San Francisco Cinematheque

CALL FOR ENTRIES — CROSSROADS 2027! Seeking experimental films, videos & performance cinema for our 18th annual festival! Early deadline: Jan 31 ($25) Final deadline: Feb 28 ($30) FREE for Cinematheque members! Sept 3–5, 2027 at Gray Area, SF. www.sfcinematheque.org/2027-call-fo...

CROSSROADS 2026 TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW! Join us September 4–6 at Gray Area for 49 works by 52 artists presented across 8 curated programs. Individual program tickets + festival passes: grayarea.org/event/sf-cin... #XRDS26

The CROSSROADS 2026 trailer is here! Get a first look at the films and videos featured in the 17th manifestation of CROSSROADS. vimeo.com/1215956174?s...

SFC proudly announces CROSSROADS 2026, September 4–6 at Gray Area. 49 works of film, video & performance by 52 artists representing 22 countries and territories, presented across 8 curated programs. www.sfcinematheque.org/crossroads/c... #XRDS26 #experimentalfilm #filmfestival

San Francisco Cinematheque is 65! Become a member at the $125 Collaborator level or above to receive our limited-edition 65th anniversary commemorative bandana while supplies last. Become a member + learn more: www.sfcinematheque.org/65th-anniversary-bandana

The Films of Gordon Matta-Clark⁠ CONSTRUCTIONS / DESTRUCTIONS / INSTRUCTIONS⁠ Program introduced by Dylan Adamson (curator) & Jessamyn Fiore⁠ (Director of the Gordon Matta-Clark Estate) Tuesday, April 21 · 7:30pm⁠ · Gray Area www.sfcinematheque.org/screening/co...

EPHEMERA UNEARTHED!⁠ Anomalies from Baldwin’s Other Cinema www.sfcinematheque.org/screening/ep... OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, March 12 · 5-7pm EXHIBITION ON VIEW: March 12 – May 29 · Monday–Friday · 9am–5pm Presented by SFAI Legacy Foundation + Archive & San Francisco Cinematheque

Attention filmmakers! The CROSSROADS 2026 submission deadline has been EXTENDED to the end of March!⁠ Send us your films!⁠ www.sfcinematheque.org/crossroads/2... #XRDS26 #filmfestival #CROSSROADSFILMFESTIVAL⁠ #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque⁠

DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? Feb 18 · 7pm · Bayfront Theatre, Fort Mason Free w/ RSVP A 16mm program of works that shaped Anthony McCall’s practice—plus an early McCall film. www.sfcinematheque.org/screening/do... Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture + @sfcinematheque.bsky.social

We’re thrilled to be co-presenting... ROBERT BEAVERS: FILMMAKER IN RESIDENCE! Opening this Friday at @bampfa.bsky.social See event details and get tickets here: bampfa.org/program/robe...

Thank you ❤️ Our community helped raise $48,000, making this our most successful year-end fundraiser to date and securing our work for another year. Onward to 2026.

Happy New Year! 🎉 We’ve reached 96% of our $50K goal — thank you! ❤️ We’re almost there! Help us close the gap and carry Cinematheque’s work into 2026! www.sfcinematheque.org/about/suppor...

We’re now at 76% of our $50K goal — thank you! ❤️ Cinematheque’s year-end fundraiser continues, and we’re close but not there yet. www.sfcinematheque.org/about/suppor... ⁠ #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm⁠

SFCinematheque rings in the new year with two in-person screenings with Jennifer Reeves! 📅 Jan 14 @ Shapeshifters (Oakland) — When It Was Blue 📅 Jan 15 @ Gray Area (SF) — The Gloria of Your Imagination Details + tickets: www.sfcinematheque.org #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque

With your support, we’re working out our long-term plan to continue serving the community sustainably, as are our partners at @sfcinematheque.bsky.social, Shapeshifters Cinema, The Lab, and the Roxie Theater. Please keep them in your hearts and wallets!

We’re at 74% of our $50K goal—thank you! ❤️ Cinematheque still needs your support to survive in this post-NEA moment. Help us reach the finish line and keep our programming alive into 2026 www.sfcinematheque.org/about/suppor... ⁠#experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque #nonprofit #yearend⁠

Our sincere thanks to Stephanie Barber for her generous words and for the many years she has shared her work with Cinematheque. ❤️ Help us reach our $50,000 goal and keep Cinematheque alive! Make a tax-deductible donation or become a member today: www.sfcinematheque.org/about/suppor...

