I blurred my signature because it hasn’t much changed. The PO Box, the account, the bank: long gone. ISTR I had a Working Assets long distance phone plan, too, for my landline.

#sfcinematheque #lifetimemember #StevePolta #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #nonprofit #yearend

People’ve deleted my posts elsewhere on this topic, blocked my account. All along, those in a position to address the issue¹ have resorted to hand-wringing & “oh, that’s a shame”.

Doubters: my check.

#sfcinematheque #lifetimemember #StevePolta #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #nonprofit #yearend

This former Board Member/President, program note compiler/author, monograph co-author, occasional curator & fundraiser, says: time for callous treatment of individual donors to come home to roost.

#sfcinematheque #lifetimemember #StevePolta #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #nonprofit #yearend #bullypulpit

No invitations to “special members events” ever. Naturally, social media delivers member party photos to me after the fact.

#sfcinematheque #lifetimemember #StevePolta #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #nonprofit #yearend #bullypulpit

No publications since 2002. No printed calendars since 2009. No free admission since the mid-2000s.

#sfcinematheque #lifetimemember #StevePolta #experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #nonprofit #yearend #bullypulpit

In 1993 I gave #sfcinematheque $1500 ($3312 in 2025 dollars according to NerdWallet) to be a #lifetimemember. #StevePolta denied my annual publications benefit starting 2002 & eventually whittled all promised benefits to zero.

#experimentalfilm #avantgardefilm #nonprofit #yearend #bullypulpit

SF Cinematheque's fabulous Crossroads Film Festival returns this weekend to the Mission District. I just bought tickets for like half the screenings and am already having FOMO for the other half.

(Please wear a mask.)

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Somebody's guide:

https://48hills.org/2024/08/ficks-picks-dive-into-the-experimental-bounty-of-crossroads-2024/

Full festival details:

https://www.sfcinematheque.org/crossroads/crossroads-2024/

#SFCinematheque #ExperimentalFilm #FilmFestival #SFMission

Ficks' Picks: Dive into the experimental bounty of CROSSROADS 2024 - 48 hills

SF Cinematheque's annual celebration of artful shorts features 68 filmmakers from 19 countries. Here's our top 10 guide.

48 hills

I'm grateful for every sticker anyone ever gave me, even the ones I never stuck (which is most of them, tbh).

Zojirushi gets a fresh new #SFCinematheque sticker. Looking good.