Artists' Television Access

Other Cinema: SUBCULTURAL SAVIOR

Saturday, May 7, 2016, 8:30 pm

 GATEWOOD: THE TOOTHPASTE IS OUT OF THE TUBE + WEIRD SF +
Last week the world was shocked to learn of the death of our beloved Bernal Heights neighbor, internationally renown photographer Charles Gatewood, a trail-blazing documentarian of outsider sub-cultures for the greater part of his life. Despite the extremity of his subject matter, Charles remained a wonderful, charming gentleman, a model of healthy curiosity, acceptance, and generosity who constantly gave back to the tribal communities he passed through. His later work shifted into video recording of body modification and ritual, paving the way for the Modern Primitive movement. Opening for the US premiere of Carl Abrahamsson‘s Toothpaste doc is an hour’s worth of tributes and shorts, including clips from his Weird San Francisco series, scenes from Dances Sacred and Profane, highlights from Anthony Buchanan‘s recent visit, and a personal memorial from his multi-talented collaborator Justin Clifford Rhody.


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