"Cosmic Ray," Director: Bruce Conner, identifier # FI-2019-0010, 1961
Scope and Contents
Experimental short uses Ray Charles' "What'd I Say" as accompaniment to constantly shifting collage of female nude, cartoons, and newsreels of atomic bomb explosions.
This reel was in bad shape, but was restored by Danny Stuyck as restoration project for class in film preservation at at UT Austin. This restoration made possible the current existence of the film which was pulled out of circulation after the Ray Charles estate sued Bruce Conner for copyright infringement. Before working on the restoration of this film, Danny Stuyck was a projectionist at Rice Cinema and also did some programming.
IMDB has release date 1962, our archival label says 1961.
Dates
- Creation: 1961 - 2010
Conditions Governing Access
Digitized copy accessible upon request by contacting woodson@rice.edu and using identifier # FI-2019-0010 in the request. This item is stored in a nearline / dark preservation environment.
Extent
From the Collection: 12 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu