A Night of Folk Cinema! HOWDY FOLKS! Gather ‘round for an evening of FOLK CINEMA! From deconstructions of ubiquitous midwestern idols to reminiscences on vanishing urban landscapes to hilarious retellings of train-hopping trips trips gone horribly wrong, the films presented tonight are observational portraits of the people, tall-tales, and (mis)adventures that exist on the periphery… Read more »
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Other Cinema: PSYCHO-GEO 1; SAN FRANCISKINO!
JOHN LAW + SOAPBOX DERBY + PEOPLE’s PARK + The Bay Area‘s radical curiosity about both its natural and built environments is celebrated in this rollicking program of brave inquires and discovery! Heading the bill is Cacophony conspirator John Law‘s The Known Unknown, finally revealing some secrets of urban exploration in the Bay Area and beyond.–fascinating details on his many forays into the City’s... Read more »
Upcoming Screenings and Events
- Saturday, October 15, 2022, 1:00 pm, block-editor
Home Movie Day
- Saturday, October 15, 2022, 8:00 pm, block-editor
Other Cinema: PYSCHO-GEO2; SoCAL
- Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 8:00 pm, block-editor, $7-$10
Counterflicks: Screens of Terror!” “REVIVAL OF EVIL”+Drive-in UFO Doc!
- Saturday, October 22, 2022, 8:00 pm, block-editor
Other Cinema: MAGICK/CIRKUS GALA
Recent Blog Posts
Waypoints In Sound And Light
Posted July 9, 2022 at 8:00 pm by Fara
`Performances by: John Davis (image + sound)Faults (sound) + Tamara Chu (image)Nao Nakazawa (image + sound) Tamara Chu is a digital artist and dancer from Daly City, CA John Davis is a Northern California artist exploring the relationship between moving image and sound. Through live performance and studio-based projects, his work encourages sensory response through… Read more »
ATA co-presents 2021 3rd i film festival
Posted November 9, 2021 at 7:16 pm by Fara
3rd i is excited to celebrate its19thyear of presenting the Annual San Francisco International South Asian Film Festival, November 12-16 ONLINE. www.thirdi.org 3rd i Trailer on youtube: https://youtu.be/jZ7XyLkAxoMFull line up: https://festival.thirdi.org/2021/festival-programs/From light-hearted comedies to inspirational films and empowering political documentaries, 3rd i’s 2021 online festival edition brings hope with films from both the shadows and the light. COAST TO COAST / Various… Read more »
November OpenScreening
Posted November 4, 2021 at 5:30 am by alex cruse
ATA’s virtual Open SCREAMING is beaming from our computers to yours this Thursday November 4th at 7pm PST with nine fresh films! Open Screening is the only open submissions screening in the Bay Area that showcases a diverse pool of up and coming, as well as established filmmakers. So sit back, relax, tune in, drop… Read more »
CROSSROADS at The Roxie Theater
Posted October 13, 2021 at 1:30 am by Fara
In the Distance SHOWTIMES / BUY TICKETSOctober 16 only @ 1:30 PM This program interweaves films on psychogeographic drift and street actions from tumultuous 2020 with exquisite and lyrical landscape studies, expressions of hauntings and lyrical, gothic horror. Program includes Linda Scobie’s The Pendulum (2021), an ecstatic and percussive film presented in 16mm, and the west coast premiere… Read more »