Want to support the arts with your holiday giving?⁠ Visit our bookstore: www.sfcinematheque.org/bookstore/ ⁠ Discover rare and micro-published books on experimental, non-commercial, artist-made cinema. Or gift a loved one a Cinematheque Membership — a full year of free or discounted screenings!⁠

This #GivingTuesday, please support SFCinematheque. www.sfcinematheque.org/about/suppor... We’re halfway to our $50K goal—your gift helps sustain our screenings, publications & archives into 2026. #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #nonprofit ⁠

Deep gratitude to Lynne Sachs for her reflection and longtime support of Cinematheque ❤️ Help us reach our $50,000 goal and keep Cinematheque alive! Make a tax-deductible donation or become a member today: www.sfcinematheque.org/about/suppor...

Join us for a tribute screening honoring the late Ken Jacobs — visionary, provocateur, and master of the moving image. Tuesday, December 2 7:30pm at Gray Area www.sfcinematheque.org/screening/re... SCREENING: Window (1964), Mountaineer Spinning (2004), and Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son (1969)

Deep gratitude to Cauleen Smith for her powerful words and continued support ❤️ Help us reach our $50,000 goal and keep Cinematheque alive! Make a tax-deductible donation or become a member today: www.sfcinematheque.org/about/suppor...

Huge thanks to @sfgate.com and Timothy Karoff for shining a light on San Francisco Cinematheque and the urgent challenges facing small arts organizations like ours. Read the full article & help us meet our goal of $50,000 and keep Cinematheque alive! www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

CALL TO ACTION — SAVE CINEMATHEQUE The NEA’s collapse cut 25% of our funding. Help us raise $50,000 to keep San Francisco Cinematheque alive! Your support sustains 60+ years of experimental film culture. www.sfcinematheque.org/about/suppor... #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #nonprofit ⁠

Larry Gottheim: The Red Thread A 3-Program Residency November 5–7 Roxie Theater · Gray Area · Shapeshifters Cinema Larry Gottheim in person at all screenings www.sfcinematheque.org/screenings/

Cinematheque seeks submissions of recent films, videos, and works of performance cinema for CROSSROADS 2026, the 17th iteration of our annual film festival!⁠ ⁠See the entry guidelines and submit your films!⁠ bit.ly/4nllt49 ⁠ #XRDS26 #filmfestival #experimentalfilm #CROSSROADSFILMFESTIVAL⁠

JORDAN BELSON: COSMOGENESIS — A Symposium of Transcendental Films, Lectures, Performances and Visual Arts grayarea.org/event/jordan... 3 days, 9 events September 26-28 at Gray Area Presented in association with Gray Area and Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive

CROSSROADS 2025 program 6 hold me in your arms Aug 31 — 2:30pm Gray Area, SF bit.ly/4mapJDg Works by Malaz Usta, Guillaume Vallée, Lin Htet Aung, Dianna Barrie & Richard Tuohy, Miranda Pennell and Saif Alsaegh #XRDS25 #xrds #CROSSROADSFESTIVAL #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm

CROSSROADS 2025 program 5 shadows between the frames Aug 30 — 8pm Gray Area, SF bit.ly/4kT7txe Works by Park Kyujae, Tomonari Nishikawa, Sophie Watzlawick, Sidney Gordon and Jerome Hiler #XRDS25 #xrds #CROSSROADSFESTIVAL #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm

CROSSROADS 2025 program 4 this isn’t what it appears Aug 30 — 5pm Gray Area, SF bit.ly/41cLsT0 Works by Tori DotNet, Karen Yasinsky, Janie Geiser, Heehyun Choi, Erica Sheu, Alice Bommer, Friedl vom Gröller and Sarah Ballard #XRDS25 #xrds #CROSSROADSFESTIVAL #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm

CROSSROADS 2025 program 3 the earth as if it were a dream Aug 30 — 2:30pm Gray Area, SF bit.ly/4o6KYI6 Works by @sparklypinecone.bsky.social, Malena Szlam, J.M. Martínez, @kareldoing.bsky.social and Antoni Orlof #XRDS25 #xrds #CROSSROADSFESTIVAL #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm

Become a member and save! bit.ly/4ospcyE • Discount (or free!) screening admissions • Invitation to exclusive pre-festival reception • 20% discount on all bookstore items • Waived CROSSROADS festival submission fees [clip by Sam Drake] #xrds #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm

Gravitational Lensing: Feminist Film Dialogues⁠ Program 10: Craft, Tradition & Ritual ⁠Presented by Shapeshifters Cinema & San Francisco Cinematheque⁠ Fri, Aug 22 — 7pm at Shapeshifters Cinema bit.ly/45eEyiO #cinema #oakland #feminist #feministfilm #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque

CROSSROADS 2025 program 2 certain lights / nothing is stable Aug 29 — 9:30pm Gray Area, SF bit.ly/40Ab6B2 Works by Nicole Remy, Linda Izcali Scobie, Karl Lemieux & Daniel Menche #XRDS25 #xrds #CROSSROADSFESTIVAL #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm

