December 15, 2004 – 8:00 pm
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Come Celebrate with the talented students of CCSF’s advanced editing class as they unspool their latest work , all in glamorous 16mm! Haunting narratives! Celluloid poetics! Urban musings! Existential and Zombified eloquence! show includes top audio entertainment and heaps of end of the semester excitement. Beverages be there.
December 13, 2004 – 8:00 pm
Join us for an evening of cinematic reveries by students from the Motion Graphics fall class from the San Francisco Art Institute! Group works include: The Re-shot Shit-faced Shoot-out and other collaborative work exploring the edges of live action, animation, and the nature of projected motion itself. Be aware and ready for the diverse personal… Read more »
December 3, 2004 – 8:00 pm
Entartete Kunst (German for degenerate art) is an anarcho-electro label with a mission: spreading propaganda. Living on the edge of empire, three electronic music artists (Drowning Dog, the Deletist, and Malatesta) plus one poet (Raw Knowledge) are out to make music, poetry, and trouble. Collectively operated, the San Francisco based label puts out thought-provoking electronic… Read more »
November 18, 2004 – 8:00 pm
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» More images Symphony for a Sinner (1979) 56 min 16mm Symphony for a Sinner was a long, lavishly photographed film generally considered the magnum opus of the class productions. New York critic and coauthor of Midnight Movies J. Hoberman would rank it as one of the ten best films of the year, while Stan… Read more »
November 11, 2004 – 8:00 pm
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CINEMATASTIC! is a new monthly film series focusing on narrative shorts. Five cool films for just five bucks. All the filmmakers will be present and beverages will be available before and after the show. This month’s line up is listed below. “Control” by Ryan KennedyA visually-thrilling, music-driven story about fighting the powers thatbe. “Rainy Season” by Mike MissiaenA black and… Read more »
November 10, 2004 – 8:00 pm
THE PIXIES from theyre 1988 tour The one the only Nina Hagan live in Berlin from 1978 Also a rare Gits shorts plus surprise punk videos
November 5, 2004 – 8:00 pm
presented by: The ladeez of CUNextTuesday
November 5, 2004 – 8:00 pm
Two girls named Marie see the world around them to be inhabited by a spoiled society. The Maries decide they should be given such allowances and embark on a rebellious streak of what seem to be harmless pranks. However, each of the moves is loaded with consequences that soon snowball into serious trouble. This freewheeling… Read more »
November 4, 2004 – 8:00 pm
with a update on the struggle to free Leonard Peltier In 1974, two FBI agents were killed in a gun battle on the Pine Ridge reservation. Leonard Peltier, a leader of the American Indian Movement (AIM) was falsely convicted of the murders, although critical evidence proved his innocence. Peltier’s arrest and trial were politically… Read more »
November 2, 2004 – 7:30 pm
The Super 8 Militia is an organization for those urban guerrilla filmmakers of the Bay Area looking to shoot on the small film gauge. The process of making a movie is a team effort. The members of the militia want to help you achieve your artistic goals. Working on celluloid within a modest budget is… Read more »
October 24, 2004 – 8:00 pm
You are interested in the unknown, the unexplainable, the terrifying–that is why you are here. From the nethermost vaults of New York, San Francisco, and Portland its CURSE OF THE WEIRD! Tonight youll be left for dead in an electronic elsewhere, faced with fear by the shocking facts of Soggy Penis Syndrome, Enjoyment, and other… Read more »
October 22, 2004 – 7:30 am
See fresh perspectives and formula shattering techniques in film and video art from the Bay Area and beyond! Open Screening accepts one hour of shorts every month on an open revolving basis. Live local bands open every show, and the refreshments are darn good. FREE admission for exhibitors 7pm: Door/Bar 7:30 Music… Read more »
October 21, 2004 – 8:00 pm
Bolivia, one of the poorest nations in the Western Hemisphere, is in the midst of the most severe political and economic crisis since the country’s return to democracy in 1982. Social movements have mobilized to demand a voice in how the country’s resources are administered and to demand a voice in the government, seeking a… Read more »
