Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
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Scott MacDonald, The Spirit of Canyon Cinema
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Sunday Nov 23, 2008 (7:30pm)
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$10
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Since filmmakers Bruce Baille and Chick Strand started hosting informal screenings in 1961 and then began distributing films five years later, Canyon Cinema has become one of the country's longest-running and premier support centers for independent and experimental film. Film historian Scott MacDonald's recent book, Canyon Cinema: The Life and Times of an Independent Film Distributor, provided a loving and copiously researched overview of the organization. Tonight, MacDonald shares a personal selection from the Canyon archives that highlight the organization's early years, featuring films by Abigail Child, Gunvor Nelson, and Anne Severson in collaboration with Shelby Kennedy.
