitles.
All these videos were created by individuals other than Fernando Birri. A portion of the items were given a classification code by Birri (V-5/1 - V-5/80) but he did not arrange them in any particular order. The videos were arranged alphabetically by archives staff to facilitate location of specific titles. Archives staff also assigned classification codes following Birri's system to those videos that arrived without codes.
In a bag labeled "Piketeros Agosto 2003" with 5 other VHS tapes (V-5/234; V-5/235; V-5/236; V-5/238; V-5/239) and a note from Julia that read "Fernando: después de mucho meditar llegué a la conclusión de que la gente que mando estos VHS, queria, sobre todo, que los tuvieras vos. Es absurdo que me los lleve de vuelta a BSAS. Seguramente los vas a dar un buen uso." Note is in the case for V-5/234-1.
In a bag labeled "Piketeros Agosto 2003" with 5 other VHS tapes (V-5/234; V-5/235; V-5/236; V-5/237; V-5/239) and a note from Julia that read "Fernando: después de mucho meditar llegué a la conclusión de que la gente que mando estos VHS, queria, sobre todo, que los tuvieras vos. Es absurdo que me los lleve de vuelta a BSAS. Seguramente los vas a dar un buen uso." Note is in the case for V-5/234-1.
Workshop Fernando Birri / Fiff 12-16 Mars 2001. 3 courts-métrages réalisés en cm2.
Workshop Fernando Birri / Fiff 2001. 3 courts-métrages réalisés en cm2. Versions 02/01
Includes: Ejercicio No.2: Un hombre encuentra un perro y luego lo pierde; El Gordo: El gordo busca inspiración y encuentra fantasmas; El Pibe: El pibe, el viejo y el gato, un triangulo de afectos disciplinarios.
Includes handwritten note from director to Fernando Birri.
Includes note from filmmaker Teresa Constantini to Fernando Birri.
Documentary on access to "The Other Cinema" in Britain. Bad sound. Includes images from Tire Dié.
Includes 1 page sinopsis and info about film
One of 9 DVDs (V-5/240 to V-5/248) submitted for the film competition "Obiettivi sul Lavoro" in 2007 sponsored by Unione Circoli Cinematografici ARCI in Rome. Birri was a member of the jury. For description of competition in Italian and email from Paola Scarnati to Birri see Escritos: Series C - Correspondencia, Box 47, Folder 29.
Stanlio & Ollio
DVD 2 of 2
In white envelope labeled: "Para Fernando Birri, de Sergio Muniz." Includes document titled "Informaciones sobre mis películas que estan en eses DVD"
Instituto Superior de Cine y Artes Audio-visuales de Santa Fe presenta: Centro Experimental de Producción Audiovisual "Fernando Birri"
Borsa del Turismo delle 100 Città d'Arte d'Italia
para el amigo Fernando Birri/ gerezelio@yahoo.com.ar
In same container with Carnaval Blues V-5/220-1
Documentary
Esta copia tiene un problema di tracking pero asi se hacen en Nicaragua. Su original es 35mm. Includes descriptive pamphlet about film.
Este DVD contiene los cortometrajes: Control Obrero, La Fábrica es Nuestra, Obreras sin patrón, 4 Estaciones
May only include secondary materials: one DVD is marked "Documents" and the other is marked "Trailer."
Juan Manuel Díaz-Caneja (1905-1988)
In same case with V-5/135-1 "Namibia, Brasil"
In same container with Beautiful March V-5/221-1
Documental
Capitulos 1, 2, y 3 (1a parte)
Capitulos 3 (2a, 3a, y 4a partes), 4, 5
Includes handwritten note from director to Fernando Birri
Cesare Zavattini
Cesare Zavattini
Includes: Carmujo Flor, Enigma de um Dia, O Pintor
Educational video about the Providence Fire Department. Note on tape" For Fernando Birr, Honorary Member"
Includes these films: Viva Cabo Verde (21'), Em Busca Da Saleira Perdida (32'), Esta Casa Nico (13'), O Poeta (12'), Na Estrada da Vida (28'). Includes handwritten letter from Alan Langdon to Birri describing each of the films in this compilation. And 3 still photos from the videos.