October 17, 2004 – 8:00 pm
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Screenings and performances: Program I – Thurs., Oct. 16 and Fri., Nov. 21, 8pm Program II – Fri., Oct. 17, 8pm The work in “intervals” seeks to explore the pauses, the durations and the spaces in between the things that make up the structure of our lives. In our contemporary world where time has been… Read more »
October 15, 2004 – 8:00 pm
A constellation of analogue/digital explorers unlock light patterns lingering between chemical and electronic technologies, and between still and moving images. The fusion of works take on a between space through literal, metaphorical, or un-metaphorical screenings/writings/performances. Includes Documents Betweens, a catalogue/literary journal with artist writings and poetry. (Includes film/video and poetry by Elizabeth Block, Laynie Browne,… Read more »
October 13, 2004 – 8:00 pm
The Gadabout is a nationally touring film festival that seeks to open new avenues of distribution for truly independent filmmakers that get pushed aside by Hollywood and the commercial film festival circuit. Focusing on short, mostly “low to no budget” films, the Gadabout offers an alternative to the cliche world of commercial film. Whether they… Read more »
October 8, 2004 – 8:00 pm
Señorita Extraviada tells the story of the over 380 kidnapped, raped and murdered young women of Juárez, Mexico. The murders first came to light in 1993, and young women continue to “disappear” to this day without any hope of bringing the perpetrators to justice. Who are these women from all walks of life and why… Read more »
October 7, 2004 – 7:30 pm
A new documentary featuring interviews with FIDEL CASTRO Spanish with English subtitles. With an update on Fidel’s response against U.S. stance toward Cuba.
October 3, 2004 – 8:00 pm
Directors: Brady Hall & Calvin ReederProducer: Brian WendorfProduction Unit: Rex Ray & Rebecca Vex Starring: Brady Hall, Calvin Reeder, Brian Wendorf, Nicholas Brawley, Michael Brawley, Debbie Craig, Veronica Thompson, Nathan Conrad A foul mouthed monster on drums, a brainless necrophiliac on bass and a rabbit smashing psycho on guitar. This is the formula for rock… Read more »
September 29, 2004 – 8:00 pm
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Plus assorted punk videos.
September 24, 2004 – 9:00 pm
Program: TramLouis Bertelsen2002 3 min Color Mini-DV US Filmmaker in Person!This politically inspired performance uses a former president as its narrator and a San Francisco street as its stage. The GeneralSietske Tjallingii2004 3 min Color DVD The Netherlands Bay Area PremiereA biting satire on patriotism and military power in post-September 11 America. Viet-FlakesCarolee Schneemann 1966… Read more »
September 24, 2004 – 7:00 pm
Program: Which WayClaudia Herbst2001 5min Color BetaSP Germany US PremiereThrough relentless yet enticing drum beats combined with rapid fire editing of animation, still photographs and live-action sequences, Herbst reveals a national tragedy through her very personal story in Which Way. TravisKelly Reichardt2004 11:46min Color BetaSP US West Coast PremiereReichardt appropriates and illustrates an NPR radio… Read more »
September 23, 2004 – 7:30 pm
See fresh perspectives and formula shattering techniques in film and video art from the Bay Area and beyond! Open Screening accepts one hour of shorts every month on an open revolving basis. Live local bands open every show, and the refreshments are darn good. FREE admission for exhibitors 7pm: Door/Bar 7:30 Music8pm: Projector OS Submission… Read more »
September 17, 2004 – 9:00 pm
Program: Boond: In 6 TellingsAnuradha Chandra2004 14min Color MiniDVUS Premiere Boond tells a mythical fable of a drop of water that turns into a man. The story is told by four women from around the world. Their interpretation and retelling of this ancient tale reveals the multiple meanings of the story. In a time when… Read more »
September 4, 2004 – 7:00 am
» More images A Hundred Dollars and a T-Shirt: A video documentary about zines in the Northwest US (65 mins.) is a new documentary by Joe Biel, co-owner, Microcosm Publishing and publisher of The Stolen Sharpie Revolution. The documentary is a cultural analysis of what causes zine makers to tick; what the hell zines are,… Read more »
