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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · 13d

At tonight's Other Cinema, Alex Mejia presents a program of underground film and poetry from Guatemala.

Other Cinema: Psycho-Geo1; Verses of Resistance

MEJIA: GUATEMALAN POET-FILMMAKERS A righteous celebration of the history-making initiatives by our own Alex Mejia to restore crucial films with the Cinemateca Nacional in Guatemala City! Tonight h…

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · 14d

Open Screening is coming up next Thursday! If you have something you'd like to show in the program, email [email protected].

ATA Open Screening
992 Valencia St

First Thursday of the month
Show at 8:00, doors open at 7:30

Send submissions to openscreening@atasite.org
<15 min please!

Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · 15d

Andrew Wirth will be popping in sporadically this month for a series of live painting sessions, giving passersby the chance to witness his process from start to finish. His completed works will remain on display until September 30.

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · 15d

Tonight at 8:00, ATA presents a selection of films from the 14th edition of Analogica.

ANALOGICA SELECTION 14

ANALOGICA is a annual festival and a platform for the investigation and dissemination of analog practices in visual and sonic experiments based in Bolzano, South Tyrol. Italy. This special screenin…

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · 20d

Tonight at ATA, Other Cinema presents a double bill on Palestinian resistance: Walled Off and No Other Land.

OC: PALESTINE ACTION

BANSKY: WALLED OFF + NO OTHER LAND Not one, but two long-form arguments for Palestinian autonomy, because our righteous anger and the urgent need for action against genocide in our time–in re…

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · 27d

Tonight at ATA, Other Cinema presents Kino Critters, a program that challenges the representation of animals in mainstream media, highlighting non-anthropocentric modes of seeing, being, and movement.

OC: KINO CRITTERS

KORNELIA BOCZKOWSKA’s THE ANIMAL SHOW Ever wondered how experimental films represent animals? Our international cinema sister Kornelia personally introduces a global program that challenges …

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Sep 10

Starting this Saturday, Mind Shadow Media will be hosting a series of filmmaking workshops at ATA.

Mind Shadow Media Workshops

9/13 Continuity Editing with Shotcut Learn to continuity edit just like the professionals. Cut a sequence where shots appear to match and form a smooth continuous sequence using both archival and o…

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Sep 9

Enrollment is now open for our workshop on how to process film by hand!

Workshop: 16mm Hand Processing

Learn to process your film and skip the lab fees. We will go over will the basics of black and white 16mm film processing including exposure testing, tank loading, processing and drying. Fee: $40 f…

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Sep 7

Join us tonight at ATA for an evening of poetry and creative writing, in celebration of Marika Christine's debut poetry chapbook, Rumination for Lunch.

Rumination For Lunch

Join us for an evening of poetry and creative writing at ATA on September 7th in celebration of Marika Christine’s debut poetry chapbook, Rumination for Lunch. Additional featured writers include L…

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Sep 6

Other Cinema's fall season starts today, with a silent auction in the afternoon and the inaugural Archive Fever program this evening!

OC: ARCHIVE FEVER

BALDWIN’s 222 BOOK-LAUNCH/AUCTION + 16MM ANOMALIES Well hello!! OC is back, jes’ shaking with the excitement of a case of Archive Fever…a wide-eyed, full-bodied embrace of our own…

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Sep 5

Tonight at ATA: Both Sides Now 10, a vibrant international program of moving image works by artists from the UK and Hong Kong.

Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Sep 4

Join us tonight at 8:00 for a free open screening! If you've got something you'd like to show, email [email protected].

Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Sep 2

Open Screening is coming up this Thursday! If you have something you'd like to show in the program, email [email protected].

Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Aug 25

Tonight at ATA, Rewards Program presents Wound Man, a live-scored three-projector celluloid meditation on mad science, maladies, and medicine.

Wound Man
Improvised music, expanded cinema
With Rewards Program & Ellie Vanderlip

7:30 pm
August 25, 2025
$10–20 sliding scale
notaflof
Artists' Television Access
992 Valencia St.