Includes these films: Em Busca Da Saleira Perdida (32 minutes), O Poeta (12 minutes), Esta Casa Nico (13 minutes), Na Estrada da Vida (28 minutes), Quest for Eggwoman
Includes postcard from Teatro Abeliano
Festival de Cine de Cartagena
Includes accompanying interactive CD-ROM for a computer
One of 9 DVDs (V-5/240 to V-5/248) submitted for the film competition "Obiettivi sul Lavoro" in 2007 sponsored by Unione Circoli Cinematografici ARCI in Rome. Birri was a member of the jury. For description of competition in Italian and email from Paola Scarnati to Birri see Escritos: Series C - Correspondencia, Box 47, Folder 29.
Includes 2 copies of the curriculum vitae for Alberto Negrón Girona.
Copy of film not in a
Inlcudes 5-page description
Note on front of disc: 'L'inedito Pratdini anarchivo"
Urca Filmes
Filmoteca Buenos Aires present La National Film Chamber Orchestra plays silent animations; Versiones animadas de cinco clasicos del cine mudo musicalizadas por la National Film Chamber Orchestra
Curta transmitido na ocupaçao da REDETV!
Includes business card from Francesca Pappalardo of Casa del Cinema, Roma
Serie Cortometrajes Latinoamericanos
Cerdo Home Entertainment
Includes 2 page sinopsis and info about film
Includes handwritten note to Fernando Birri from Hugo Gamarra stating that this version is unedited and requesting Birri's comments. Also includes printed sinopsis booklet about film. See also completed version of film V-5/73-1.
Telefim; signed by director. See also unedited version of film V-5/17-1.
EICTV. Includes card with film description. Includes 2002 email message from Osvaldo Daicich to Birri providing English subtitles.
EICTV. Includes card with film description.
EICTV. Includes card with film description.
EICTV. Includes card with film description.
EICTV. Includes card with film description.
In a bag labeled "Piketeros Agosto 2003" with 5 other VHS tapes (V-5/234; V-5/235; V-5/236; V-5/237; V-5/238) and a note from Julia that read "Fernando: después de mucho meditar llegué a la conclusión de que la gente que mando estos VHS, queria, sobre todo, que los tuvieras vos. Es absurdo que me los lleve de vuelta a BSAS. Seguramente los vas a dar un buen uso." Note is in the case for V-5/234-1.
Sececcios Programa Pais INCAA, 2007
Demo reel of a movie about flooding in the city of Santa Fe. Includes typed letter from María Langhi to Birri.
Business card for Magikey productions with inscription to Fernando Birri
Crónica de una Fuga (2006)
Interview
Includes handwritten note from Lucía Cedrón who gave this movie to Birri.
3 Spettacoli
Includes curriculm vitae for Giovanni Martinelli
Adaptation of the play "A Dama da Lapa" by Marcelo Pedreira
Videocassette cover signed by members of the Santa Fe Documenta Colectivo de Video
German-Lebanese Art of Picture and Sound
Fireworks (14) - Rabbit's Moon (7) - Eaux d'Artifice (13) - Inaugaration of the Pleasure Dome (38) - Kustom Way Kommandos (3) - Puce Moment (6) - Scorpio Rising (28) - Invocation of my Demon Brother (11) - Lucifer Rising (28)
The cover label is for Kino der Befreiung, Münster, 1992 and has loose torn pieces from a 35mm copy of Monty Python's "Ser Sinn des Lebens". The label on the tape is "Meine Heimat . . ." See also Mi Patria Son Mis Zapatos, V-3/18-1.
V-5/253 thru V-5/256 are a group of 6 DVDs accompanied by 8 pieces of colored plastic film used to decorate the DVD cases.
V-5/253 thru V-5/256 are a group of 6 DVDs accompanied by 8 pieces of colored plastic film used to decorate the DVD cases.
V-5/253 thru V-5/256 are a group of 6 DVDs accompanied by 8 pieces of colored plastic film used to decorate the DVD cases. DEV, DZV
V-5/253 thru V-5/256 are a group of 6 DVDs accompanied by 8 pieces of colored plastic film used to decorate the DVD cases. Frag 134.07.06
V-5/253 thru V-5/256 are a group of 6 DVDs accompanied by 8 pieces of colored plastic film used to decorate the DVD cases.
