This program presents Barbara Loden's educational shorts made for the Learning Corporation of America, including THE FRONTIER EXPERIENCE (1975) and THE BOY WHO LIKED DEER (1975), both shot by WANDA's cinematographer Nicholas Proferes. These films explore themes of gendered precarity on the plains and pre-teen emotions, respectively. The screening also features educational shorts by Joan Micklin Silver, such as THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE (1972), THE CASE OF THE ELEVATOR DUCK (1973), and THE FUR COAT CLUB (1974). Following the Sunday, July 27 screening, there will be a conversation with Linda Gottlieb, a producer for Learning Corporation of America and friend of Joan Micklin Silver, discussing how educational cinema provided a venue for women filmmakers' experimentation.

Learning Corporation of America Films with Linda Gottlieb (Producer)

Barbara Loden's educational shorts for Learning Corporation of America, filmed by WANDA's cinematographer Nicholas Proferes, demonstrate the utility of cinema for women filmmakers outside Hollywood. These films include THE FRONTIER EXPERIENCE, inspired by 1860s Kansan frontierswoman Delilah Fowler's diaries, and THE BOY WHO LIKED DEER, scripted by novelist Dinitia Smith, alongside educational shorts by Loden's contemporary Joan Micklin Silver.