Upcoming Screenings -- A Second Final Rest: The History of San Francisco's Lost Cemeteries

• As of June 2015, there are no new screenings scheduled.

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I produced a four-minute video piece entitled Upheaval in July 2005 for the 40th anniversary celebration of San Francisco's Intersection for the Arts. Upheaval is an experimental meditation on the discovery of remains from San Francisco's City Cemetery (also known as Golden Gate Cemetery) that were uncovered in 1994 during the seismic retrofit and expansion of the The Palace of the Legion of Honor museum.

• September 10, 2007 -- Urban Cinema Showcase

  Curated by Stephen Parr (San Francisco Media Archive; Oddball Film + Video) and producer Josh Wilson (Independent Arts and Media; Expo for the Artist and Musician), this free-form film event highlighted the work of independently-created work from San Francisco, with an emphasis on youth media.



• September 6, 2006 -- Experimental Architecture: A Shorts Program

  Presented as part of the American Institute of Architects San Francisco chapter's monthlong program Architecture and the City, these experimental shorts explore the unique relationship between art, architecture and the human experience of our ever-changing, always-present built environment. They capture everything from explosive musings on the San Francisco Bay Bridge and the city's infamous and often harrowing SROs, to unexpected public artworks such as homes made from salvaged materials to cornfields that sprout from nowhere. Other filmmakers include Phoebe Tooke, Dominic Angerame, Peter Hyoguchi and Amy Hicks. Curated by Bill Basquin.



• September 28, 2005 -- The Mission was a Woman screening

  Curated by San Francisco filmmaker Dolissa Medina, the screening presents an evening of film shorts by Latina filmmakers who have called the Mission District home. The program explores how the neighborhood's political, social, and cultural milieu influences their films. Other filmmakers include Monica Enriquez, Alyssa Contreras, Monica Enriquez, Cristina Ibarra, Veronica Majano, Renee Moreno, Elizebeth Chavez and Charlotte Gutierrez. Presented by the Mexican Museum in partnership with Galeria de la Raza.



• July 27, 2005 -- Blueprints: Schematics from a Memory Grid screening

  A film and video screening curated by filmmaker Dolissa Medina that reflects upon the urban fabric of San Francisco, examining memory, architecture, transit, and the street remnants of collective history. Co-sponsored by the Exploratorium Film Program. Other filmmakers include Michael Rudnick, Dominic Angerame, Veronica Majano, Sam Green, Bill Basquin, Elizebeth Chavez, and Charlotte Gutierrez.