San Francisco Cinematheque
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San Francisco Cinematheque is a film society founded in 1961 by a group of filmmakers, including Bruce Baillie
and Chick Strand
. Working with other groups like Canyon Cinema
, the SF Cinematheque has shown experimental film and video
in cooperation with venues such as San Francisco Art Institute
, New College of California
, Frameline, The Roxie
, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
, and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
.
Bruce Baillie
Bruce Baillie is an American experimental filmmaker and founding member of Canyon Cinema in San Francisco...
and Chick Strand
Chick Strand
Chick Strand was an experimental filmmaker, "a pioneer in blending avant-garde techniques with documentary".-Life:...
. Working with other groups like Canyon Cinema
Canyon Cinema
Canyon Cinema is a San Francisco based filmmakers' cooperative specializing in the distribution of avant-garde and experimental film. The organization was instigated in about 1960 by Bruce Baillie as an exhibition outlet for independent film, and was formally established as a non-profit...
, the SF Cinematheque has shown experimental film and video
Experimental film
Experimental film or experimental cinema is a type of cinema. Experimental film is an artistic practice relieving both of visual arts and cinema. Its origins can be found in European avant-garde movements of the twenties. Experimental cinema has built its history through the texts of theoreticians...
in cooperation with venues such as San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute is a school of higher education in contemporary art with the main campus in the Russian Hill district of San Francisco, California. Its graduate center is in the Dogpatch neighborhood. The private, non-profit institution is accredited by WASC and is a member of the...
, New College of California
New College of California
New College of California was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1971 by former Gonzaga University President, Father John Leary. After 37 years, it ceased operations in early 2008....
, Frameline, The Roxie
The Roxie
The Roxie Theater is a movie theater at 3117 16th Street in the Mission District of San Francisco built in 1909. It is also known as the Roxie Cinema or just The Roxie.-History:...
, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is a multi-disiplinary contemporary arts center in San Francisco, California, United States. Located in Yerba Buena Gardens, YBCA features visual art, performance, and film/video that celebrates local, national, and international artists and the Bay Area's diverse...
, and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a modern art museum located in San Francisco, California. A nonprofit organization, SFMOMA holds an internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art and was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th century art...
.