V-5/253 thru V-5/256 are a group of 6 DVDs accompanied by 8 pieces of colored plastic film used to decorate the DVD cases.
One of 9 DVDs (V-5/240 to V-5/248) submitted for the film competition "Obiettivi sul Lavoro" in 2007 sponsored by Unione Circoli Cinematografici ARCI in Rome. Birri was a member of the jury. For description of competition in Italian and email from Paola Scarnati to Birri see Escritos: Series C - Correspondencia, Box 47, Folder 29.
Universidad Nacional de San Martin Escuela de Humanidades
On a VHS tape with "Querida Leticia."
Universidad Nacional de San Martin Escuela de Humanidades
See also V-5/34-1 for another copy of this film.
Includes 1 page synopsis of film. See also V-5/25-1 for another copy of this film.
Original film produced in 1927.
One of 9 DVDs (V-5/240 to V-5/248) submitted for the film competition "Obiettivi sul Lavoro" in 2007 sponsored by Unione Circoli Cinematografici ARCI in Rome. Birri was a member of the jury. For description of competition in Italian and email from Paola Scarnati to Birri see Escritos: Series C - Correspondencia, Box 47, Folder 29.
Two DVDs
La historia de una familia de artistas mexicanas
Voices of ancient children
Sobre la vida y la obra de Jorge Luis Borges
Documentary; de diciembre del 2001 a diciembre del 2002 acompañamos a Los Palmeras por las rutas argentinas
In a bag labeled "Piketeros Agosto 2003" with 5 other VHS tapes (V-5/234; V-5/235; V-5/237; V-5/238; V-5/239) and a note from Julia that read "Fernando: después de mucho meditar llegué a la conclusión de que la gente que mando estos VHS, queria, sobre todo, que los tuvieras vos. Es absurdo que me los lleve de vuelta a BSAS. Seguramente los vas a dar un buen uso." Note is in the case for V-5/234-1.
Handwritten note to Fernando and Carmen from director on cover
Includes postcard advertising the film with handwritten inscription from Mario Piazza to Fernando Birri
Includes postard advertising the film
Sundance
Includes handwritten note from director to Fernando Birri.
In same case with V-5/134-1 "Carnaval Blues"
One of 9 DVDs (V-5/240 to V-5/248) submitted for the film competition "Obiettivi sul Lavoro" in 2007 sponsored by Unione Circoli Cinematografici ARCI in Rome. Birri was a member of the jury. For description of competition in Italian and email from Paola Scarnati to Birri see Escritos: Series C - Correspondencia, Box 47, Folder 29.
Mono Mix Original
Make a Movie that Matters! International Film Competition on Climate Changes
Make a Movie that Matters! International Film Competition on Climate Changes
Includes Ficha de Inscripción (5 p.)
In white envelope labeled: "Para Fernando Birri, de Sergio Muniz." Includes document titled "Informaciones sobre mis películas que estan en eses DVD"
See also V-5/165-1 for another copy of this film
See also V-5/131-1 for another copy of this film
Collection of short films sent to Birri by Orlando Godoy and Nelson Ortega. Includes "Memoria Terrena. Fernando Birri" (1983), Fernando Birri Presenta (EICTV) short films" (2006 Apr 23), Poemas Sin nombre de Nelson Ortega" (2006 Apr 24), "No Title / No Titulo" (1984), Welcome to the Best" (1988), "Julio Cortazar en Mexico" (1975), "T.P. Special" (1986)
Una producción del Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Visuales. Ganadora del concurso del INCAA '13 documentales sobre la crisis Argentina'; declarada de 'interes' por el honorable concejo deliberante de Gral. Pueyrredon.
In a bag labeled "Piketeros Agosto 2003" with 5 other VHS tapes (V-5/234; V-5/236; V-5/237; V-5/238; V-5/239) and a note from Julia that read "Fernando: después de mucho meditar llegué a la conclusión de que la gente que mando estos VHS, queria, sobre todo, que los tuvieras vos. Es absurdo que me los lleve de vuelta a BSAS. Seguramente los vas a dar un buen uso." Note is in the case for V-5/234-1.
