The Telephone Book (1971) Directed by Nelson Lyon October 4 - Friday - 6:30 p.m. A brilliant satire of 1970s pornography, The Telephone Book tells the story of Alice, a young woman who falls in love with an obscene telephone caller and wanders the streets of New York trying to find him. Her journey takes her through a laundry list of encounters with a diverse selection of sex-obsessed characters, from a stag filmmaker planning his comeback to a deranged housewife. Recently restored, Nelson Lyon’s The Telephone Book is an avant-garde gem that is at once a celebration, caricature, and critique of early theatrical pornography. No one under 18 years of age will be admitted. (2K DCP. 80 min. Rated X.) Exploding Lineage: Queer of Color Histories in Experimental Media (2012) Various Directors October 11 - Friday - 6:30 p.m. Featuring innovative work by a diverse group of media artists, Exploding Lineage explores the complexities of identity construction in African, Asian, and Latin@ queer diasporas. Curated for the 25th MIX NYC queer experimental film festival, the program includes KB Boyce’s Bulldagger Women and Sissy Men, a tribute to queer artists of the Harlem Renaissance, and Celeste Chan’s Bloodlines, a lyrical recognition of Chinese immigrants detained on Angel Island due to the Chinese Exclusion Act. These selections question conventions, bringing to light queer contributions to the American past while asserting a vibrant existence in the present. Filmmakers and curators KB Boyce and Celeste Chan are scheduled to be present. (2K DCP. 80 min. Not Rated.) Ray Harryhausen’s Fairytales Directed by Ray Harryhausen October 19 - Saturday - 3:00 p.m. Creator of some of cinema’s most memorable creatures, from Cyclops to Hydra to the mighty Kraken, Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013) was a beloved stop motion animator. In honor of his legacy, we present his early stop motion films, made on 16mm between 1941-1953. Among them are The Story of King Midas, featuring a king with a golden touch who came to regret his wealth, and The Story of Little Ride Riding Hood, about a young girl whose trusting nature leads her and her grandmother into trouble. The screening also includes animated military training films, nursery rhymes and creature experiments. Suitable for children. (35mm. 64 min. Not Rated.) This program was originally curated by the American Cinematheque and preserved by the Academy Film Archive. 25 cinema.indiana.edu Underground Film Series 25 Tickets: (812) 855-1103