Free Form Film Festival Tours:

FREE FORM FILM SERIES:  FALL/WINTER 2009

All shows will be held at ATA in San Francisco
Shows start at 8pm and cost $6
See atasite.org for venue details

September 23rd: - 8pm
RETURN AND REPORT: surveillance and assessment of things both human and inhuman.
OPENING ACT: live music by Styrofoam Sanchez
FILMS/VIDEOS:
Van McElwee (ST. LOUIS) - Alternity
Ryan Wylie (COLUMBIA, MO.) - The Human Story
Christina Corfield (SAN FRANCISCO) - The Immense Burden of
Fear and Regret
Jeremy Newman (OHIO) - Window
Tyrone Davies (SAN FRANCISCO) - Bottom Feeder
Donald Daedalus (SAN FRANCISCO) - Flying Rat Trap
Jae-Min Han (SAN FRANCISCO) - Watch
Reece Carter (SAN FRANCISCO) - Untitled
Micheal Fleming (SAN FRANCISCO) - Tell and Show: A Rudimentary Narrative
Chris Coy (SALT LAKE CITY, UT) - Simulacrum
Matt Black (SALT LAKE CITY, UT) - Video Sketchbook Excerpts
David Borengasser (San Francisco) - Film Diary
Coney Crabber and Child (PHOENIX, AZ)- Chad Gooch

October 28th: - 8pm
SUBJECTIVE SANITY
(Program Co-Curated by the The Lost media Archive) OPENING ACT: Live Performance by Steve Shearer
FILMS/VIDEOS:
A mix of ephemeral media and experimental film that probes the depths (or grazes the surfaces) of human psyche and surroundings.
FEATURED WORKS BY:
Charles Chadwick, Elizabeth Henry, Daniel Small, Christina Corfield, Kate Gorman, Adam Paradis, and Steve Shearer

Novermber 18th -  8pm
LAY DOWN TRACKS  
Five American nomads "hit the road" in this sprawling 16mm documentary feature.  A beautiful and remarkable love letter to travel.   
Dir: Danielle Lombardi and Brigid McCaffrey  
Additional Films:
Fledgeling - Tony Gault, Elizabeth Henry (Denver, Co)
Faces on Mars - David Borengasser (San Francisco)
CLOSING PERFORMANCE:  Live Performance by Add Oil

December 16th -  8pm
AWESOME AND PAINFUL
(Experimental videos and a Christmas treat)
The Lost Media Archive and the FFFF team up again to bring you a very rare screening of the universally loathed STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL.  This two-hour disaster will be preceded by:
VIDEOS:
Control This - Paul Baker (Austin TX)
Deuteronomy - Dewan (NY)
Hulk Smash - Jared Clark and Chris Coy (NYC,SLC)
Cakestain! - Tyrone Davies (SF)
Polygon Sun - Johnny Rogers (Baltimore)
Exxtra Lives - Chris coy (SLC)

Previous Stops

2009

August 27th: RETURN AND REPORT Surveillance and assessment of things both human and inhuman. At ATA in San Francisco

July 30th: THE TIME OF SPACE/THE SPACE OF TIME At ATA in San Francisco

June 25th: PLEASE SELF-HELP ME bizarrely beautiful ephemeral and outsider media of the "instructional" variety. At ATA in San Francisco

May 28th: CULTURE CRASH At ATA in San Francisco

2008

November 20th - 7:00-9:00 @ Jackpot Lawrence, KS from the Lost Media Archive, "Praise the Tube."  With special musical guest Firedog

November 21st - 9:00 @ Screenland, MO from the Lost Media Archive, "Praise the Tube." With special musical guest Firedog

November 22nd - 10:30 @ Ragtag from the Lost Media Archive, "Praise the Tube." With special musical guest Firedog

November 23rd - 8pm @ MadArt from the Lost Media Archive, "Praise the Tube." With special musical guest Firedog and Mitchell Hill

December 3rd - The Cavern, Dallas, TX.  'Detour' night with Felili

December 17th - 9:00 @ Screenland, Kansas City, MO from the Lost Media Archive, "Holy Yule! Santa in a Strangeland" with special musical guest Felili

December 18th - 7:00-9:00 @ Jackpot Lawrence, KS from the Lost Media Archive, "Holy Yule! Santa in a Strangeland" with special musical guest Felili

December 19th - 8pm @ MadArt FFFF Christmas Party! Musical guests Celia's Yuletide Express and Felili + more vintage Christmas clips from the Lost Media Archive.

