Salesman

media release: USA | 1969 | DCP | 95 min.

Director: David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin

A landmark American documentary from the team that later made Grey Gardens and Gimme Shelter, Salesman marks a highpoint in 1960s cinema verité. Aging door-to-door Bible salesman Paul Brennan is followed through his struggles with sales quotas and the somber desperation and frustrations of constant travel. As a study of business and religion, materialism and spiritualism, few non-fiction movies speak with such sensitivity and subtle beauty.

Admission is free, seating limited. No admission 15 minutes after scheduled start times.

Casper Kelly Presents!

Premiering to wide acclaim in the Midnight section at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the remarkable horror-comedy Buddy, written and directed by Casper Kelly, drew praise from multiple critics like Variety’s Owen Gleiberman, who wrote, “Casper Kelly is a talent to watch…He has a gleefully rich understanding of the inner insanity that can drive pop culture.” Those of us who have seen and loved Kelly’s short form work, like Please Please Pick Up, which screened at the Cinematheque in 2011, and the much adored, almost indescribable Adult Swim classic, Too Many Cooks (2014), have had our eyes on this singular artist for a while. A writer for several animated series, the author of a book of short fiction, contributor of the unforgettable “Cheddar Goblin” sequence in Panos Cosmatos’ Mandy, and the auteur behind Adult Swim’s pair of beautifully bonkers Yule Log movies, Casper Kelly will join us in person December 3-6 to screen Buddy and the first Adult Swim Yule Log. He will also be on hand to introduce a half dozen of his favorite movies; a diverse, exciting selection that Kelly curated himself!