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
¹ we’ll get to the one exception.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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.
erictheise
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