Unpacking Histories

Fri, Sep 23
7:30pm-9:30pm
$7-$20

A prostitute reveals her daily routine, Russian nomads in Armenia
keep cool during a drought, and Indian women recall the effects of a
flood in 1968. Ariana Hamidi will present the World premiere of her
film A Covenant Adam. An expression of memory and the loss of memory,
this documentary subtly navigates a family history filled with
violence and fear. Beautiful black-and-white home movies, interviews
with children about god, trust and safety are combined with
manipulated Incredible Hulk comic strips as fragmented texts float
across the screen. Also screening the West Coast premiere of Leslie
Thornton's Let Me Count the Ways. Juxtaposing aerial military
footage, scientific data on genetic mutation, audio testimony about
the bombing of Hiroshima, and a home movie of her father, a World War
II Air Force pilot dispatched to that city, Thornton creates a dense
and compelling critique of violence. In addition premieres of work by
Cade Bursell, Christine Khalafian and Andaleeb Firdosy.

Venue:

Artists' Television Access
992 Valencia Street
San Francisco
415 824-3890
http://www.atasite.org

This venue is at Valencia and 21st Street. Take Bart to 24th Street.
Or Mission or Valencia buses to 21 Street.

Additional Info:

415 436-9523
http://www.madcatfilmfestival.org