Peter Bundy (1949-2020) was, for a brief time in his 20s and 30s, an award-winning filmmaker whose work found the often-overlooked beauty of Appalachia, the South, and the Midwest.
We are grateful to the Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection at the Walker Art Center for making this rare screening possible.
Full program note coming soon.
Underbridge
Dir. by Peter Bundy and Stanley Woodward
Ships pass under the Memphis-Arkansas Bridge, while cars pass over.
Roan Mountain Eulogy
Dir. by Peter Bundy
Appalachian skies and landscapes become objects of contemplation.
Alabama Departure
Dir. by Peter Bundy
“I like a meeting that’s lively—all get up and sing." A poetic ramble through southern Alabama, from the dancing fish of Dauphin Island to the singing insects of Coffeeville.
Laurel Fork
Dir. by Peter Bundy
The mesmerizing abstraction of melting ice.
To and from Childhood … A Portrait
Dir. by Peter Bundy
"I never tried to know myself. 'Finding yourself!' Those are the words I don't understand, you see?"
Pendulum
Dir. by Peter Bundy and Jan Millsapps
Close-up photography and double exposures turn a swinging pendulum into Cubist-like design.
State Highway
Dir. by Peter Bundy
"When a sound can replace an image, cut the image or neutralize it. The ear goes more toward the within, the eye toward the outer." - Robert Bresson
Wyoming Passage
Dir. by Peter Bundy
"By God, you wanted the change, and now you got it!" A trip through the rolling hills of Wyoming, with a stop at Old Faithful.