1. WALTER RUTTMANN AND THE BLIND FILM

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. INTRODUCTION: Voids 1
5. 1. WALTER RUTTMANN AND THE BLIND FILM 29
6. 2. STAN BRAKHAGE AND THE BIRTH OF SILENCE 59
7. 3. NAOMI UMAN AND THE PEEKABOO PRINCIPLE 95
8. 4. MARTIN ARNOLD’S DISAPPEARING ACT 125
9. CONCLUSION: Nothing Is Important 153
10. FILMOGRAPHY 161
11. NOTES 187
12. INDEX 223
13. FILM AND CULTURE 243