Film / Video
YBCA curates a series of monthly film/video screenings with a focus on experimental and alternative films and documentaries. YBCA also hosts screenings for a select group of community partner organizations. Click the link at left for a list of our current partners.
Seating in the YBCA Screening Room is limited and screenings often sell out. Guarantee your seats by purchasing in advance online or by calling 415.978.2787. Otherwise, plan to arrive early or call ahead for seating availability.
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May 15 & 16, 2008
A dramatized version of Philippe Garrel's traumatic love affair with his muse, musician Nico, made three years after her death.
May 15 & 16, 2008
Andy Warhol’s raw film of the Velvet Underground and Nico, live at the Factory in 1966.
May 17, 2008
Satan queers and psychedelic wild boys unite. For extreme tastes, this gay-themed shorts program examines the occult, magick, erotic rituals, pain rituals and other mystic esoterica.
May 18, 2008
A minimalist-psychedelic retelling of the Christ story, shot in Brittany, Morocco, and Rome under the influence of LSD.
May 23, 2008
Using animation, creature effects, nightmarish sets, reenactments of satanic rituals and intense sexual imagery, it weaves a tale both darkly humorous and quite disturbing …
May 24, 2008
Not without it’s schlocky elements, this eerie and atmospheric movie is considered by some to be one of the most compelling witchcraft films ever made …
May 25, 2008
Disney's unforgettable classic tells the story of a jealous evil queen who tries to kill her beautiful stepdaughter, Snow White, who escapes into the forest and discovers the Seven Dwarfs …
May 25, 2008
Filmed during the Nazi occupation of Denmark, Day of Wrath is a harrowing drama about the church's persecution of women for witchcraft in the 17th century …
May 28, 2008
This excellent drama chronicles a friendship that crosses cultures and reveals that two young women—an Orthodox Jew and a Muslim—share much in common—not least of which is the fact that they are both going through arranged marriages …
May 29, 2008 — RE-SCHEDULED SCREENING
A new video work by Los Angeles artist Mike Kelley, Day is Done is a twisted semi-musical that examines American subcultures through sketches based on photographs found in high school yearbooks …
Jun 3, 2008
Not just for teenage boys anymore, new media and alternate reality games are engaging more diverse audiences than ever before. …
Jun 6 & 8, 2008
Jia Zhang-ke is perhaps China’s most important contemporary filmmaker, and the leading figure of what is known as the "Sixth Generation." …
Jun 12, 14, 15 & 19, 2008
Long before his well-known films like Funny Games and The Piano Teacher, Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke made films for television—and they’re often as ruthless and compelling as his later work. …
Jun 21 & 22, 2008
A witty and cautionary tale of the world of contemporary yoga. World Yoga Champion Esak Garcia and his guru Bikram Choudhury want yoga accepted into the Olympics …
Jun 25, 2008
"Toots" Shor, the legendary saloon keeper and icon of New York’s golden era, is lovingly profiled in this lively documentary …
Jun 26 & 29, 2008
It’s no secret to devotees of world cinema that Apichatpong Weerasethakul is one of the most radically original filmmakers …
YBCA's programs are made possible in part by:
The Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund
LEF Foundation
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