Indymedia and Proyecto ENERC. In a bag labeled "Piketeros Agosto 2003" with 5 other VHS tapes (V-5/235; V-5/236; V-5/237; V-5/238; V-5/239) and a note from Julia that read "Fernando: después de mucho meditar llegué a la conclusión de que la gente que mando estos VHS, queria, sobre todo, que los tuvieras vos. Es absurdo que me los lleve de vuelta a BSAS. Seguramente los vas a dar un buen uso." Note is in the case for V-5/234-1.
One of 9 DVDs (V-5/240 to V-5/248) submitted for the film competition "Obiettivi sul Lavoro" in 2007 sponsored by Unione Circoli Cinematografici ARCI in Rome. Birri was a member of the jury. For description of competition in Italian and email from Paola Scarnati to Birri see Escritos: Series C - Correspondencia, Box 47, Folder 29.
One of 9 DVDs (V-5/240 to V-5/248) submitted for the film competition "Obiettivi sul Lavoro" in 2007 sponsored by Unione Circoli Cinematografici ARCI in Rome. Birri was a member of the jury. For description of competition in Italian and email from Paola Scarnati to Birri see Escritos: Series C - Correspondencia, Box 47, Folder 29.
One of 9 DVDs (V-5/240 to V-5/248) submitted for the film competition "Obiettivi sul Lavoro" in 2007 sponsored by Unione Circoli Cinematografici ARCI in Rome. Birri was a member of the jury. For description of competition in Italian and email from Paola Scarnati to Birri see Escritos: Series C - Correspondencia, Box 47, Folder 29.
Promotional video for film festival with local residents and Providence Mayor David Cicilline
Original filmado en 16mm. Recorre la historia electoral colombiana desde 1930 hasta 1970
On a VHS tape with "La Escuela Serena."
German-Lebanese art of Picture and Sound
One of 9 DVDs (V-5/240 to V-5/248) submitted for the film competition "Obiettivi sul Lavoro" in 2007 sponsored by Unione Circoli Cinematografici ARCI in Rome. Birri was a member of the jury. For description of competition in Italian and email from Paola Scarnati to Birri see Escritos: Series C - Correspondencia, Box 47, Folder 29.
DVD 1 of 2
In white envelope labeled: "Para Fernando Birri, de Sergio Muniz." Includes document titled "Informaciones sobre mis películas que estan en eses DVD"
Seis dibujantes de distintos estilos le ponen imágenes a seis canciones de la actiz y cantante Juana Molina que hablan sobre la infancia, la familia y los amigos. Includes: Filter Taps, Quien, Zamba Corta, La canción de Lucila y Francisca, Que Llueva, Solo su Voz.
Film Grad
Includes postcard about film.
Music video and accompany material
In white envelope labeled: "Para Fernando Birri, de Sergio Muniz." Includes document titled "Informaciones sobre mis películas que estan en eses DVD"
Includes handwritten note from Director to Birri.
Handwritten note to Fernando from director included
The Planet, una pélicula muda. Includes postcard advertising the film.
Includes: Fuori dai cancelli (31 minutes), L'autunno dell'Alfa Romeo (41 minutes), Senza Fiat0? (19 minutes)
Documentary. Includes a signed note from director and postcard regarding film.
XXXIV Jornada Internacaional de Cinema da Bahia
MP4 Video format
Includes written synopsis
Metal (bronze?) statue of young woman proferring a clamshell plate, mounted on stone
Bronze statue of an armadillo
10.5 in. rectangular steel statue, topped with a desert plant shape
Inside red velvet box. Gold and white pendant featuring the Brazilian coat of arms and small gold pin encircled with red ribbon
Inside wooden box: gold and white pendant featuring a likeness of Felix Varela suspended from overlapping red, white, and blue ribbon. Another smaller pin made only of ribbon.
