Gerry Fialka | |
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| Born | Gerald Joseph Fialka March 15, 1953 Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | University of Michigan Flint Institute of Arts |
| Occupation(s) | experimental filmmaker, film and art festival curator, lecturer, interviewer, writer |
| Known for | Experimental film Pixelvision Film Festival Marshall McLuhan media theory Frank Zappa archivist |
| Spouse | Suzy Williams |
| Website | Laughtears.com |
Gerry Fialka (born March 15, 1953) is an American experimental filmmaker, curator, lecturer, interviewer, and writer. He lectures and leads workshops on experimental film, avant-garde music and art, subversive social media, books by James Joyce,[1] and Marshall McLuhan’s media theory.[2][3][4][5][6] He was Frank Zappa’s archivist and production assistant for ten years, and also worked for George Carlin.[7] LA Weekly has described Fialka as a “cultural revolutionary”.[8]
- ^ Fialka, Gerry (2009). "Dreaming Awake: How James Joyce Invented Experimental Cinema and Disguised It as a Book" (PDF). San Francisco Cinematheque.
- ^ "The Massage: Presented by The McLuhan Institute S1 EP7: Gerry Fialka". Anchor, by Spotify. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Global Village Day". Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "The 18th Annual Convention of the Media Ecology Association" (PDF). Media Ecology Association. p. 22. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "The 20th Annual Convention of the Media Ecology Association" (PDF). Media Ecology Association. p. 30. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Atkinson, Scott (March 19, 2021). "Flint native filmmaker Gerry Fialka to hold film screening/workshop at Buckham Gallery". Michigan Live.
- ^ Beckett, Lois (November 12, 2023). "'It never ends': the book club that spent 28 years reading Finnegans Wake". The Guardian.
- ^ Simmons, Michael (July 15, 2009). "Songstress-Musician Sunny War". LA Weekly.