Cinema
Our intimate, 40-seat cinema is able to host a range of performances and events by contemporary artists working in film, video, sound, music, multimedia and performance. Along with screenings and performances, you will also find workshops, salons, artist talks and lectures. Our focus is primarily on experimental and artist-made.
Upcoming Programs & Events
Nontoxic Cameraless Filmmaking: Phytograms and Other Interventions
Instructor: Greta Snider
Sunday, October 25, 2020
1:00-4:00pm
Meeting via live video
In this workshop led by filmmaker and educator Greta Snider, we will experiment with plants and other materials printed directly onto film, in a relatively uncomplicated, daylight process using nontoxic developer and fixer, 35mm film and re-usable gloves.
Live from Shapeshifters: Wayne Grim & Phoebe Tooke
Sunday, October 25, 2020
7:00-8:00pm
Live broadcast via our streaming channel
In Decline, by Wayne Grim and Phoebe Tooke is an investigation of space and the physical nature of abandonment. The performance will move through three distinct movements: wreckage, estates, and steady states. Audio-visual tropes, conspicuous constructions, and subconscious arguments with oneself will be your guide. Viewers are invited to watch this by tuning in on October 25th from 7-8pm to watch the livestream.
Live from Shapeshifters: Lori Varga, Dennis Keefe & Kit Young
Sunday, November 1, 2020
7:00-8:00pm
Live broadcast via our streaming channel
Paying homage to the historic Vortex Planetarium sessions of 1959, Bay Area artists Lori Varga, Dennis Keefe and Kit Young will combine their massive arsenal of A/V systems to perform three distinct pieces celebrating the art of synesthesia. Pairing early electronic soundscapes with modular and semi-modular visual systems made from 16mm film projectors, vintage lumia equipment + state of the art digital and hand-built A/V systems, the trio will forge new pathways into alternate realities sculpted from cosmic light and sound in five dimensions! Viewers are invited to watch this by tuning in on November 1st from 7-8pm to watch the livestream.
