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  • Affects of Displacement,’ an evening of films with S. Smith Patrick

    Tonight screening is a celebration of the work of S. Smith Patrick both as filmmaker and director of the photography, she is a documentary filmmaker and photographer living in the Mission. Her work explores human rights and social issues, mostly as they affect women and children.
    Seeing Siem Reap (27 mins. 2015)
    A group of Cambodian street kids have a unique opportunity to participate in a photography and dance workshop, empowering them with creative expression, hope for an education and the chance for life off the streets of Siem Reap. Seeing Siem Reap explores the amalgam of ancient culture, poverty, global tourism and the power of creative expression through the lives of these children.
    Her Iran (6 mins.) Three Iranian women reflect on stereotypes Americans have about them. Recorded during the week that Shirin Ebadi became the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel prize.
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    Welcome to the Neighborhood , Dir: Pam Uzzell
    Director of Photography, S. Smith Patrick, 27 mins., 2018
    When artist Mildred Howard, daughter of legendary Berkeley activist Mable Howard, loses her South Berkeley home due to soaring rental prices, it costs Berkeley a piece of its history and its legacy. This story of an African American family illuminates both personal
    power to create possibilities in adversity, and the broader issue of gentrification and a housing crisis that threatens a community’s diversity.
    Filmmaker Bio: Pamela Uzzell is an award-winning documentary producer, director and editor. Her feature-length documentary, Unearthing the Dream, featured on Arkansas Public Television as part of their independent producer series, won Best Documentary at the Arkansas Black Independent Film Festival, as well as an Indie Award of Merit. A graduate of Brown University, with an MFA in Cinema from San Francisco State University, Uzzell has also worked on over twenty feature films in post-production, including Godfather III, Terminator 2, and Dead Poets’ Society. Uzzell is a member of the Bay Area Video Coalition, The San Francisco Film Society, and The Deep East Art Collective. Her new film, Welcome to the Neighborhood won the Grand Festival Award at the Berkeley Video Film Festival.

  • Periwinkle Cinema: The 90’s

    This March travel back to the 90’s with Periwinkle Cinema as we remember what life was like pre twitter, facebook and iPhone. Back when the simple act of handing out balloons to kids caused a stir. Meet the women who inspired baby Dykes of all ages and are working towards creating visibility with-in their community and the visibility of their community in the whole of society. Education and demonstration go hand in hand.

  • INFERNO TOWERING THE

    Gaze Film Series present:
    Please join us for the San Francisco premiere of INFERNO TOWERING THE, Anne McGuire’s stirring reedit of a Hollywood classic. Set in San Francisco 1974, this film is thick with A-list stars. The action moves forward from the end of the film until you find yourself at a beginning you have not seen yet. McGuire’s take on THE TOWERING INFERNO originally screened at the Elinor Bunin Theater at Lincoln Center in New York as part of the New York Film Festival’s Views from the Avant-Garde daily screening series in 2011. Come see OJ rescue a cat and share a joke with Fred Astaire as the horror unfolds in a reverse order that brings Jennifer Jones back to life right before your very eyes! (2011, 165mins, color, sound, from the artist)
    GAZE is a film series based out of Artists’ Television Access in San Francisco that prioritizes work by Women, Trans, Genderqueer, and Non-binary artists. GAZE promotes a feminist artistic expression and creates dialogue related to the influence of this powerful medium. We are one of the many bay-area platforms that showcases independent cinema.We look for original work that might be considered surreal, experimental, political, abstract, narrative, personal, documentary, or an other genre.