Phil Solomon (1954-2019) was an immensely passionate, inspiring, and kind-hearted figure to so many who encountered him and his work. He inhabited this world as a generous friend, dedicated teacher and mentor, and as an artist of profound talent and feeling, whose films have inspired countless over the decades.
The urban environment as we know is a continuous ever changing phenomenon. It is planned and formed of the tangible and intangible. We shape it as much as it shapes us. Is there anyway to experience every inch of what has been created so far? Possibly not. But join us for a night of short films about some of the urban spaces around us by local urban dwellers. Films presented tonight include work by Eliza Jimenez, Dominick Ortiz, Gemma Jimenez Gonzalez, Monica Juarez, Nicole Ucedo, and Thea Rhodes.
This month we present Hallowe’en Super 8 Spooktacular, specially devised to help you get in the Halloween spirit! We’ll be screening a grab bag of classic and B-Grade horror flicks from EPFC’s formidable Super 8 collection. Expect swamp men, vampires, mummies, werewolves and a few unconvincing rubber monster masks. Featuring LIVE MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT! Plus candy. Lots of candy.
Join us for Cinematic Oktoberfest, a weekend of free screenings and workshops by two terrific visiting German artists-in-residence! Tonight’s screening features an array of mind-bending work created and curated by Florian Cramer, featuring floppy disk films, GIF Zines and a selection of mini documentaries & abstract videos blended in a performative projection. FREE EVENT! FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE!
EPFC’s 2-day Cinematic Oktoberfest wraps up at EPFC with the return of Dagie Brundert and a whole bunch of new eco-brew Super 8 films created during her two-month residency at North Street Collective in Willets, CA. Food, drinks, films and fun for everyone! FREE EVENT! FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE!
To celebrate the EPFC Human Rights Film Festival's 20th Anniversary, this year we present a very special WE TELL weekend of powerful films and visiting artists all gathering to discuss, debate and move forward on the most pressing social justice issues of our times. This year’s festival takes place on Friday, November 1 with an opening reception at 7 pm and films at 8. We continue Saturday, November 2 with two programs beginning at 6 pm. All events are FREE; everyone welcome!
The 2019 EPFC Human Rights Film Festival kicks off with a screening of Wages of Work, one of the six thematic programs of We Tell: Fifty Years of Participatory Community Media. Citizens and communities approach issues surrounding job opportunities, occupations, wages, unemployment, and underemployment in different ways. They engage in union organizing. They reclaim hidden, repressed, and suppressed stories. They launch political protests. Wages of Work spotlights lives from across the United States operating under various constraints as they try to make a living.
The 2019 EPFC Human Rights Film Festival continues with a screening of States of Violence and Turf, two of the six thematic programs of We Tell: Fifty Years of Participatory Community Media. States of Violence (6 pm) approaches the American criminal justice system from the perspective of those affected by domestic violence, incarceration, and policing—and by the international issues of war. The works in Turf (8 pm) explore the politics of housing, displacement, gentrification, homelessness, and the significance of urban spaces for democratic participation. FREE EVENT! ALL WELCOME!