Festival programming associate Sean Uyehara talks about SFIFF 49’s new
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Addictive TV
Trailblazing VJ outfit Addictive TV presents a “best of” selection
from the acclaimed Optronica film and music festival and performs The
Eye of the Pilot, a live mashup of 1950s 8mm film, art deco-inspired
graphics and music.
U.S. Premiere (England/France 2005, TRT 105 min)
MON 5/1 9:45 KABUKI ADDI01K
Addictive TV Eats San Francisco
A performance and party to end the Festival’s KinoTek series. Lightrhythm Visuals and Rawkshow open for VJ group Addictive TV, who will proceed to destroy Mighty, then the city, leaving mayhem and chaos in their wake. 21 and over only.
WED 5/3 9:00
Mighty, 119 Utah Street (at 15th)
Members $9/ Community Access $10/ General Public $11
The Eagle
The dashing Rudolph Valentino rides roughshod over Russia's dastardly
villains while seducing its lovely daughters-and its jealous queen!-in
this risqué Zorroesque adventure, with a new score composed and
performed live by Alloy Orchestra.
DIR: Clarence Brown (USA 1927, 82 min)
SUN 4/23 7:00 CASTRO EAGL23C
Heaven and Earth Magic
Avant-pop band Deerhoof will play an original score live to beatnik icon
Harry Smith's master film work and will follow up with a free-form musical
set accompanying the projection of Smith's Films 1-5 from The Early Abstractions.
DIR: Harry Smith (USA 1962, TRT 80 min)
THU 4/27 9:45 CASTRO HEAV27C
Not So Quiet Silents with
Alloy Orchestra
Our unique interpretation of a sing-along, this interactive family program
of classic and contemporary silent short comedies will include live musical
accompaniment by Alloy Orchestra, and a chance for audience members to
make creative sounds of their own. Recommended for ages seven and up.
(TRT 55 min)
SUN 4/23 1:00 CASTRO NOT23C
Scribble, Scrapple, I.C. You
A rare opportunity to experience several of live cinema’s pioneering modes, created in person by innovators in the field. The short performances are loosely associated through their transposition of gestures and objects into projected sounds and images on the fly.
DIR: Golan Levin, Sue Costabile, Laetitia Sonami (USA, TRT 90 min)
FRI 4/28 7:00 KABUKI SCRI28K