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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

January 19 - January 19, 2012

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Luminaries: SECA Film Awards Bruce Conner, VALSE TRISTE, 1978
Luminaries: SECA Film Awards SFMOMA Phyllis Wattis Theater Thursday, January 19, 7:00 p.m. Introduced by Tanya Zimbardo, assistant curator of media arts, SFMOMA VALSE TRISTE, Bruce Conner, 1978, 6 min., 16mm Testament, James Broughton, 1974, 20 min., 16mm Vital Signs, Barbara Hammer, 1991, 10 min., 16mm Decodings, Michael Wallin, 1988, 15 min., 16mm Frame Line, Gunvor Nelson, 1984, 22 min., 16mm Total running time: 73 min. In tribute to the Bay Area's role as an epicenter of experimental film, this program centers on constructing autobiography. The selection of films is drawn from SFMOMA's SECA Film As Art Awards program (1973-98), which recognized innovative and challenging new works by experimental filmmakers in Northern California. Presented in conjunction with Fifty Years of Bay Area Art: The SECA Awards. $5 general; free for SFMOMA members or with museum admission (requires a free ticket, which can be picked up in the Haas Atrium).