Rudnick and Ross’s thesis film from SFAI, in Rock’s words “A sampler that using every technique, film stock, and piece of film equipment that we encountered.” The film is a near anarchic film, touching on everything from TV Weather broadcasts, westerns, sitcoms and even hollywood itself!
Nearly hallucinogenic television insanity…. on 16mm film-by Michael Rudnick and Rock Ross (1976, 45min)
“Jezus: El Teror!”
Agents of Satan Beware! The son of God returns to preach the virtues of acceptance, but instead finds himself “Patriot Acted” and behind bars in Guantanamo Bay. The only way out is through Vengeance! Satire! Camp Comedy! Bad Takes! Bible Jokes! Cock Humor! Laser Fights! Jezus and God! starring- Jason Downs and Stephen Pawley- by Ian Phillips Enggasser (2005, 25min)
“Death Wish 6 : The Eviction”
Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) aka the Vigilante was driven to take on the punks in New York City after the rape of his daughter and death of his dear Wife. Forced to take on the punks in Los Angeles after the death of his daughter by their evil hands. Took on the punks in Chicago…. But now trying to live a quiet life in San Francisco Kersey is once again attacked on all fronts from a new kind of lawless thieves…. landlords the tech movement. No one messes with the Vigilante! – by Douglas Katelus (2014, 4min)
—-Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 6:00 pm “POOP IS ART AND VICE VERSA” (opening) “POOP IS ART AND VICE VERSA” is an exhibition featuring the latest works by internationally uncelebrated artists, Guillermo Sanchez and Rafael Saenz, founders of IPoopYou.com. The exhibition will be a prolific assortment of paintings, small photographs, fashion designs, and a site-specific installation. Many parts of the pieces use as a medium real animal POOP that has been carefully hand picked from local farms in the bay area and converted into (f)ART. http://www.atasite.org/2014/08/poop-is-art-and-vice-versa-opening/ —–
——Thursday, August 7, 2014, 8:00 am OpenScreening 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. FREE admission for contributing artists. Not a filmmaker? Come and hang out with us anyway. Enjoy the atmosphere, the art, the movies, the people. http://www.atasite.org/2013/11/openscreening-90/
—– Friday, August 8, 2014, 8:00 pm, $7 Dr. Hawaii & Jezus: El Teror! & Death Wish 6: The Eviction An Evening of three films: “Dr. Hawaii” (Michael Rudnick and Rock Ross 1976, 45min), “Jezus: El Teror!” (Phillips Enggasser 2005, 25min), and, “Death Wish 6 : The Eviction” ( Douglas Katelus 2014, 4min). http://www.atasite.org/2014/08/dr-hawaii-jezus-el-teror-death-wish-6-the-evictio n/
—– Saturday, August 9, 2014, 7:30 pm Southern Lights: Films by Pablo Marin SF Cinematheque presents : Pablo Marin In Person A prominent figure in the burgeoning filmmaking scene of Argentina, Pablo Marin appears in person from Buenos Aires to present a screening of his personal, lyrical Super-8 films, which—in the traditions of Narcisa Hirsch, Claudio Caldini and Marie Louise Alemann—bring “a structural/formal concern into the realm of autobiographical/intimate cinema” and demonstrate a dazzling proficiency at in-camera composition superimposition. Films to screen include Resistfilm, a complex medley of elaborate superimposed homages to early avant-garde landmarks and wild landscapes of the 21st Century; Denkbilder, an international travelogue fusing Buenos Aires and Berlin, and other travelogues Diario Colorado, Carta austral (“a dark map of southern introspection”);1640, “a lightning landscape”; and other films including xoxo, 4×4 and the complete Untitled Trilogy. http://www.atasite.org/2014/08/southern-lights-films-by-pablo-marin/
Southern Lights: films by Pablo Morin
—– GAZE: CALL FOR ENTRIES: GAZE is a film series dedicated to screening independent film and video made by women. GAZE promotes women’s artistic expression and creates dialogue related to the influence of this powerful medium. All formats and lengths are accepted, and there is no submission fee. Submission instructions are athttp://gazefilmseries.wordpress.com Please email gaze@atasite.org if you have any questions.
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Your contribution will help us continue our efforts to provide an accessible screening venue and gallery for the exhibition of programmed and guest-curated screenings, exhibitions, performances, and events. http://www.atasite.org/donate/
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—– ABOUT ATA 2014 is ATA’s 30th Anniversary!! Artists’ Television Access is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) artist-run screening venue and gallery located in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District. ATA is supported in part by Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund, The Tamaas Foundation, individuals members, donors and volunteers. How to Reach Us: Artists’ Television Access 992 Valencia Street (at 21st) San Francisco, CA 94110 (415) 824-3890 ata@atasite.org Directions: Take Bart to 24th Street Mission. Walk 1 block east to Valencia and 3 blocks north. ATA is located between 21st and 20th Streets
Since the olden days, folks lucky enough to know about the OpenScreening on the first Thursday of each month have been receiving prizes. Yep, not only the gift of amazin’ movies made by yokels local and far-flung too, but actual prizes!!
So after y’all fill up on free wine n’ cheeses at them art galleries that are still left, hop on over to ATA’s OpenScreening the first Thursday night of each month. Iffin you bring a movie of your own makin’ come on in fer free. Otherwise it’s a triflin’ $5, why that’s almost nuthin!
Use the rest of the money you saved to help ATA git a new-fangled projector and speakers and all the trimmins needed to show shiny new movies and media. Do it now and yer money’ll be doubled, thanks to a challenge grant from the San Francisco’s Voluntary Arts Contribution Fund (VACF) to help us cover the costs of needed equipment and upgrades (thank you, Citizens of San Francisco!). There’s a hurdle: we have to raise matching funds first in order to get the VACF funds.
