Copresented by the San Francisco Silent Film Festival
“Earth is Dovzhenko’s pictorial love song to nature, a radiant canvas for flowing wheat fields, oceans of crops, and idyllic close-ups of produce and foliage” (Jeremy Carr, Senses of Cinema).
Based on a quasi-autobiographical script by Oleksandr Dovzhenko, Yuliya Solntseva’s The Enchanted Desna was described by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum as “among the most ravishingly beautiful and poetic spectacles ever made.”
Tickets available at the admissions desk beginning at 4 PM.
Waltz with Bashir is a striking animation film depicting the horrors of Israel’s first war in Lebanon in 1982, and the events leading up to the killings in the Sabra and Shatila Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon. Awarded the prestigious Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign-Language Film and nominated in the same category at the Academy Awards.
Based in San Diego and Tijuana, Griselda Rosas reflects on the complex histories of the US-Mexico border to explore themes of inheritance and intergenerational knowledge in her art. Rosas and Senior Curator Anthony Graham, who organized the exhibition, discuss the interconnections between her works in various media, from her densely layered textiles to her spatially dynamic sculptural installations.
The story of a young girl’s coming of age in difficult times, Persepolis, based on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, is a striking animated production that unfolds with grace, intelligence, and charm.