Co-Presentations

1. 

   Michael Wallin, Outside In @ SFMOMA, June 7, 2026

   Posted May 5th, 2026 in Announcements, Co-Presentations, Events and Screenings, News / Events
   

   Michael Wallin, Outside In 2pm Sunday, June 7, 2026 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Floor 1, Phyllis Wattis Theater Co-presented by Canyon Cinema Free with RSVP Related Exhibition: People Make This Place: SFAI Stories Join us as we celebrate the work of longtime Canyon Cinema artist member Michael Wallin (1948-2016). A stalwart figure of the […]

   Read more »

2. 

   Reflections from a Cinematic Cesspool: George’s Sphere @ SFMOMA, May 2, 2026

   Posted April 27th, 2026 in Announcements, Co-Presentations, Events and Screenings, News / Events
   

   Reflections from a Cinematic Cesspool: George’s Sphere 2pm Saturday, May 2, 2026 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Floor 1, Phyllis Wattis Theater Free with RSVP Curator Andrew Lampert in attendance! Related Exhibition: People Make This Place: SFAI Stories Co-presented by Canyon Cinema Join us for two screenings from the prodigal twin brothers of underground cinema, George and […]

   Read more »

3. 

   Flow State: a reflection on film inspection and archiving @ Shapeshifters Cinema, April 12, 2026

   Posted April 2nd, 2026 in Announcements, Co-Presentations, Events and Screenings, News / Events
   

   Flow State: a reflection on film inspection and archiving 7pm Sunday, April 12 Shapeshifters Cinema, Oakland Co-presented by Canyon Cinema Hosted by Autumn Armstrong Admission: $12 General / Discount for Friends of Canyon & Shapeshifters Members Event tickets here Flow State is a celebration of film inspection and archival work. Film archivist and library assistant Autumn Armstrong has curated this program […]

   Read more »

4. 

   Canyon Cinema presents Single Spark Film: We Are the Palestinian People, April 14, 2026

   Posted March 24th, 2026 in Announcements, Canyon at The Roxie, Co-Presentations, Events and Screenings, News / Events
   

   Single Spark Film: We Are the Palestinian People 6:30pm Tuesday, April 14 The Roxie Theater, San Francisco Presented by Canyon Cinema Admission: $15 General / $12 Friends of Canyon Members Event tickets here Canyon at The Roxie returns with a look at the timely activist cinema of Single Spark Film. Emerging from the San Francisco-based […]

   Read more »

5. 

   An Evening with Sky Hopinka @ Slash, April 4, 2026

   Posted March 17th, 2026 in Announcements, Co-Presentations, Events and Screenings, News / Events
   

   An Evening with Sky Hopinka 7pm Saturday, April 4 Slash, 1150 25th St, Building B, San Francisco Co-presented by Canyon Cinema, Slash, and San Francisco Cinematheque Free event with limited capacity Register here (registration not required but appreciated) Slash’s exhibition Sonic Transmissions (January 10 – April 18, 2026) explores and highlights the sonic aspects of Sky Hopinka’s artistic practice. […]

   Read more »

6. 

   Now Available: Four New Films by Toney W. Merritt

   Posted March 9th, 2026 in Announcements, Co-Presentations, New Acquisitions, New Digital Files, News / Events
   

   Laurette At 100: Four Sketches For My Mother (2025, 30 minutes, color, sound, digital file) Composer Lenny Carlson wrote four musical sketches dedicated to the memory of his mother, Laurette Carlson Boarman (1922-2024). The sketches were performed by members of the AURIO Trio, Rufus Olivier, Jr. – Bassoon, Zachariah Spellman – Tuba, and Karen Hutchinson […]

   Read more »

7. 

   The Refracted City: New Films by Mark Street @ Shapeshifters Cinema, March 13, 2026

   Posted February 18th, 2026 in Announcements, Co-Presentations, Events and Screenings, News / Events
   

   The Refracted City: New Films by Mark Street 7pm Friday, March 13, 2026 Shapeshifters Cinema, Oakland Co-presented by Canyon Cinema Admission: $14 General / Discount for Friends of Canyon & Shapeshifters Members Event tickets here NYC-based filmmaker Mark Street presents a program of recent short films rooted in the tradition of street photography. These films toggle between representation and abstraction […]

   Read more »

8. 

   Visions of Unearthly Splendor with Stephen Kaltenbach and Jordan Stein @ SFMOMA, Jan 22, 2026

   Posted January 8th, 2026 in Announcements, Co-Presentations, Events and Screenings, News / Events
   

   Visions of Unearthly Splendor with Stephen Kaltenbach and Jordan Stein6pm Thursday, January 22, 2026San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Free with RSVP Related Exhibition: People Make This Place: SFAI Stories Experience an evening of otherworldly, enchanting, and psychedelic California film and video works inspired by Stephen Kaltenbach: Portrait of My Father, a new publication by San Francisco curator […]

   Read more »

9. 

   Announcing Cine-Gastronomy: A cinematic culinary soirée and holiday gathering at 500 Capp Street, Dec 6

   Posted November 10th, 2025 in Announcements, Co-Presentations, Events and Screenings, News / Events
   

   Cine-Gastronomy: An Evening of Taste, Tones, and Moving Images 5–8pm Saturday, December 6, 2025 500 Capp Street, San Francisco Event tickets here Cine-Gastronomy brings together Bay Area artists and filmmakers for a sensorial evening hosted by 500 Capp Street, Canyon Cinema, and Southern Exposure, celebrating experimental cinema, culinary imagination, and performance. Guests will experience a breathtaking live performance by Roco Córdova and an […]

   Read more »

10. 

    Call to Action: The Film-Makers’ Cooperative and Canyon Cinema present Films for Freedom

    Posted October 31st, 2025 in Announcements, Co-Presentations, Events and Screenings, News / Events
    

    Please join The Film-Makers’ Cooperative and Canyon Cinema in support of Fall of Freedom – an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation. This fall, our two organizations are reaching out together to the experimental film and media community to be part of a nationwide wave […]

    Read more »