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Sunday, Aug 16, 2026
1:30 PM (111 mins)
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BAMPFA
Five Films by Nathaniel Dorsky
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In Person
Nathaniel Dorsky presents a selection of five films from his extensive body of work, including the dancelike Sarabande (2008), August and After (2012), Alaya (1987), O Death (2023), and Ossuary (1995–2005/16).
Films in this Screening
Sarabande
Nathaniel Dorsky, United States, 2008
“Dark and stately is the warm, graceful tenderness of the Sarabande” (Nathaniel Dorsky).
FILM DETAILS
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- Color
- 16mm
- Silent
- 15 mins
- 18fps
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- BAMPFA
August and After
Nathaniel Dorsky, United States, 2012
“After a lifetime, two mutual friends, George Kuchar and Carla Liss, passed away during the same period of time” (Nathaniel Dorsky).
FILM DETAILS
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- Color
- 16mm
- Silent
- 19 mins
- 18fps
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- BAMPFA
Alaya
Nathaniel Dorsky, United States, 1987
“Sand, wind, and light intermingle with the emulsions. The viewer is the star” (Nathaniel Dorsky).
FILM DETAILS
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- Color
- 16mm
- Silent
- 28 mins
- 18fps
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- BAMPFA
O Death
Nathaniel Dorsky, United States, 2023
“In the spirit of the times and my own growing older, a brief tip of the hat” (Nathaniel Dorsky).
FILM DETAILS
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- Color
- 16mm
- Silent
- 6 mins
- 18fps
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- BAMPFA
Ossuary
Nathaniel Dorsky, United States, 1995–2005/16
“Made up of footage from all my films from this period of shooting Kodachrome, 1995 to 2005. An ossuary is a decorative or ceremonial use of human bones dug up after a body decomposes” (Nathaniel Dorsky).
FILM DETAILS
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- Color
- 16mm
- Silent
- 43 mins
- 18fps
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- BAMPFA
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