"Fall invariably brings new energy to the local film programming calendar, and this week provides an apt start to the season, with at least four events and series kicking off. The shortest-term such is the annual Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema, which primarily takes place Thu/4-Sat/6. On Fri/5, there's a Film Crawl on Mission amongst four indoor venues, each presented by a different institutional partner, including the SF Dance and Queer film fests."
"Rapidly approaching its 40th year is Other Cinema, whose founder Craig Baldwin will bse launching another fall season this Sat/6 with a combination book launch party and "Archive Fever" show. Among the latter's "16mm anomalies" will be two industrial cinema chestnuts: 1953's Treasures in a Garbage Can, a UCLA production highlighting how that city's Department of Sanitation makes sure "nothing is wasted" from your household discards. Also at Other Cinema is Because We Care, a mid-'70s promo for Oscar Mayer that features umpteen swinging renditions of that "I wish I was an OM wiener" jingle, glimpses of "advanced meat processing" along the "hot dog highway," and the bewildering message that somehow this company is all about "friendship, harmony, and enthusiasm.""
Fall brings renewed local film programming with at least four events starting Thu/4-Sat/6. Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema runs primarily Thu/4-Sat/6. Fri/5 features a Film Crawl on Mission across four indoor venues presented by different institutional partners, including the SF Dance and Queer film fests. Fri/5 also hosts Film Crawl On Cortland showcasing diverse shorts. Sat/6's Under the Stars in Precita Park offers a two-part al fresco bill spanning documentary, narrative, animation, experimental, and other genres. All evening events prioritize local filmmakers, with a 22nd season finale evening scheduled in October (date TBA).
Read at 48 hills
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]