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Archive for July, 2009

60’s FREE JAZZ REVOLT!!

An evening of free-form music based moving picture works by local filmmakers Thad Povey, Randylee Sutherland, Doug Katelus, Rock Ross, plus rare clips from the 60’s Jazz scene and more!! Followed by heavy swinging free jazz sets from THE eASTERN sEABOARD from NYC and a local trio headed by Randylee Sutherland..  plus musical performances from:–… Read more »

Before the Concrete Set

by: Iam Momsen

Before the Concrete Set

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EN graduated from The University of Vermont in 2000 and has since been steadily making artwork all over the world. His paintings are expressions of cause and effect, concentrating on harmony and balance to convey themes of Philosophical Naturalism. His current work focuses on species endemic to California, particularly the San Francisco Bay area, and how… Read more »

Invasion of the Thunderbolt Pagoda + Paradise Now

Invasion of the...

Take an alchemical journey with Ira Cohen’s Invasion of the Thunderbolt Pagoda, a mythosphere-filtered-through-Mylar worthy of  Kenneth Anger’s most lysergic moments, with ritual music provided by ex-Velvet Undergrounder Angus Maclise. Also on the program is Marty Topp’s Paradise Now: The Living Theatre in Amerika. “Life, revolution and theater are three words for the same thing:  an unconditional NO to… Read more »

Faust: Nobody Knows if It Ever Happened + Krautrock smorgasbord

Faust

A striking document of the 90’s reunion of legendary Krautrock band Faust, captured live in all their post-industrial glory at the legendary 1996 Faust Garage concert.  Program will also feature rare performance footage & interviews from the giants of Krautrock: Kraftwerk, Neu, Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, & many more.

From Coalinga To Osaka — Faxed Head: Live in Japan 1995

Faxed Head

From Coalinga To Osaka — Faxed Head: Live in Japan 1995 Beautifully shot on three cameras during Faxed Head’s improbable 1995 tour of Japan, From Coalinga To Osaka documents the pride of Coalinga, CA in all their self-handicapped, brain-damaged glory. Live footage of the self-proclaimed “desk metal” quartet is interspersed with baffling but authentic footage… Read more »

JACK CURTIS DUBOWSKY ENSEMBLE

Jack Curtis

The Jack Curtis Dubowsky Ensemble, a groundbreaking new music ensemble led by classical and film composer Jack Curtis Dubowsky, performs live musical soundtracks to experimental films including underground classics by John and James Whitney, and new works by Jeffery Cravath, Phil Maxwell (UK), Hazuan Hashim (UK), Ben Coopersmith (NYC), and Samara Halperin. The Jack Curtis… Read more »

Wholphin Sneak Preview 9

Join us for a sneak preview of the upcoming Wholphin No 9 on Saturday, July 11th at ATA. The screening will include Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega’s riveting, Academy Award-nominated documentary, La Corona, about a beauty pageant in a Columbian women’s prison, this year’s Cannes Jury Award winner, Julius Avery’s Jerrycan, a stunning French animation… Read more »

Wholphin

Join us for a sneak preview of the upcoming Wholphin No 9 on Saturday, July 11th at ATA. The screening will include Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega’s riveting, Academy Award-nominated documentary, La Corona, about a beauty pageant in a Columbian women’s prison, this year’s Cannes Jury Award winner, Julius Avery’s Jerrycan, a stunning French animation… Read more »

Los Angeles as a Character

LA as

This evening’s screening of 14 shorts features experimental, narrative, and documentary films and videos that use the city of Los Angeles in overtly narrative or thematic roles, thereby allowing the city to serve not only as the setting, but as a protagonist as well. Charles Doran, the program’s curator, presents the LA premiere of his… Read more »

A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition Screening

Viva

Cuban director Juan Carlos Cremata’s film tells the story of a young girl who runs away from home because her mother plans to leave Cuba and she doesn’t want to go. Malu is from a priveleged family and her single mother does not want her to play with Jorgito, as she thinks his background coarse… Read more »