Roxie Mixtape #8: Side A

Roxie Mixtape #8, an on-going series celebrating diverse and engaging short works by Bay Area filmmakers. Join us for a night of unique, provocative and inspiring movies. An exciting and enticing mix of narrative, documentary, and experimental there is sure to be a little something for everyone in this program.

Line, Shape, Hue – Tommy Becker: Line, Shape, Hue celebrates artistic resolve. Dedicated to Francis A. Johnson, the long-standing holder of the “biggest ball of twine” title in the Guinness Book of World Records. “Make visible, what without you, might perhaps never have been seen.” – Robert Bresson

GONE FISHIN’– Reaghan Mulligan: A lonely fisherman finds a great catch.

ways to spend it/ it feels bigger than oakland – Amiel “El Rey” Williams: Using archival iPhone footage of both the places my father and I call home and our childhood photos, this work collages time and space, traveling from 1975 to 2022 and from Havana, Cuba to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and in between. His home is my home, and my home is his.

This is Not a Climate Film – Hana Beach: Who will protect us from climate change

NEMO – Luisa Bel Cardoso: A lonely bunny on the moon ventures in search of love. A music video for the Santa Cruz band Career Woman.

The Wind Telephone – Jody Stillwater and Nicole Klaymoon: A journey into the imaginal world of a child and the profound longing and love she has for her mother. Employing a modular and sliding narrative, the film playfully uses movement, crushing rhythm and dream logic to examine the ways that a child replaces a lost parent.

Fragments of a Dissonant Mind –Gretchen Telzrow: A layered study of the subconscious, Fragments of a Dissonant Mind moves through fractured impressions, and emotional static, capturing the elusive texture of an unsettled mind.

Oh Honey, Take Me Away – Theo Garvey: “Oh Honey, Take Me Away!” follows Ruth, who travels 750 miles to attend her sister’s funeral. She meets hitchhiker Annie during her journey, and the two form an unexpected relationship.

Status Unknown – Andrew Bazouzi Butte: In a series of intimate conversations, families protected under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) confront what life would look like if they were forced apart—parents and children speaking candidly about love, fear, and the meaning of home in the face of uncertain futures.

Play It Like It’s ‘54 – Nova Duarte Martinez: In 1950s San Francisco, a young Chinese-American steps into Mona’s 440, the city’s first lesbian bar, determined to explore her complex identities amidst a society that forces queer love into the shadows.

Satélite – Flor Marmolejo: A dying man attempts to communicate with his young wife who disappeared in 70s Mexico.