Presented in 16mm by Dominic Angerame

This is the first time Dog Star Man, the complete series, has been shown in the Bay Area on 16mm celluloid film in decades. It is considered a masterpiece by the most distinguished experimental filmmakers, Stan Brakhage.

Described as a “cosmological epic” and “creation myth” (particularly the Prelude), Dog Star Man illustrates the odyssey of a bearded woodsman (Brakhage) climbing through a snow-covered mountain with his dog to chop down a tree. While doing so, he witnesses various mystical visions with various recurring imagery such as a woman, child, nature, and the cosmos while making his ascent.

In 1992, Dog Star Man was included in its entirety in the annual selection of 25 motion pictures added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. being deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and recommended for preservation