CROSSROADS 2025 TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW! bit.ly/45DugZw FESTIVAL PASS = 3 days / 8 programs Buy the pass and save! Discount admission for Cinematheque members! ⁠Video clip from: Slideshow (2024) by Janie Geiser #XRDS25 #CROSSROADSFESTIVAL #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm #filmfestival

CROSSROADS 2025 program 1 temporary near thing/pulsebeat promises Aug 29 — 7pm Gray Area, SF bit.ly/41cLsT0 Works by Ken Jacobs, Antoinette Zwirchmayr, Sofia Theodore-Pierce, Kevin Jerome Everson, Scott Stark and Zachary Epcar #XRDS25 #xrds #CROSSROADSFESTIVAL #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm

San Francisco Cinematheque proudly announces… CROSSROADS 2025, August 29–31 full festival line-up at: bit.ly/4nKvitY 8 Programs / 47 Artists 47 Works of Film and Video All programs presented at Gray Area, San Francisco #XRDS25 #CROSSROADSFESTIVAL #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm #filmfestival

Gravitational Lensing: Feminist Film Dialogues Program 9: LABOR Presented in association with Shapeshifters Cinema Friday, July 11 — 7pm at Shapeshifters Cinema bit.ly/44xyfFu #cinema #oakland #feminist #feministfilm #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm

Gravitational Lensing: Feminist Film Dialogues Program 8.5: IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILDREN + LESBIAN CUSTODY Presented in association with Shapeshifters Cinema June 29 — 7pm at Shapeshifters Cinema bit.ly/4dLwHvw #cinema #oakland #feminist #feministfilm #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm

Gravitational Lensing: Feminist Film Dialogues Program 8.5: PARENTHOOD Presented in association with Shapeshifters Cinema June 6 — 7pm at Shapeshifters Cinema bit.ly/3ZhZMZr #cinema #oakland #feminist #feministfilm #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque

THEN＜·＞NOW: TAIWAN EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND VIDEO ART June 26 — 7:30pm at The Lab bit.ly/4kAnXuv ⁠Curated by Cherlyn Hsing-Hsin Liu Presented by San Francisco Cinematheque & the Center for Asian American Media #Taiwan #Taiwanese #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm

INVENTION: A film by Callie Hernandez & Courtney Stephens May 28 — 8:30pm at the Roxie Theater bit.ly/3Yy1QMM #CallieHernandez #CourtneyStephens #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque

RECOMMENDED SCREENING… YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE by #RajeeSamarasinghe (In Person) tinyurl.com/5fv7mpbr Presented by @caamedia.bsky.social #CAAMFest Saturday, May 10 12:30PM at #sfmoma Admission is FREE for Cinematheque members. Join us! Membership: bit.ly/3rxq6gT

FOUND FOOTAGE & COLLAGE FILMS The Artist’s Voice May 29 — 7:30pm at The Lab bit.ly/4jyB6nP #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque #FoundFootageMagazine #FoundFootageFilms

WHO'S YOUR TRUE LOVE? FILMS BY KAREN YASINSKY Karen Yasinsky in person! May 10 — 7pm at Shapeshifters Cinema Presented by San Francisco Cinematheque⁠ & Shapeshifters Cinema bit.ly/4ijkFdG #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque #KarenYasinsky

CINEMATHEQUE COMMUNITY CELEBRATION * Exclusive Member Event * Thursday, May 8 | 7–9pm Learn more: bit.ly/44gOlVi Membership: bit.ly/3rxq6gT On May 8, San Francisco Cinematheque celebrates its members, supporters, and community. #member #membership #sfcinematheque #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm

LYNN MARIE KIRBY: THE INSUFFICIENT FRAME Lynn Marie Kirby in person bit.ly/4bY4wsq March 30, 3:40pm at The Roxie Theater #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque

MATTER/ANTI-MATTER: RECENT WORK BY MAKINO TAKASHI Makino Takashi in person! April 24 — 7:30 pm at The Lab bit.ly/3XoOwcU #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque #MakinoTakashi

DIRECT ACTION A film by Guillaume Cailleau + Ben Russell bit.ly/4brGtSp Apr 2nd, 7:00pm at The Lab #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque #GuillaumeCailleau #BenRussell #DirectAction

Attention filmmakers! The CROSSROADS 2025 submission deadline has been EXTENDED to the end of March!⁠ Submissions are now due by Monday, March 31, 2025. Send us your films!⁠ bit.ly/4f75YcK #XRDS25 #XRDS #CROSSROADSFILMFESTIVAL #filmfestival #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #sfcinematheque