Rightfully praised as the godfather of hand-processing workshops, Phil Hoffman has always stood as a lightning-rod of hope and creative agency through the 30 years of his summer retreats in Ontario, Canada. He finally blesses the Bay Area with three visits this week, with this OC program offering the best opportunity to revel at the most extraordinary 16mm exemplars from his three decades of enlightened instruction on photochemical experimentation. AND along with Phil himself, we have five of his graduates here in the flesh, each with their respective work: Alfonso Alvarez (Down on the Farm), Brett Kashmere (Ghosts of Empire), Deirdre Logue (Scratches), Rob Butterworth (Chicken Farm), and Annapurna Kumar (Something to Treasure)-- a veritable 30-year reunion right here in San Fran!

ALSO screening are Helen Hills’ Your New Pig Is Down the Road, David Gatten’s Hardwood Process, Jennifer Reeves’ We Are Going Home, Nazli Dincel’s How to Make a Film, Clint Enns’ A Day in the Shint, Maia Cybelle Carpenter’s The Shape of the Gaze, Karel Doing’s Dandelion, Chris Chong’s Minus, Janet Cole’s Gathering, Francisca Duran’s It Matters What, and Adrian Kahgee’s Everything Is Right Here. $14