December 20th - 10:30pm @ Ragtag from the Lost Media Archive, "Holy Yule! Santa in a Strangeland"

October 23rd - 7:00-9:00 @ Jackpot Lawrence, KS from the Lost Media Archive, "Please Self Help Me" with special musical guest Kanew

October 24th - 9:00 @ Screenland, MO from the Lost Media Archive, "Please Self Help Me" with special musical guest Kanew

October 25th - 10:30pm @ Ragtag from the Lost Media Archive, "Please Self Help Me" with special musical guest Kanew

October 26th - 8pm @ MadArt from the Lost Media Archive, "Please Self Help Me" with special musical guest Kanew

August 30th - 7pm @ Rererato, Portland, OR (rererato.com) Free Form 2008 Shorts Program - 5135 NE 42nd Portland 97218

July 19th - @ Le Petit Versailles, NYC

May 17th - @ NoBrow Coffee and Tea (315 E. 300 S.) Salt Lake City

April 19th - @ the Utah Pickle Company (741 S. 400 W. Salt Lake City, UT.) SAT April 19, 8:30 PM

January 19th - 7pm NoBrow Coffee and Tea (315 E. 300 S.) Salt Lake City - experimental film from around the globe (Local AND International).

2007
December 28th - 7pm MadArt Gallery 727 S. 12th Street, St. Louis, MO.
December 22nd - 7pm. OUT/EX will take place at No Brow Coffee and Tea Salt Lake City
November 17th - special "ODDS AND ENDS" program curated by Portland OR. filmmaker Karl Lind.
November 10th & November 11th - special "Out" program, and Tyrone Davies music videos to screen at Select Media Festival in Chicago! This is FFFF's first curitorial collaboration with Select Media and Lumpen! check out the details at http://selectmediafestival.org/2007/
Thursday, November 8th 8:00pm Echo Park Film Center 1200 N. Alvarado @ Sunset, Los Angeles, CA.
Oct 20th 8:00pm NoBrow Coffee and Tea (315 E. 300 S.), Salt Lake City, UT.
Sept 22nd 8:00pm NoBrow Coffee and Tea (315 E. 300 S.), Salt Lake City, UT. - The Free Form Film Festival, Loaf-I Productions, Trasa Urban Arts Collective, and NoBrow Coffee and Tea present yet another evening of fringe filmmaking
Aug 18th 8:30 PM, NoBrow Coffee and Tea (315 E. 300 S.), Salt Lake City, UT. - The Free Form Film Festival, Loaf-I Productions, Trasa Urban Arts Collective, and NoBrow Coffee and Tea present yet another evening of fringe filmmaking on Saturday August 18th (just the day after Gallery Stroll).
Jul 21st 8:30 PM, NoBrow Coffee and Tea (315 E. 300 S.), Salt Lake City, UT. - Loaf-i Productions, the Lost Media Archive, the Free form Film Festival, and Trasa Urban Arts Collective present: PLEASE SELF-HELP ME The latest instalment in the OUT/EX series.
Jul 3rd 9:45 PM, Ragtag Cinemacafe, 23 N. 10th st. Columbia, MO 65201 - An eclectic mix of contemporary shorts from filmmakers across the globe. Sometimes hilarious and always challenging the Free Form Film Festival brings all genres together for a unique viewing experience. The program will begin with gut wrenching clips from the Lost Media Archive followed by an hour of new and original shorts films. Co-curator, Ryan Wylie will be present.
Jul 1st 6:30 PM, MadArt Gallery 727 S. 12th Street - $5 good for all screenings-- 6:30-7:00 - live jazz 7:00-8:00 - shorts program -co-curator, Ryan Wylie will be present 8:00-8:30 - live jazz 8:30-9:45 - "Manhattan, Kansas" A documentary by Tara Wray
Jun 16th 8:30pm OUT/EX #5 "ONE FRAME AT A TIME: The filmstrips of Brian Dewan (and others)" location: No Brow Coffee and Tea (315 E. 300 S. Salt Lake City). ADMISSION IS FREE!
May 19th 8:00 PM, MONDO FABULOSO, the May installment of OUT/EX will screen at NoBrow Coffee and Tea (315 E. 300 S. Salt Lake City). ADMISSION IS FREE!
Apr 21st 8:00 PM, Screening of OUT/EX: Manhattan Kansas, a film by Tara Wray @No Brow Coffee and Tea Company (315 E. 300 S. Salt Lake City).
Mar 17th 7:30 PM, @No Brow Coffee and Tea Company (315 E. 300 S. Salt Lake City).
Feb 17th, 7:00pm NoBrow Coffee and Tea (315 E. 300 S.), Salt Lake City, UT. OUT/EX Program
Jan 13th, 7:00pm NoBrow Coffee and Tea (315 E. 300 S.), Salt Lake City, UT. Lost Media Archive Event

