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  • OC: VINYL RITES1

    CHRIS WILCHA IN PERSON with FLIPSIDE +

    Here’s the NorCal feature premiere from a true indy maker who finally broke out of the LA regime to tell his (our) story–that of neighborhood record-stores and the sub-cultural magick that surrounded them. Wilcha‘s tragicomic tale of returning to the New Jersey bastion of dangerous music and weirdness—where he worked as a youth before tearing off west for CalArts–reveals a sorry-ass storefront that has fallen into decay and behind the times. His quest to re-capture the special sensibilities of the 70s and 80s eventually expands into an quasi-autobiographical evocation of other unfinished personal obsessions from that same formative period. Ultimately evolving into project-based encounters with later pals Judd Apatow and Ira Cohen, these true stories cohere into a moving meditation on music, work, and the sacrifices made carving out a creative life on the margins of Hollywood. Plus Russ Forster‘s Califone turntablism $10

  • The Zest Film Fest

    The Zest Film Fest is a Bay Area event that showcases short films by BIPOC filmmakers. The festival also encourages filmmakers to enter short films about water. 

    About the festival
    • The festival highlights filmmakers who are BIPOC in the Bay Area 
    • Individuals and groups of any age are invited to produce and enter a short film of 3 minutes with the subject of “water” as its central premise.
    • $10 at the door
    • Masks required

  • OpenScreening

    ATA’s free community film/video show welcomes short format work or (15 min or less) from all genres. An open forum for independent filmmakers to show their work, we hold screenings the first Thursday of the month at 8:00 pm. Entries must be received by 7:00 pm on show night, cued and labeled, to be considered. Space is limited!

    Submissions: To submit a digital file, email openscreening@atasite.org with the title “Open screening”. For physical media, label all tapes with name, contact info, title, and length, and mail to: Open Screening, 992 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110. 1–2 weeks advance submissions 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, 8 mm, and 16 mm. For 8 mm and 16 mm films give us advance notice.

    Doors at 7:30 pm, show at 8:00 pm, FREE