» 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 »
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 »