Introduced by Yann Bauvais Tonight's two-part program will give Bay Area audiences an opportunity to view a selectionof films distributed by Light Cone, in Paris. Light Cone accepts experimental films on deposit, with the filmmakers retaining ownership. Filmmaker Yann Beauvais, founder of Light Cone, will discuss Light Cone and, in the program's second part, present a selection of his recent films. From Light Cone, "two found-footage films, La Peche miraculeuse and Acidfilmda, question the materiality of the medium. Seven Landscapes, Bouquet, and Broken Blossoms deal with landscape, investigating the ways in which light and colorshape our perceptions, while Shimmer questions the imaginary territory belonging to memory." -Yann Beauvais Formally rigorous, often working with text as a visual element, Beauvais's films range from the diaristic to thesocially committed discourse. Included are Amoroso, which is both a film journalof Beauvais's visit to Rome and Tivoli and an evocation of Kenneth Anger'searlier representation of Tivoli in Eaux d'Artifice, and New York Long Distance, in which postcard images are combined with autobiographical fragments to tracethe distance memory travels. Seven Landscapes by Scott Hammen (1995, 10mins, Silent). La Peche miraculeuse by Cécile Fontaine (France, 1995, 10mins, Silent). Shimmer by Nelson Henricks (Canada, 1994, 7 mins, B&W/Color). Bouquet 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 by Rose Lowder (France, 1994-95, total 8 mins,Silent). Acidfilmda by Metamkine (1992, 5 mins @18fps*). Broken Blossoms by MilesMcKane (France, 1992, 6 mins @18fps*). Films by Yann Beauvais (all France): Spetsai (1989, 15 mins @18fps*). SID A IDS (1992, Silent, 5.5 mins). New YorkLong Distance (1994, 9 mins). Amoroso (1983-86, 14 mins @18fps, Silent). *soundon audio-tape