Author: Fara

 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.

Join us for the Culmination of the San Francisco Art Institute’s 2016 Spring Semester Intro to Film Class taught by K.Laitala

 Group Projects include Sleepy Doorknob, a hybrid hand painted extravaganza,  a hand-painted Cinegram Film, finished and screened in glorious 16mm as well as Individual student projects by:

Maurice Ballesteros

Isaac Benavides

Gabriel Peguero Damian

Galeana Fraiz

Syd Leonard

Caroline Maxwell

Danniyar Murzhanov

Olivia Nevins- Carbins

Matty Powell

Bojana Rankovic

Ellen Qiu

Emily Zook

ATA’s Open Screening is the only monthly open submissions screening in the Bay Area. Get your work out there!

The first Thursday of every month we have an Open Screening. An Open Screening is where we invite local filmmakers to show their short subject films (under 15 mins.). It is a free event and you can either screen a film or just be a member of the audience. Either way it is FREE. It is a great place to network, if you are a filmmaker, crew member, actor or a fan of local films. Please let us know if you would like to screen something. We love films and would love to see yours.

Submissions: Label all tapes w/ name, contact, title and length. Mail to: Open Screening, 992 Valencia, SF, 94110.  1-2 weeks advance submissions strongly recommended. If not, just walk in before the show. Maximum length: 15 min. Formats: Digital File (PC or Mac),  DVD, miniDV/DV-cam, VHS, beta, 8mm and 16mm. For 8mm and 16mm films give us advance notice.

Door opens at 7:30 pm