August 14, 2004 – 8:00 pm
The first film festival where the audience gets to help the film makers finish up their work. This is a new idea in film festivals and market research The audience finally gets to have a chance for all those “Well, if I was making this film…” to be heard . The film makers get to… Read more »
Tonight we’re indulging in a genre of bizarre storytelling and mischief which loosely fits in the category of illegal art, a category which Carrie McLaren, founder and editor of Stay Free! magazine, put in the spotlight last year in the exhibition “Illegal Art” at the SF MoMA . Tonight’s show features Wizard People, Dear Readers,… Read more »
The object of a near-universal (and eternally abiding) adoration by film fanatics all over the world since its first release, Robert Wienes German horror classic “THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI” (1919) is certainly one of the most visually striking films ever made once seen, never forgotten. Who among you can say that Conrad Veidt… Read more »
Directed by Julia Query, “Live Nude Girls UNITE!” is a documentary on the struggle for local peepshow establishment, the Lusty Lady, to unionize into an all-women worker-owned powerhouse! With a complex look at the sex industry and women’s role in controlling their own bodies and their work, LNGU! is a poignant and often hilarious look… Read more »
» More images OPEN SCREENING See fresh perspectives and formula shattering techniques in film and video art from the Bay Area and beyond! Open Screening accepts one hour of shorts every month on an open revolving basis. Live local bands open every show, and the refreshments are darn good. PROGRAM: Mark Wasserman’s “Lowell Drear” with… Read more »
A showcase of cosmic consciousness, this screening will exhibit over an hour of short films by Van McElwee. McElwee’s work is challenging, yet engaging. While pushing video editing to it’s limits, his films are still capable of centering the audience on simple beauties. Despite McElwee’s Midwestern base of operations (Webster University, St. Louis), he brings… Read more »
Set during the current Intifada, this documentary follows four Palestinian families living in Dheisheh Refugee Camp near Bethlehem. Fadi is thirteen and cares for his four younger brothers, the Hammash family pass on the lessons of life with humor and passion, Sana is a single woman who endures long commutes to do community work, and… Read more »
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The Ahmadiyas are a small Muslim sect that is at the center of a growing storm in South Asia. A relatively recent sect, they believe that their spiritual leader was also a Prophet after Prophet Mohammed. Because of this belief, Islamist Parties calls them “heretics” and accuse them of “spoiling the spirit of Islam.” In… Read more »
Two films from romantic documentary film maker Jem Cohen are featured; Lost Book Found, the thirty minute haunting tribute to the “mean streets” of New York City as seen through the eyes of a push cart vendor, and Instrument, an audio-visual history of the band that defines the term “Indie”, Fugazi. Refreshments for a nominal… Read more »
Come partake in some home cooking (minus the animal products) as you view a “quality” B-movie from 1976. The Van is the story of a hapless high school loser whose life changes dramatically after purchasing and tricking out his very own Chevy van, co-starring Danny De Vito. Dinner is at 6:30 accompanied by projections and… Read more »
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Dont miss the film event of the summer. JunctionArt and ATA present: JUNE/CITY Short Film & VIDEO Screening of New exciting enigmatic video and film work. 90 minutes of the best experimental new work by Young Local Filmmakers Short films by Mike Okum Yoko Kumano, Kim Miskowicz, Todd Fiore and More: PURE Difference and… Read more »
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Dont miss the film event of the summer. JunctionArt and ATA present: JUNE/CITY Short Film & VIDEO Screening of New exciting enigmatic video and film work. 90 minutes of the best experimental new work by Young Local Filmmakers Short films by Mike Okum Yoko Kumano, Kim Miskowicz, Todd Fiore and More: PURE Difference and… Read more »
