“Expanded cinema performance with two modified 16mm-projectors that reduce the essence of film and projection to the bare minimum: no image, sound or narrative. From frame to frame, the filmmaker balances on the edge in an improvisation comprised of light, dark and focus, with the film emulsion at a constant boiling point,” writes the International Film Festival Rotterdam about Luis Macías’ the eyes empty and the pupils burning with rage and desire.

SCREENING OF BEING IN A PLACE: A PORTRAIT OF MARGARET TAIT (Luke Fowler, 2022) + Q&A WITH PETER TODD AND SARAH NEELY
Cinema Museum, London
Sun 22 Sep 2024 @ 19:30

Science Fiction Against the Margins showcases filmmakers who occupy the “margins” of mainstream cinema in order to challenge and subvert the science fiction genre. This series offers an alternative body of media wherein a speculative mode of thinking outside familiar expectations of narrative resolution opens up representations of race and ethnicity, gender politics and cultural identity.

Come celebrate our region's creativity at "The Eternal Ephemeral," a spellbinding showcase of experimental cinema from PNW filmmakers! "The Eternal Ephemeral" features a medley of techniques, including eco-processing, intaglio printing, and direct animation. More than half of the works were shot on film, including 16mm and Super8.

Screening as part of Northwest Film Forum's annual Local Sightings Film Festival, a celebration of PNW cinema, running Sep. 20-29!

Dates: Sep. 21 at 7pm in-person; Sep. 20-29 online on Eventive