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Aug 22

Tonight at 8:00, ATA presents Gaby Scott's The Dolphins, a heartfelt documentary exploring the history and impact of the Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club here in San Francisco.

The Dolphins

The Dolphins is a heartfelt documentary exploring the history and impact of one of San Francisco’s most iconic institutions: the Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club. The film centers on a group of …

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Aug 9

New gallery display opening tonight at 7:00!

'5.5423'
August ATA window gallery
All month, opens 8/9 7pm
992 Valencia
A. Cruse, Y. Perera

Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Aug 8

Tonight at 7:00, Outhouse presents Punxsutawney, Faint, and Pocket Full of Crumbs.

Punxsutawney & Faint & Pocket full of crumbs

Outhouse presents: Punxsutawney (la) Faint (la) Pocket full of crumbs (sf) Doors 6:30 Music 7-10 $10

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Aug 7

Join us tonight at 8:00 for a free open screening! If you've got something you'd like to show, email [email protected].

OpenScreening

ATA’s free community film/video show welcomes short format work or (15 min or less) from all genres. An open forum for independent filmmakers to show their work, we hold screenings the first Thursd…

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Aug 4

Open Screening is coming up this Thursday! If you have something you'd like to show in the program, email [email protected].

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Aug 1

Join us tonight for the final screening in our Anti-Fascist Film Series! Santiago Mitre's Argentina 1985 dramatizes the true story of a courageous legal team that brought Argentina's former military junta to trial, defying threats and corruption to secure the nation's democracy.

Anti-Fascist Film Series: Argentina 1985

Five INSPIRING Films of People Power and Democracy Overthrowing Fascism, June 27 – August 1 Argentina 1985, dramatizes the true story of a courageous legal team that brought Argentina’s forme…

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Jul 28

Tonight at ATA, Rewards Program presents Frutos de Nuestro Trabajo, a live-scored three-projector celluloid meditation on fertility of the earth, labor, and harvest.

Rewards Program

An improvisational music project featuring Miles Lassi, Zekarias Thompson, and Skyway Man set to expanded cinema 16mm and 35mm slide projections by Ellie Vanderlip. A three-projector celluloid medi…

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Jul 25

Join us tonight at 8:00 for our Anti-Fascist Film Series! We'll be screening Coup d'Etat: The Philippines Revolt, a gripping documentary capturing the dramatic four-day People Power Revolution, which united citizens, soldiers, and the church to overthrow Ferdinand Marcos' 20-year dictatorship.

Anti-Fascist Film Series: Coup D'Etat (The Philippines Revolt)

Five INSPIRING Films of People Power and Democracy Overthrowing Fascism, June 27 – August 1 Coup D’Etat is a gripping documentary capturing the dramatic four-day People Power Revolution in th…

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Jul 18

Our Anti-Fascist Film Series continues tonight! Join us at 8:00 for a screening of The Great Dictator, Charlie Chaplin's bold, award-winning satire that mocks Hitler and Mussolini — Hollywood's only pre-WWII film to openly ridicule the Axis leaders.

Anti-Fascist Film Series: The Great Dictator

Five INSPIRING Films of People Power and Democracy Overthrowing Fascism, June 27 – August 1 Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator is a bold, award-winning satire that mocks Hitler and Muss…

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Jul 15

Interested in learning how to edit videos? David Cox will be holding a workshop this Sunday on how to use Shotcut, a free video editing tool.

Workshop: A class in Shotcut video editing by David Cox

David Cox, award-winning filmmaker, offers a class in Shotcut video editing. Shotcut is a free video editing tool that runs on Mac OS, Windows, or Linux. Using freely available content from the In…

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Artists' Television Access @ataconnect.bsky.social · Jul 11

Our Anti-Fascist Film Series continues tonight at 8:00! Join us for a screening of Pablo Larraín's No, a retelling of the bold campaign and mass mobilization that ended Augusto Pinochet's 15-year dictatorship in Chile.

Anti-Fascist Film Series: No

Five INSPIRING Films of People Power and Democracy Overthrowing Fascism, June 27 – August 1 NO is based on Chile’s 1988 referendum, where citizens, defying fear and repression, voted to en…

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