Naco es Chido is the brainchild of Sergio and Yareli Arau, a mockumentary on the epic return of Botellita de Jerez. Directed by Sergio Arau, the film tells the story of Botellita de Jerez, who disappeared along with their new record after a fist fight. 20 years later, the infamous missing recordings are found in… Read more »
Lim creates sculptural photographs that explore the mechanics of perception and the ways the mind distorts and obscures raw visual information to conceptualize the world. Her work seeks to draw attention to this mediated experience. With this installation, Lim has used as a sample case study the saga of JT LeRoy, homeless youth turned author,… Read more »
3rd i puts on its queer eye again this summer! Join us for a weekend of films and performances celebrating LGBT stories from contemporary Sri Lanka to ancient India. Flying with One Wing; Asoka Handagama (Sri Lanka, 2002, 81mins) In anticipation of a focus on Sri Lanka at our annual festival this November, 3rd i’s… Read more »
Everyone experiences the world differently. Sights, sounds, and feelings are processed by theconscious mind and are then followed by internal thoughts and reactions. The quality of these conscious experiences and how the brain processes them is a phenomenonthat remains one of the greatest mysteries in science. “Dimensions brings together local and international artists to share… Read more »
While famed director Nichols Ray worked on his “experimental” film with students at SUNY COLLEGE in Binghamtom, N.Y., local upstart David Michalak worked on his own feature, paying tribute to shadowy German expressionism, silent movies and the serials of the 1920s. It is a story of a kind-hearted man who turns to cruelty when his lover dies… Read more »
Improvised sound and 16mm film from Lucio Menegon‘s Strangelet [with Valerie Kuehne, Paul Pinto and Jeffrey Young (NY), Suki O’Kane and Michael Zelner with films by Alfonso Alvarez] and Brale.co [Bruce Anderson, Dale Sophiea, Gregory Hagan and Nico Sophiea with films by Lorin Murphy] And then the story behind them: Local filmmakers and musicians convene… Read more »
Co-presented by Cinema Speakeasy http://cinemaspeakeasy.com/sf/ The Writer wanders the streets in a search for belonging and a chance to get his work published. All the while he is fast losing his grip on reality. A chance encounter with a woman while he wanders the streets homeless gives him hope for a better outcome in his… Read more »
A program of short films selected by NYC artist-curator Billy Miller* Featuring: Safari (2008), by: Catherine Chalmers Photographer Catherine Chalmers (who may be best known in biology circles for her portraits of genetically modified mice) goes beyond brutal accuracy in her animal photography. In Safari, the artist straddles the border between the real and the… Read more »
ATA’s openscreening is the only monthly open submissions screening in the Bay Ar ea.Get your work out there! Get feedback! Or just come and take it all in! One hour of shorts are accepted monthly on an open revolving basis, anything goes with the screened work, and the refreshments are pretty good too. $5, FREE… Read more »