Bay Area Animation

8/24/11 to 8/28/11

Animation specialist, professor, and author Karl Cohen presents two programs featuring over forty years of Bay Area animation, with many artists in person. Cohen has selected a wide range of inventive short works, including the abstract, the political, the whimsical, the psychedelic, and, of course, the humorous. (These two animation programs contain adult content. Not recommended for children.)

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  • Twenty-First Century Animations

    • Sunday, August 28 7 PM

    Introduced by Karl Cohen. Filmmakers in Person. Guest curated by animation specialist Karl Cohen, this program features Bay Area animation since 2000. Includes works by Nina Paley, Tom Gibbons, John Jota Leaños, Michael Langan, David Chai, and others. (72 mins)

  • Twentieth-Century Animations

    • Wednesday, August 24 7 PM

    Introduced by Karl Cohen. Filmmakers in Person. Guest curated by animation specialist Karl Cohen, this program showcases a wide range of inventive work made in the Bay Area between 1968 and 1996. Includes Thank You Mask Man by Jeff Hale and John Magnuson, Sally Cruikshank's Quasi at the Quackadero, John Lasseter's Luxo Jr., and Marcy Page's Paradisia. (70 mins)