2006
Dec 21st, 8:00pm at Starry Night in Provo UT. FFFF introduces the Lost Media Archive! Special FREE event! for more details, visit http://lostmedia.blogspot.com/
Nov 28th, 7:00pm at Castleman Auditorium, Rolla, MO. - FREE - FFFF presents new shorts.
Dec 7th, 10:30pm at Ragtag Cinema, Columbia, MO - FFFF presents "OUT"
Dec 14th, 9:00pm at MadArt Gallery, St. Louis, MO - FFFF presents "OUT"
Oct 16th, 8:00pm at Artist's Television Access (992 Valencia Street), San Francisco, CA - FFFF presents OUT2, the second in a series of outsider video clips currated by the Lost Media Archive
Sept 25th, 9:00pm (Sharp!) at the Pickle Company at Trasa Arts, Salt Lake City, UT - FFFF Co-presents Bill Daniel's "Who is Bozo Texino"!
August 12th, 8:00pm at Le Petit Versailles Garden, New York City. FFFF presents, "OUT" -- a collection of found video clips. 346 East Houston Street (between Avenue B & C). F/V train to 2nd Ave. J/M to Delancey. 5$ suggested donation. http://www.alliedproductions.org
August 3rd, 6-9:00pm at the Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis MO. FFFF presents, The Science of Movement, an experiment in dance, live music, and projection.
August 2nd, Lollapalooza's Last Band Standing competition @ The Double Door - Live video mix accompanying the band Kate Starr
May 25th, 9:00pm at The Antique Row Picture Show, St. Louis, MO. FFFF and Inner Mission Productions present a night of experimental and documentary film pertaining to immigration and refugee issues. 1940 Cherokee St. Call 573-489-2509 for info.
April 6th, 8:00pm at CAVE. Hall.of.Mirrors...music for double quintet and improvised film. Part of CAVE's 10th Anniversary celebration. 5$. 58 Grand Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
April 27th, 8:00pm Program: OUT, followed by a premiere of the experimental short, "The Human Story." At Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles California.
April 29th, 3:00-5:00pm Workshop: found footage/video improv. At Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles." February 24th, 10:00pm Live Video performance by Freeformers Ryan B Wylie and Paul Baker at the True False Film Festival kick-off party www.truefalse.org - Columbia, MO.
March 2nd, 6:00pm-9:00pm Live Video performance by Free Form's, Ryan B Wylie at The Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri.

Human Story Tour (2005) - Tour Photos
October 27, 7:00pm at Utah Valley State College, Orem Utah
October 9, 9:00 at Dan's Silverleaf, Denton Texas
October 8, 6:00pm and 10:00pm at Church of the Friendly Ghost, Austin Texas
October 1, 10:30 at Ragtag Cinemacafe, Columbia Missouri
September 30, 8:00pm at Mad Art Gallery, St. Louis Missouri
September 28, 4:30pm and 8:30pm at Orpheum Theatre, Madison Wisconsin
September 25, at Rodan, Chicago Illinois
September 23 and 24, 8:00pm at The Music Gallery, Toronto Ontario
September 17, 8:30pm at OfficeOps, Brooklyn New York
September 16, 7:30pm at the Shed, Palmer Massachusetts
September 13, 8:30pm at Concordia University, Montreal Quebec
September 12, 9:30pm at Club Metronome, Burlington Vermont
September 9, 8:00pm at The Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, Halifax Nova Scotia
September 7, 8:00pm at The Octagon Arts Centre, Dingwall Nova Scotia

2005
December 18, 10:00pm at Rodan, Chicago Illinois
August 19-21, Organic Grooves Festival, Sullivan Missouri
August 15, 7:00pm at Tower Theatre, Salt Lake City Utah
August 11, 9:00pm at Capitol Theatre, Olympia Washington
August 10, 7:30pm at Rendezvous Jewel Box Theatre, Seattle Washington with a special performance by In'Lakech
August 9, 10:00pm at Clinton Street Theatre, Portland Oregon
August 6, 9:00pm at The Know, Portland Oregon with a special performance by In'Lakech
August 4, 11:00pm at Bijou Art Cinemas, Eugene Oregon
August 3, 8:30pm at DIVA, Eugene Oregon
July 29, 8:00pm at ATA, San Francisco California
July 27, 8:00pm at Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles Californa
July 25, 2:00pm at Cinespace, Los Angeles California
March 3, 6 - 10:00pm Rendevous Jewel Box Theatre (with special performance by Library Science), Seattle
March 1, 9:00pm The Know, Portland
February 26, 8:30pm DIVA, Eugene
February 25, 9:00pm Stewart Aquatic Center, Eugene
February 17, 8:00pm ATA (992 Valencia Street) San Francisco

2004
October 29 - 30, 7:00pm Provo Arts Center, Provo, Utah
September 18, 12:00pm Roxie Theatre, San Francisco California
September 4, 8:00pm Core Star Cultural Center, Eugene Oregon
August 29, 7:00pm Media Arts Center, San Diego California
August 27, 7:00pm Tower Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
August 21, 8:00pm Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles California
March 24, 8:00pm Rubber Gloves, Denton, Texas
March 23, 7:30pm Magnolia Theatre, Dallas Texas
March 22, 8:00pm Rhizome Collective, Austin Texas

2003
December 12-13, Fort Gondo, St Louis
December 3-5, Ragtag Cinemacafe. Columbia MO.
December 2, Castleman Hall, Rolla MO.
November 21-22, Westport Coffee House, Kansas City
November 14-15, Kilby Court, Salt Lake City
November 1, Cellspace, San Francisco