OPEN SCREENING See fresh perspectives and formula shattering techniques in film and video art from the Bay Area and beyond! Open Screening accepts one hour of shorts every month on an open revolving basis. Live local bands open every show, and the refreshments are darn good. We have a few minutes open due to a… Read more »
OPEN SCREENING See fresh perspectives and formula shattering techniques in film and video art from the Bay Area and beyond! Open Screening accepts one hour of shorts every month on an open revolving basis. Live local bands open every show, and the refreshments are darn good. We have a few minutes open due to a… Read more »
CUNextTuesday Media is a new all-women’s media collective, collaborating on radical media for and about women. They are currently raising funds to benefit beginning and continued production of several documentaries, including one on women in prison, one on radical women in today’s political culture and one on the crisis inPalestine. tonight’s program: * Adbuster’s… Read more »
This special night will be a benefit for the Eviction DefenseCollaborative. Speakers from the EDC will be on hand as well as one of thecontributors to Boom. Learn what is currently going on in the struggle foraffordable housing and enjoy this historic and timeless feature-lengthwork by local producers – Whispered Media. Boom the Sound of… Read more »
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Thirty years ago, Americas lesbians and gays a largely closeted,fragmented and shunned community experienced a profound turning point. OnJune 27, 1969, in what is considered the birth of the modern gay civilrights movement, the homosexual, bisexual and transgendered patrons of theStonewall Bar in New York City spontaneously united and fought back againstchronic police… Read more »
A SUMMER OF CINEMA Benefit Series Starts tonight with the screening of “Reckless Claudia. A 1970s Mitchell brothers classic from the golden blue period of Deep throat fame. The pristine Melodrama 16mm.print was discovered by chance in the Mission. There will be a cartoon and real beef hot dogs offered along with vegetarian ones and chocolate dipped chilled… Read more »
Lee Krist and Sam Rypinski join us tonight to present the West Coast premiere of a new collaborative work, “Rocky Butte”. While using the hand processing and experimental color techniques for which Krist is well known, “Rocky Butte” distinguishes itself from previous work through the inclusion of formal editing, wrought by the hand of local… Read more »
At a time when the public is more concerned than ever about the health and environmental problems associated with large-scale factory farming, Peaceable Kingdom explores another angle of this unfolding story: the interconnected life journeys of farm animals, former farmers, and animal rescuers struggling against an out of control industrial system. Breaking generations of silence… Read more »
The Legend of Robert Beck/Sanitarium Cinema 10 min. DV, 2002 Brian Frye, Bradley Eros and Marie Losier Mutable Fire! 7 min. S8 -> video Bradley Eros (co-founder of the Robert Beck Memorial Cinema [RBMC] and 2004 Whitney Biennial participant) Bird, Bath and Beyond Featuring Mike Kuchar 10 min. (16mm -> video)… Read more »
See fresh perspectives and formula shattering techniques in film and videoart from the Bay Area and beyond! Open Screening accepts one hour ofshorts every month on an open revolving basis. Live local bands open everyshow, and the refreshments are darn good. FREE admission for exhibitors7pm: Door, Bar7:30: Live Music w/ Mia Mustari and Jonah Blumstein… Read more »
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Feature Film: Rosa Luxemburg, 1986 Germany/West Germany, Running time: 122 minutes In this informative and measured docudrama, director Margarethe von Trotta relates the life and times of Rosa Luxemburg. Von Trotta based her film on historical research and some of the more than 2,000 letters Rosa Luxemburg wrote during her active life. Luxemburg was a… Read more »
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Whispered Media presents ” Organisms Unite! “, an Xtra-special batch of fertile resistance films. Angelo’s Sacerdote’s “Fed Up!”, the Bay Area premiere of James Ficklin’s ” Whose Food? Our Food !”, and wild spores of shorts from around the organic globe. With biotech resistance in the Bay Area in full bloom , as www.ReclaimTheCommons.net mobilizes… Read more »
