Beginning in the late 1950s, a growing movement brought together independent film artists whose work shared a vision of filmmaking as a form of personal expression, free from the conventions and constraints of commercial cinema. This movement gained momentum with the birth of Canyon Cinema in the Bay Area. Begun as a “floating cinematheque,” it has developed into one of the principal distribution sources for independent, experimental and avant-garde film and has become an essential element of the Bay Area film community. Its collection constitutes a history of the movement from the 1940s to the present. Curated by executive director/filmmaker Dominic Angerame and featuring work by Lawrence Jordan, George Kuchar and others, this program chronicles the vibrant history of Canyon Cinema and experimental film.


Total running time 105 min.