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San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · 11h

Larry Gottheim: The Red Thread
A 3-Program Residency
November 5–7
Roxie Theater · Gray Area · Shapeshifters Cinema
Larry Gottheim in person at all screenings
www.sfcinematheque.org/screenings/

San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · 1d

Cinematheque seeks submissions of recent films, videos, and works of performance cinema for CROSSROADS 2026, the 17th iteration of our annual film festival!⁠ ⁠See the entry guidelines and submit your films!⁠ bit.ly/4nllt49
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#XRDS26 #filmfestival #experimentalfilm #CROSSROADSFILMFESTIVAL⁠

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San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Sep 16

JORDAN BELSON: COSMOGENESIS — A Symposium of Transcendental Films, Lectures, Performances and Visual Arts
grayarea.org/event/jordan...
3 days, 9 events
September 26-28 at Gray Area
Presented in association with Gray Area and Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive

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San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Aug 25

CROSSROADS 2025 program 6
hold me in your arms

Aug 31 — 2:30pm
Gray Area, SF
bit.ly/4mapJDg

Works by Malaz Usta, Guillaume Vallée, Lin Htet Aung, Dianna Barrie & Richard Tuohy, Miranda Pennell and Saif Alsaegh
#XRDS25 #xrds #CROSSROADSFESTIVAL #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm

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San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Aug 20

CROSSROADS 2025 program 5
shadows between the frames

Aug 30 — 8pm
Gray Area, SF
bit.ly/4kT7txe

Works by Park Kyujae, Tomonari Nishikawa, Sophie Watzlawick, Sidney Gordon and Jerome Hiler
#XRDS25 #xrds #CROSSROADSFESTIVAL #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm

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San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Aug 18

CROSSROADS 2025 program 4
this isn’t what it appears

Aug 30 — 5pm
Gray Area, SF
bit.ly/41cLsT0

Works by Tori DotNet, Karen Yasinsky, Janie Geiser, Heehyun Choi, Erica Sheu, Alice Bommer, Friedl vom Gröller and Sarah Ballard
#XRDS25 #xrds #CROSSROADSFESTIVAL #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm

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San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Aug 15

CROSSROADS 2025 program 3
the earth as if it were a dream

Aug 30 — 2:30pm
Gray Area, SF
bit.ly/4o6KYI6

Works by @sparklypinecone.bsky.social, Malena Szlam, J.M. Martínez, @kareldoing.bsky.social and Antoni Orlof
#XRDS25 #xrds #CROSSROADSFESTIVAL #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm

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San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Aug 13

Become a member and save!
bit.ly/4ospcyE
• Discount (or free!) screening admissions
• Invitation to exclusive pre-festival reception
• 20% discount on all bookstore items
• Waived CROSSROADS festival submission fees

[clip by Sam Drake]
#xrds #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm

San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Aug 11

Gravitational Lensing: Feminist Film Dialogues⁠
Program 10: Craft, Tradition & Ritual
⁠Presented by Shapeshifters Cinema & San Francisco Cinematheque⁠
Fri, Aug 22 — 7pm at Shapeshifters Cinema
bit.ly/45eEyiO
#cinema #oakland #feminist #feministfilm #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque

San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Aug 8

CROSSROADS 2025 program 2
certain lights / nothing is stable

Aug 29 — 9:30pm
Gray Area, SF
bit.ly/40Ab6B2

Works by Nicole Remy, Linda Izcali Scobie, Karl Lemieux & Daniel Menche
#XRDS25 #xrds #CROSSROADSFESTIVAL #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm

San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Aug 7

CROSSROADS 2025
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!
bit.ly/45DugZw

FESTIVAL PASS = 3 days / 8 programs
Buy the pass and save!
Discount admission for Cinematheque members!