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This classic Cuban film centers on a love affair between two youth, and their struggle in the urban underground movement against dictator Fulgencio Batista in the late 1950s. Suspenseful and inspiring, it portrays the heroism of the Cuban youth and their sacrifices that brought the Revolution to fruition. 1987, 103 min, Color. Directed by Fernando… Read more »
The Itinerant Cinemascape is a traveling film show based on a call for submissions looking for “experimental landscape portraits, adventurous geographic excavations, lo-tech neighborhood dramas, local documentary excursions, and heady pshychogeographies.” In an attempt to negotiate the multi-layered meaning of “place” the evening’s program with examine the flora and fauna samplings of Melinda Stone’s Audience… Read more »
Tonight’s proceeds will be used to send Whispered Media to the RNC Protest in NYC in the Fall. Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election By Richard Ray Perez and Joan Sekler Synopsis: Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election is the riveting story about the battle for the Presidency in Florida and the undermining of democracy in America…. Read more »
Commemorating the on-going history of San Francisco’s media underground, the screening will chronicle work by early and contemporary members of this steadfast community including work by Luke Hones, Lise Swenson, Marshall Weber, Ant Farm, Eva König, Charles Gute, Kent Howie, Catherine Czacki and others. The screening supplements the work presented in issue #2 of the… Read more »
April 30, 2004 – 12:00 am
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Shonie De La Rosa is a Native American (Navajo) filmmaker and photographer who lives in Kayenta, Arizona. De La Rosa has shown work in the US and Europe. “I believe that my work shows the beauty as well as the ugliness of our land (Navajoland).” To view more of the artist’s work in film and… Read more »
April 30, 2004 – 12:00 am
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2 video installations. Opening reception Tuesday, April 6th, 7-9pm.
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ZAPATISTA!56 minA film from the front lines of the civil war inMexico. This is not the last gasp of guerrilla resistance in Latin America. What you see here is not Communism or Socialism or Anarchism. This is something you have never before in your life imagined
this is the truth ZAPATISTA! won First Place for… Read more »
1) I, An Actress This film was shot in ten minutes with four or five students of mine at the San Francisco Art Institute. It was to be a screen-test for a girl in the class. She wanted something to show producers of theatrical productions, as the girl was interested in an acting career. By… Read more »
See fresh perspectives and formula shattering techniques in film and videoart from the Bay Area and beyond! Open Screening accepts one hour ofshorts every month on an open revolving basis. Live local bands open everyshow, and the refreshments are darn good. FREE admission for exhibitors.Door, Bar: 7pmLive Local Music Preshow: 7:30pm w/ Grandpa Shig (http://mudang.4t.com)… Read more »
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In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. on the anniversary of his death, International ANSWER presents “At the River I Stand”, with a report on the life of MLK and his role in the anti-war movement Memphis, Spring 1968, marked the dramatic climax of the Civil Rights movement. At the River I Stand skillfully reconstructs the… Read more »
Jeffrey Moussaieff Massons latest book, The Pig Who Sang to the Moon, is a groundbreaking work that explores the emotional lives of pigs, cows, chickens, sheep, goats, and ducks. In both the book and its companion piece, this documentary, The Emotional World of Farm Animals, Masson learns about and develops relationships with animals most often… Read more »
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Celebrate the fecundity of Bay Area film and video at ATA’s Open Screening! FREE admission for exhibitors 7pm: Door, Bar 7:30pm: SUN of MERCURY, Live! http://www.sunofmercury.com 8pm: Projector rolls PROGRAM: “1953 Part II” by the Kafkaesque Skye Thorstenson “Al Keme”, a trailer for the film by Shonie de la Rosa “Video Voyeur”, obsession… Read more »
