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  • FTA (F*** the Army)

    FTA

    Thurs. Apr. 2, 7:30pm
    A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition Film Showing & Discussion
    FTA (F*** the Army)

    The anti-war film that was banned for 35 years. Hear a report from ANSWER organizer and Vietnam vet, Bill Hackwell about GI resistance then and now.

    “FTA”, the documentary produced by and starring Jane Fonda, was the rare film which bluntly addressed the Vietnam War and the policies behind the U.S. involvement. The film was abruptly withdrawn after only one week in release and has never been made available for re-issue until recently. During 1971 and 1972, Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland led a quasi-USO tour called FTA that played in towns outside of U.S. military bases along the West Coast and throughout the Pacific. The audiences were primarily the men and women of the U.S. armed services, and during the tour Fonda and her company interviewed the various soldiers, sailors and marines regarding their thoughts on the Indochina slaughterhouse.

    The film’s true power comes in the frank comments from the servicemen and women who openly question the purpose and planning of the American involvement in Vietnam. 1972, 97 min.

  • MEDIA PRODUCTION FOR CELL PHONES AND SMALL DEVICES BOTH ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL: Archimedia

    Instructors are an internationally exhibited design/research team, Archimedia,(award winning filmmaker David Cox and media artist/writer Molly Hankwitz) offering an array of experimental workshops on the creative use of and exploration of mobile, portable and networked tools is being offered at ATA starting March 28th to June 20th. All courses run four hours, 1pm to 5pm and are held on Saturdays. Cost is $40.00 per workshop unless otherwise noted. Interested students are asked to bring their own equipment: laptop, cell phone, digital cameras and camcorders, gaming devices, electronic “toys”, power cords, batteries, etc. In the interests of appealing to those who do not own many gadgets but want to get started, some equipment may be provided or shared. All levels welcome! Bring tools you most want to work with. Wi fi enabled tools are encouraged and there is wi fi at ATA. Courses will be open until filled.

    Standard fees:
    $40 one class
    $60 two classes
    $80 three classes

    Registration is non refundable and is confirmed by advance payment in full by check or money order with a note or email stating your preferred classes and dates. Please include a list of what you intend to work with, and what you are interested in working on.

    Checks should be made out to: Molly Hankwitz/Archimedia and mailed to:
    3288 21st Street, #28, SF CA, 94110. Please no returned items.

    Questions? Drop an email with your information to archimedia.workshops@gmail.com. All classes are held at Artists Television Access, 992 Valencia Street, SF CA 94110. Confirm registration by email or check in mail to the above address. Note: ATA is not set up to take calls re: Archimedia workshops.

    Please contact us: archimedia.workshops@gmail.com
    or call at 415 401 5227, or 415 283 7757 (cells)

    Course dates may be subject to change.

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    UNTRAIN YOUR BRAIN – TAKE UP A TACTICAL MEDIA WORKSHOP!!!!

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    Saturday 3/28 and 5/16 — MEDIA PRODUCTION FOR CELL PHONES AND SMALL DEVICES BOTH ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL Learn to make mini movies using what you have – use old camcorders, old webcams, new phone cams, and other types of cameras to make films. Work around the limits of small screens, limited frame rates, limits of storage and battery time. Improvise tripods and other stabilization devices made from ordinary objects and learn production techniques for the small screen. Put your cell phone video into a form you can edit digitally. Bring your own tools or works in progress. $40 per student. Limited to 8 participants.

    Info: http://www.atasite.org/archimedia/

  • Pansy Division:

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    Undeniably one of the most important and influential gay music acts in the last twenty years, Pansy Division pioneered the “queercore” genre long before other gay musicians had the confidence to come out of the closet, and without major record label support or mainstream radio airplay.

    Using original and archive footage and covering over fifteen years as a group, Pansy Division: Life in a Gay Rock Band is a fast paced, intimate and humorous account of one of rock’s most fearless acts. From their first days in San Francisco’s underground music scene to a full-fledged stadium tour with Green Day and beyond, founding members Jon Ginoli and Chris Freeman overcome increasingly difficult line-up changes, prejudice and near-poverty to keep the band together and create music that has truly made a difference.

    The film also examines issues that faced the gay community in the 90’s, as well as the adversity one encounters simply by being oneself.

    Featuring interviews and appearances by Lookout Records founder Larry Livermore, Jessie “Luscious” Townley (The Criminals, Alternative Tentacles), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys, Alternative Tentacles), Rob Halford (Judas Priest) and Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day), Pansy Division: Life in a Gay Rock Band provides an essential history of a genre of alternative music that is only now beginning to be appreciated.