Entr'acte (1924) The title of this film in English is "Intermission," and it was made to be shown during the intermission of a performance by the Ballet Suisse in Paris in 1924. Directed by Rene Clair and based on a scenario by Francis Picabia with Erik Satie's score and participation on screen. A game of chess is washed out... A hunter from another era is shot on a rooftop... we see his funeral procession led by a camel enter a circus ring... the hearse, decorated with hams and wreaths of baked bread takes off chased by the funeral procession... When the coffin is thrown into a field the mourners gather and are surprised when the hunter springs out of the coffin with a magic wand...

8 × 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements (1957) is a rare American experimental film directed by Hans Richter and Jean Cocteau. Partially filmed on the lawn of Richter’s summer house in Southbury, Connecticut, it was released on March 15, 1957 in New York City and features original music by Robert Abramson, John Gruen and Douglas Townsend. Described by Richter as "part Freud, part Lewis Carroll," it is a fairy tale for the subconscious based on the game of chess.
Actor participants include: Alexander Calder, Jean Arp, Richard Hulsenbeck, Marcel Duchamp, Dorothea Tanning, Max Ernst, Jaqueline Matisse, Paul Bowles, Fredrick Kiesler as the Minotaur, Ceal Bryson, Man Ray, Willem De Vogel, Yves Tanguy, Julian Levy and Eugene Pellegrini.

Curated by L. Brandon Krall