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Experience the forefront of cinematic innovation in Inhabiting the Interval: Avant-Garde and Expanded Shorts, a screening block showcasing internationally honored works where bold narratives and artistry collide.
Including Queer Dream Triptych (Matt McKinzie), a festival-acclaimed poetic collage weaving psychedelic visuals and queer lineage—official selection at MIX NYC, Queer City Cinema; Weegee's New York (Eric Weeks), a playful city symphony seen through the lens of a camera-carrying cockapoo; Monument (Jeremy Drummond), honored with Best Avant Garde Film at Mesa International layering Super 8 and video for a meditative encounter with protest and reclaimed monument; and Saturday Night Blues (Jean Coleman), a rhythmic film featuring the Oakland-based acclaimed queer author and poet Brontez Purnell. From lyrical explorations of transformation and memory to meditative reflections on belonging, activism, and creative self-discovery, these shorts offer a rare journey into contemporary avant-garde storytelling.
Thursday, Oct 9: Join us after for a Q&A with Director Kedric Jon Bateman.
Friday, Oct 10: Join us after for a Q&A with Director Natalie Peracchio.
Queer Dream Triptych. Matt McKinzie, USA, 02:30
Weegee's New York. Eric Weeks, USA, 08:00
i.a. (inter alia). Sidney Mandros, Germany, 21:23
Monument. Jeremy Drummond, Canada/USA, 17:24
Saturday Night Blues. Jean Coleman, USA, 02:38
Travelers. Kedric Jon Bateman, USA, 11:02
Father Time. Rodrigo Courtney, Mexico, 03:59
The Story of The Cricket Queen. Natalie Peracchio, USA, 03:57
Length: 75min
Including Queer Dream Triptych (Matt McKinzie), a festival-acclaimed poetic collage weaving psychedelic visuals and queer lineage—official selection at MIX NYC, Queer City Cinema; Weegee's New York (Eric Weeks), a playful city symphony seen through the lens of a camera-carrying cockapoo; Monument (Jeremy Drummond), honored with Best Avant Garde Film at Mesa International layering Super 8 and video for a meditative encounter with protest and reclaimed monument; and Saturday Night Blues (Jean Coleman), a rhythmic film featuring the Oakland-based acclaimed queer author and poet Brontez Purnell. From lyrical explorations of transformation and memory to meditative reflections on belonging, activism, and creative self-discovery, these shorts offer a rare journey into contemporary avant-garde storytelling.
Thursday, Oct 9: Join us after for a Q&A with Director Kedric Jon Bateman.
Friday, Oct 10: Join us after for a Q&A with Director Natalie Peracchio.
Queer Dream Triptych. Matt McKinzie, USA, 02:30
Weegee's New York. Eric Weeks, USA, 08:00
i.a. (inter alia). Sidney Mandros, Germany, 21:23
Monument. Jeremy Drummond, Canada/USA, 17:24
Saturday Night Blues. Jean Coleman, USA, 02:38
Travelers. Kedric Jon Bateman, USA, 11:02
Father Time. Rodrigo Courtney, Mexico, 03:59
The Story of The Cricket Queen. Natalie Peracchio, USA, 03:57
Length: 75min
Expanded Cinema Pack
For super fans of the form, experience three blocks of our best curated art house, animated, and experimental films at a discounted price. **Plus, these screenings are all happening at the same venue so why get up when you sit, relax, and watch some world class kinography.
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The Santa Cruz Film Festival
The Santa Cruz Film Festival supports and promotes the love of the moving-image arts within the local Santa Cruz and Greater Monterey Bay Area. SCFF is an artist-driven, filmmaker-forward festival for original films world-wide.
