Michael O'Pray

Michael O'Pray. Self: The Animator of Prague. Michael O'Pray (1945-2016), a film scholar and former professor at the University of East London. He was best known for his books The Struggle for Form: Perspectives on Polish Avant-Garde Film, 1916-1989 (2014)-coauthored with Kamila Kuc-and Avant-Garde Film: Forms, Themes and Passions (Short Cuts) (2003), he was also an important champion of the work of his friend Derek Jarman, writing the first complete...