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» More images Celebrate the fecundity of Bay Area film and video at ATA’s Open Screening! FREE admission for exhibitors 7pm: Door, Bar 7:30pm: SUN of MERCURY, Live! http://www.sunofmercury.com 8pm: Projector rolls PROGRAM: 1953 Part II by the Kafkaesque Skye Thorstenson Al Keme, a trailer for the film by Shonie de la Rosa … Read more »
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DAVID MARTINEZ AND ROB ESHELMAN RECENTLY RETURNED FROM IRAQ, WHERE THEY WERE WORKING AS JOURNALISTS AND DOCUMENTARIANS. THEY WILL PRESENT PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEO FROM THE GROUND IN IRAQ, AS WELL AS ANSWER QUESTIONSAND DISCUSS THE SITUATION THERE. PROTHAP CHATTERJEE OF CORPWATCH WILL BE PRESENT AS WELL, TO DISCUSS HIS ONGOING RESEARCH INTO WAR PROFITEERING IN… Read more »
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Come celebrate International Women’s Day with a special screening of women’s films! The SF Bay Independent Media Center will be screening: Hip Hop Gurlz by Tamika Guishard Straight from New York, one girl decides to question the representation of women in hip-hop videos and culture. She takes her questions straight to the top in her… Read more »
Mute dictators. Talking nutcrackers. Wacky hijinks and high drama. Simply put, “Castro’s Castle” is an episodic fantasia that dares to ask, “What if a young, mute Fidel Castro moved to modern-day Los Angeles with only his talking nutcracker friends to help him?” Oh, and “What if the lead nutcracker, a psychotic-yet-endearing block of wood named… Read more »
January 30, 2004 – 8:00 pm
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» More images New video from gravity with a live soundtrack bySan Diego’s J9K [VinylCommunications records], soft noise/experimental soundscapes. Live performance by a local band Winfred E. Eye with former members of the bands Evergreen and Cars Get Crushed. Also, a screening of Gravity video 1 and the newly released Gravity video 2, Videos by… Read more »
January 23, 2004 – 8:00 pm
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» More images OPEN SCREENING Short Format Hour: 4th Fridays @ ATA See fresh perspectives and formula shattering techniques in filmand video art from the Bay Area and beyond! One hour of shorts are accepted monthly on an open revolving basis. Live local bands open every show,and the refreshments are darn good. FREE admission for… Read more »
January 17, 2004 – 8:00 pm
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Two fans of Jeff Krulick’s infamous “Parking Lot” series, seeing that comedian Carrot Top is scheduled to perform at a sizable metropolitan venue, are so overcome with morbid curiosity as to just who the hell would actually go out of their way to see such a thing (and plunk down over $30 for the privilege)… Read more »
January 16, 2004 – 8:00 pm
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» More images SF Indymedia presents: 1. “Lord of the Rings: The Twin Towers”, dir. by AnonymousRunning time: 12 min.The long-awaited sequel to the popular “Fellowship of theRing of Free Trade” has finally arrived! Twin Towers explores theunfolding story Bush Administration after Sept. 11th and its the so-called “War on Terrorism” that followed. 2…. Read more »
January 10, 2004 – 8:00 pm
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» More images TRASH FISH ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION is proud to present Paul Leni’s 1928 almost-a-masterpiece “The Man Who Laughs” accompanied by a newscore performed live by TFEC recording artists The Zag Men.Starring Conrad Veidt, the whey-faced Mary Philbin, and Madonnaimpersonator Olga Baclanova, The Man Who Laughs updates Victor Hugo’slittle-read melodrama L’Homme Qui Rit with a… Read more »
January 9, 2004 – 8:00 pm
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» More images From out of the blustery north east it’s…The Squall! Hurricanes of experimentation reined in with tactical lassoes. Yes, friends, familiar stories, cinematic gestures, and related miscellany are retrofit with alien viewpoints in this curious, and often hilarious selection of video shorts from the outer regions of NY. Including exciting sights from Jeremy… Read more »
