News / Events

1. Now available: Lynne Sachs’ A Month of Single Frames

   Posted April 2nd, 2020 in Announcements, New Acquisitions, New Films, News / Events
   

   Lynne Sachs makes films, installations, performances and web projects that explore the intricate relationship between personal observations and broader historical experiences by weaving together poetry, collage, painting, politics and layered sound design. With more than 30 titles in distribution at Canyon Cinema, this latest work is one of a number of posthumous collaborations between filmmaker […]

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   Now available on DVD – Mad Dance: A Mental Health Film Trilogy by Ken Paul Rosenthal

   Posted April 1st, 2020 in Announcements, New Acquisitions, New DVDs, News / Events
   

   Ken Paul Rosenthal‘s recent films explore the geography of madness through natural and urban landscapes. These films re-envision the way we think, speak, and feel about emotional distress and wellness in today’s chaotic world by connecting the fissures and fault lines of human nature to the unstable topography and mercurial weather patterns of the San […]

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   Canyon Cinema COVID-19 Update

   Posted March 31st, 2020 in Announcements, News / Events
   

   Following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health officials to contain the spread of COVID-19, and in compliance with the “shelter in place” order issued by the City of San Francisco, Canyon Cinema’s staff is primarily working from home. If you need to contact Canyon Cinema, please do so […]

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   Support Canyon Cinema with a Prepaid Account

   Posted March 31st, 2020 in Announcements, News / Events
   

   Like many smaller arts organizations, Canyon Cinema has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past few weeks, we have suffered an onslaught of booking cancellations as film classes go online or are outright suspended. Though all of us at Canyon are healthy and pursuing appropriate safety measures, the film rentals are what […]

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   Digital and Streaming Access

   Posted March 31st, 2020 in Announcements, News / Events
   

   In response to demand for digital access to Canyon Cinema’s catalog as teaching and film exhibition move online, we are now providing digital file and/or streaming video links to over 850 works from our catalog. There are two ways to discover available titles: 1. Use advanced search function filtered by “digital file”2. Browse our Canyon […]

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6. Now available: two new films from Lawrence Jordan

   Posted March 30th, 2020 in Announcements, New Acquisitions, New Films, News / Events
   

   We are pleased to announce the two latest works from filmmaker and artist Lawrence Jordan. Delirium | 2018 | color | sound | 16mm and digital file There is a hint of an under water circus, and many of the performers are acrobats. The sea water, if that’s what it is, is yellowish brown. A […]

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   Now available: New digital works from Henry Hills

   Posted March 9th, 2020 in Announcements, New Acquisitions, New Films, News / Events
   

   Henry Hills has made over two dozen short experimental films, videos & digital works since 1975. His dense and intensely rhythmic compositions, which seek abstraction within sharply-focused naturalistic imagery, the eternal in the temporal & the ethereal within the mundane, promote an active attentiveness through a relentlessly concentrated montage. The Falls (2019 | 7 minutes | COLOR | SOUND)A […]

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8. Now available: three new prints from Ernie Gehr

   Posted March 9th, 2020 in Announcements, New Acquisitions, New Films, News / Events
   

   An essential filmmaker of the avant-garde, Ernie Gehr has worked continuously for over 50 years, crafting hypnotic and perception-shifting studies of the familiar. Within his films, observational studies of cities and land take on magical qualities through which streets and buildings reveal unexpected phenomena. Whether using film or digital video, working with abstract or representational […]

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   POSTPONED – Experimental Filmmaking and the Motion Picture Camera, screening and book party with author Joel Schlemowitz

   Posted March 9th, 2020 in Events and Screenings, News / Events
   

   Book Party and Screening for Experimental Filmmaking and the Motion Picture Camera, with author Joel Schlemowitz Thursday, March 19th, 2020 – 7:30pm – POSTPONED TO A FUTURE DATE. Artists’ Television Access – 992 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 Tickets – $7 – $10 sliding scale Co-presented with San Francisco Cinematheque Visit our Facebook Event Page Experimental […]

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    Staffing Changes at Canyon Cinema

    Posted March 9th, 2020 in Announcements, News / Events
    

    After nearly five years at the helm and seven with the organization, Canyon Cinema Foundation’s Director Antonella Bonfanti will step away from her position effective April 3, 2020. “Serving Canyon’s community, especially the filmmakers who trust us to care for and distribute their work, has been a deeply enriching experience. I will forever be grateful […]

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