A Roundtable Discussion Presented by the Department of Cinema Studies at New York University
Schedule
Welcome
9:30 AM
Arrive Dean's Conference Room, 12th Floor. Breakfast refreshments will be available.
First Panel
10:00 AM
Opening Remarks: Chris Straayer, Chair of Department of Cinema Studies.
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Our morning panel, chaired by Eric Schaefer, Emerson College, will concern the origins of the sex-exploitation genre during the 1960s and address issues related to distribution, exhibition, censorship, film markets, etc.
Key Panelists:
David F. Friedman, producer/distributor/exhibitor
Arthur Morowitz, producer/distributor
Bondi Wilson Walters, producer/distributor/exhibitor
Lunch
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Cold buffet lunch will be available for all participants.
Second Panel
1:00 PM
Introduction: Michael Bowen, Conference Organizer
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Our first afternoon panel will be chaired by Moya Luckett, University of Pittsburgh, and will focus specifically on films and filmmakers, examining the production and aesthetics of low-budget exploitation films.
Key Panelists:
Richard E. Brooks, cinematographer/filmmaker
David F. Friedman, director
Kemper Peacock, editor
Joseph W. Sarno, director
Peggy Steffans Sarno, line producer
C. Davis "Chuck" Smith, cinematographer/director
Intermission
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Coffee Break
Third Panel
3:30
Introduction: Elena Gorfinkel, Conference Organizer
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Our second afternoon panel will be chaired by Grady Turner and will address general concerns about the significance of the sexploitation for contemporary scholarship: What defines "sexploitation"? Is the genre "art" or "smut"? How does sexploitation relate to other independent filmmaking of the period, i.e., the "underground"? What did filmmakers think of the genre when they worked in it and what interest do scholars take in it today?