On the occasion of the publication of Maya Deren: Choreographed for Camera (2022; St. Lucy Books) San Francisco Cinematheque and Gray Area welcome Deren biographer Mark Alice Durant who will appear in person to discuss this book and present three films by Deren: Meshes of the Afternoon (1943), At Land (1944) and Ritual in Transfigured Time (1946).  

The British film magazine Afterimage (1970-87) was founded more than 50 years ago, in a very different time to our own – one of radical new directions in international cinema and its accompanying manifestos.Over 13 irregularly published issues, each dedicated to a particular theme or filmmaker, a constant for Afterimage was its partisan position devoted to the avant-garde, to a radical cinema understood both aesthetically and politically. Early issues promoted the political cinema exemplified by the Godard of the Dziga Vertov Group and by the films of Straub-Huillet.

June 21 
Urban Landscapes in Jack Kerouac Alley, 255 Columbus Ave
8pm Free

Films

• Notes on the Port of St. Francis by Frank Stauffacher
• Pussies from Outer Space by Nancy Gaglio
• In the Course of Human Events by Dominic Angerame
• Philly Streets March 2023 by  Mai Lewis. 

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For the instant glance and seasonal view: Recent films of Chris H. Lynn and workshop

Chris H Lynn will present 3 new super 8 films from the  Journal  of  Drifting Hours Series  and selections of his most recent work-A Season Close to Mountains and Atlantic Views.

He will lead a workshop  on various methods of audiovisual recording while  in the field. Participants will  also be invited to develop their  own ideas and share their creative process.