⁠Video clip from: Slideshow (2024) by Janie Geiser
#XRDS25 #CROSSROADSFESTIVAL #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm #filmfestival

San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Aug 6

CROSSROADS 2025 program 1
temporary near thing/pulsebeat promises

Aug 29 — 7pm
Gray Area, SF
bit.ly/41cLsT0

Works by Ken Jacobs, Antoinette Zwirchmayr, Sofia Theodore-Pierce, Kevin Jerome Everson, Scott Stark and Zachary Epcar
#XRDS25 #xrds #CROSSROADSFESTIVAL #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm

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San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Jul 29

San Francisco Cinematheque proudly announces…
CROSSROADS 2025, August 29–31
full festival line-up at: bit.ly/4nKvitY

8 Programs / 47 Artists
47 Works of Film and Video
All programs presented at
Gray Area, San Francisco

#XRDS25 #CROSSROADSFESTIVAL #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm #filmfestival

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San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Jul 3

Gravitational Lensing: Feminist Film Dialogues
Program 9: LABOR
Presented in association with Shapeshifters Cinema
Friday, July 11 — 7pm at Shapeshifters Cinema
bit.ly/44xyfFu
#cinema #oakland #feminist #feministfilm #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm

San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Jun 4

Gravitational Lensing: Feminist Film Dialogues
Program 8.5: IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILDREN + LESBIAN CUSTODY
Presented in association with Shapeshifters Cinema
June 29 — 7pm at Shapeshifters Cinema
bit.ly/4dLwHvw
#cinema #oakland #feminist #feministfilm #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm

San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Jun 4

Gravitational Lensing: Feminist Film Dialogues
Program 8.5: PARENTHOOD
Presented in association with Shapeshifters Cinema
June 6 — 7pm at Shapeshifters Cinema
bit.ly/3ZhZMZr
#cinema #oakland #feminist #feministfilm #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque

San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Jun 4

THEN＜·＞NOW: TAIWAN EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO ART
June 26 — 7:30pm at The Lab
bit.ly/4kAnXuv
⁠Curated by Cherlyn Hsing-Hsin Liu
Presented by San Francisco Cinematheque & the Center for Asian American Media
#Taiwan #Taiwanese #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm

San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · May 12

INVENTION: A film by Callie Hernandez & Courtney Stephens
May 28 — 8:30pm at the Roxie Theater
bit.ly/3Yy1QMM
#CallieHernandez #CourtneyStephens #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque

San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · May 5

RECOMMENDED SCREENING…
YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE
by #RajeeSamarasinghe (In Person)
tinyurl.com/5fv7mpbr

Presented by @caamedia.bsky.social #CAAMFest
Saturday, May 10
12:30PM at #sfmoma

Admission is FREE for Cinematheque members. Join us!
Membership: bit.ly/3rxq6gT

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San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Apr 28

FOUND FOOTAGE & COLLAGE FILMS
The Artist’s Voice
May 29 — 7:30pm at The Lab
bit.ly/4jyB6nP
#experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque #FoundFootageMagazine #FoundFootageFilms

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San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Apr 15

WHO'S YOUR TRUE LOVE? FILMS BY KAREN YASINSKY
Karen Yasinsky in person!
May 10 — 7pm at Shapeshifters Cinema
Presented by San Francisco Cinematheque⁠ & Shapeshifters Cinema
bit.ly/4ijkFdG
#experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque #KarenYasinsky

San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Apr 11

CINEMATHEQUE COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
* Exclusive Member Event *
Thursday, May 8 | 7–9pm

Learn more: bit.ly/44gOlVi
Membership: bit.ly/3rxq6gT

On May 8, San Francisco Cinematheque celebrates its members, supporters, and community. #member #membership #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm

San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Mar 24

LYNN MARIE KIRBY: THE INSUFFICIENT FRAME
Lynn Marie Kirby in person
bit.ly/4bY4wsq
March 30, 3:40pm at The Roxie Theater
#experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque

San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Mar 12

MATTER/ANTI-MATTER: RECENT WORK BY MAKINO TAKASHI
Makino Takashi in person!
April 24 — 7:30 pm at The Lab
bit.ly/3XoOwcU
#experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque #MakinoTakashi

San Francisco Cinematheque @sfcinematheque.bsky.social · Mar 3

DIRECT ACTION
A film by Guillaume Cailleau + Ben Russell
bit.ly/4brGtSp
Apr 2nd, 7:00pm at The Lab
#experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque #GuillaumeCailleau #BenRussell #DirectAction