Round silver plated pendant
Round pewter colored pendant accompanied by an ivory colored miniature sword and ivory colored statue (each about 1 in. tall)
Inside blue velvet box: Silver colored metal plaque curled at the edges like a scroll
Mirrored plaque mounted on dark wood
In blue jewelry box: round bronze keepsake embossed with images of unfurling reels of film and canisters
Rectangular silver plated keepsake with images of the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria reading "12 October 1492" with an acrylic base to stand on (base is missing one of the holders for the keepsake)
In blue plastic box: Round brass keepsake with embossed abstract shape
In plue plastic box: Round (nickel?) keepsake with embossed image of a winged lion
Metal plaque mounted on cut glass
Round bronze colored plaque featuring embossed trinacria surrounded by a wreath (of fig leaves?) and warrior figures
Small oval brass plaque
Six faced pyramidal prism
In blue cloth-covered box: Round brown plaster plaque with relief of a whispering face in profile, doves, and sun
White porcelain bird with gold details mounted on round glass base
Brown clay (terra cotta?) abstract sculpture on wooden block
Large piece of white coral, with two smaller detached sections
Ornately carved brass head on painted wooden base
Heavy brown metal and teal glass sculpture
Stone sculpture - undulating tubelike segments woven together to ultimately meet and create a face
Pewter-colored keepsake coin featuring a winged lion with book. Other coins in the same box - one featuring Martin Luther, a second winged lioned, and a 1974 Eisenhower dollar coin
Black and gold silhouette statue of pig-like man
A large gold-colored skeleton key
Gold-colored sculpture depicting coiling film strips mounted on marble
white coral mounted to a block of wood (pieces of coral are falling off)
Clay statue - abstract human shape with outstretched arms , decorated with blue triangular indentations
Black glass base with detached marble rectangle featuring overlapping blue stone circles rimmed with silver
Bronze colored keepsake coin embossed with depictions of cultural icons
Wood plaque with circular metal portrait of Don Quixote embedded
In clear box: Small copper-colored pendant embossed with a depiction of a gated entrance to the city
In black plastic box: Silver colored commemorative coin
In round white plastic holder: silver - colored commemorative coin
In blue cloth box: Copper-colored keepsake embossed with image of a king and bird
Clear, rectangular acrylic statue
Inside bag labeled "Operazione 'Cortresia Coin" - Small silver-colored coin with undulating edge
Inside blue plastic box: Tarnished silver pendant embossed with a coat of arms featuring a bird
Rectangular tin platter
Rectangular brass and nickel platter
Black wood Jenga-type statue
Paxinoscope/ "Proyector de Imagenes"
A 16mm film camera used by Fernando Birri.
This is Subgroup 3: Audiovisual and Objects and contains audio recordings, films, videos
and objects created and collected by Fernando Birri. Birri organized his files, photographs,
documents, and films in broad categories. He created the system based on how he worked and
the major projects that occupied his time. He was not always consistent in the way he
applied the categories to items and many naturally belong to many different categories. He
chose the one most applicable. To see all the materials related to a particular topic, film,
or art project the researcher is advised to consult each of the 4 Subgroups. See the
To see a copy of Birri's original handwritten inventory for his videos click here for
Brown University is the copyright holder of materials created by Fernando Birri. Researchers are advised that express written permission to reproduce, quote, or otherwise publish any portion or extract from this collection for which Fernando Birri was the sole creator must be obtained from the Brown University Library. The Brown University Library does not have the facilities or resources to reformat and/or create copies of most of the films in the archive, nor does it hold the rights to most of the films to grant permissions for screening. Brown University Library owns the rights to these films: Tire Dié and Los Inundados. The Brown University Library does not own the rights to these films: ORG; films produced in Cuba with funding from the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC); films produced or co-produced with other artists, institutions or production companies such as La primera fundación de Buenos Aires. The copyright status of all other films directed by Fernando Birri has yet to be determined, and we are unable to grant permission at this time. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary or film rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them. Please submit questions to hay@brown.edu.
Fernando Birri Archive of Multimedia Arts, Ms.2010.050, Brown University Library.
The arrangement of the Fernando Birri Archive of Multimedia Arts follows the classification
system created by Fernando Birri. It contains 4 Subgroups. This portion of his collection is
To see the inventory for another Subgroup click on the name of that Subgroup below.
Series A: Audio
Series F: Films
Series V: Videos
Series O: Objects
There are no restrictions on access for non-digital materials, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.
Advance notice is required to view born-digital records. Born-digital materials in this collection may not have been reformatted yet. Researchers may request access to copies by contacting the John Hay Library with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed to hay@brown.edu.
Donated by Fernando Birri in 2008.
The arrangement of the Fernando Birri Archive of Multimedia Arts follows the classification
system created by Fernando Birri. It contains 4 Subgroups. This portion of his collection is
To see the inventory for another Subgroup click on the name of that Subgroup below.