HOWDY FOLKS! Gather ‘round for an evening of FOLK CINEMA! From deconstructions of ubiquitous midwestern idols to reminiscences on vanishing urban landscapes to hilarious retellings of train-hopping trips trips gone horribly wrong, the films presented tonight are observational portraits of the people, tall-tales, and (mis)adventures that exist on the periphery of American fantasy. NIK NERBERN’S “IN THE SHADOW OF PAUL BUNYAN” exposes the bigger-than-life Depression-era symbol of industrial pride for the history-erasing blockade that it is, while GRETA SNIDER’S “PORTLAND” recounts a ‘90s punk-era odyssey of a failed (but comical) escapade from SF to Portland by freight, Also along with us for the ride is …
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Counterflicks: A Night of Folk Cinema!
A Night of Folk Cinema!
HOWDY FOLKS! Gather ‘round for an evening of FOLK CINEMA! From deconstructions of ubiquitous midwestern idols to reminiscences on vanishing urban landscapes to hilarious retellings of train-hopping trips trips gone horribly wrong, the films presented tonight are observational portraits of the people, tall-tales, and (mis)adventures that exist on the periphery of American fantasy. NIK NERBERN’S “IN THE SHADOW OF PAUL BUNYAN” exposes the bigger-than-life Depression-era symbol of industrial pride for the history-erasing blockade that it is, while GRETA SNIDER’S “PORTLAND” recounts a ‘90s punk-era odyssey of a failed (but comical) escapade from SF to Portland by freight, Also along with us for the ride is …
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Counterflicks: An evening with KATE MCCABE
Kate Mccabe In Person!
Join us in welcoming Joshua Tree-based filmmaker KATE MCCABE to San Francisco tonight! Artist, filmmaker, photographer and writer, KATE’S films explore our relationship with LANDSCAPE, TIME, and our connections to cultures both future and vanished. Using TIME-LAPSE, ABSTRACTION, ANIMATION and other techniques, Kate’s eclectic body of work responds to tragedies, celebrates friends, meditates on landscapes—more often than not the sublime beauty of her beloved Joshua Tree desert home—and specters of dark pasts long gone but still eerily felt. A graduate of CALARTS, Kate has taught film at UC SAN DIEGO and CALARTS, and her experimental films have screened all over the world. Tonight’s screening includes her series “TWILIGHT WORLDS,” “MILK AND HONEY,” PORTRAITS (on 16mm) and the San Francisco premiere of her latest film, “KNOWN UNKNOWNS,” Kate’s testament to hope and new beginnings in the wake of the COVID pandemic.