Saturday, February 20th, 7pm

Mary Bellis: Agent of Paradise (1982), 16 mm

Howl! Happening and MM Serra of the New American Cinema Group, Inc/The Film-Makers Cooperative are pleased to present a very rare 16mm screening of the Mary Bellis masterpiece, Agent of Paradise.

Agent of Paradise captures a time and place in the East Village that is rapidly fading away as gentrification is transforming the neighborhood rendering it unrecognizable. This film is an historic document of the East Village, featuring the artists and performers that worked and lived there, with appearances by: Tom Murrin the Alien Comic, Tabboo!, John Kelly, Philly, Arleen Schloss, and the Dumas Attack Group. James Oseland plays a talent agent auditioning a cadre of performance artists and musicians.

Following the screening there will be a panel discussion with: James Oseland,
MM Serra,Tessa Hughes-Freeland, Philly, and Sara Fendley.

The Filmmaker’s Cooperative