3/3/2023 – Canyon Cinema’s Cine-Espacios x ¡Viva el cine!
Posted February 21st, 2023 in Canyon Cinemazine, Co-Presentations, Events and Screenings
Canyon Cinema’s Cine-Espacios
Co-presented with CAFILM Education as part of ¡Viva el cine!
Friday, March 3, 2023 @ 7:30pm
Smith Rafael Film Center, San Rafael, CA
Program Info & Tickets: cfieducation.cafilm.org/viva/
In collaboration with CAFILM Education’s ¡Viva el cine! mini-festival taking place this March 2-4, Canyon Cinema presents a special glimpse of experimental cinema in Mexico. Previewing our forthcoming publication, Canyon Cinemazine #8: Cine-Espacios, this program brings together a selection of artist-made cinema filmed in Mexico across many decades; including films by Canyon Cinema co-founders Bruce Baillie and Chick Strand, recent works by CDMX-based Canyon members Elena Pardo and Azucena Losana, and more! A conversation with Cine-Espacios co-editor Walter Forsberg (via Zoom) and filmmaker Sergio Bátiz (in person) follows the screening.
Screening Line-up:
Valentin De Las Sierras by Bruce Baillie (1968, 10 min, 16mm)
Guacamole by Chick Strand (1976, 10 min, 16mm)
Don Fidencio by Sergio Bátiz (2001, 5 min, 16mm)
On the Line by Cathy Lee Crane (2010, 4 min, digital file)
Churubusco Inventory by Elena Pardo (2019, 7 min, digital file)
Tigre del Carbón by Azucena Losana (2022, 5 min, digital file)
About Canyon Cinemazine #8: Cine-Espacios
Co-edited by Walter Forsberg and Tzutzumatzin Soto, the forthcoming, 200+ page, bilingual issue of the Canyon Cinemazine gathers histories of Mexican cinema spaces, scene reports, love-letters to bygone movie palaces, and a rich assortment of filmic ephemera. With contributions from: Viviana Besné García, Ximena Cuevas, Walter Forsberg, Gelsen Gas, Rita González, Manu Guerrero, Brett Kashmere, Betty Kirk, Laboratorio Experimental de Cine, Jesse Lerner, Seth Mitter, Salvador Novo, Elena Pardo, Ezekiel Reyes, Isabel Rojas, Tzutzumatzin Soto, Nelly R. Tobón, Naomi Uman, Daniel Valdez Puertos, Aisel Wicab, Federico Windhausen, and many others! A special edition includes a separate dossier on Gelsen Gas’s 1968 movimiento pánico experimental feature film, ANTICLÍMAX, as well as an audio cassette soundtrack reissue of the film produced in collaboration with ZAP Cassettes.
About ¡Viva el cine!
During the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF), the ¡Viva el cine! initiative has been showcasing Latin American, Latinx, and Spanish-language stories for several years, connecting audiences with a diversity of cultures, identities, and histories explored through the magic of cinema. ¡Viva el cine! x Education is the inaugural year-round expansion of this initiative, with a free three-day event presented by CAFILM Education from Thursday, March 2 to Saturday, March 4. CAFILM Education has presented free education programs to Bay Area schools for more than 30 years, welcoming thousands of students to view new films and meet filmmakers from around the world. We strive to celebrate Latinx stories year-round by continuing our bilingual programming, diversifying CAFILM Education’s programs for Spanish-speaking communities, and nurturing partnerships with local organizations. This year‘s programming highlights films that are borderless in place, language, and future.
¡Viva el cine! es una iniciativa de MVFF que celebra historias latinoamericanas, latines y en español, conectando a las audiencias con una diversidad de culturas, identidades e historias exploradas a través de la magia del cine. ¡Viva el cine! x Educación es la expansión inaugural de esta iniciativa con un evento de tres días empezando el Jueves 3 de Marzo al Sábado 4 de Marzo. CAFILM Educación ofrece programas educativos gratuitos para escuelas del Área de la Bahía. Por más de treinta años, hemos recibido millones de estudiantes para ver nuevas películas y conocer cineastas de todas partes del mundo. Buscamos celebrar historias latines durante todo el año, seguir fomentando programación bilingüe y diversificar nuestros programas educativos para la comunidad Latine. Este año nos enfocamos en narrativas sin fronteras en lugar, lenguaje y espacio.
