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Underground Cinema
Coffee Bar & Bicycle Repair Shop

behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto, 416-971-4273

360 PAST EVENTS 2008-2016
2008-2011 > 2012 > 2013 > 2014 > 2015-2016 > Upcoming

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50 EVENTS IN 2014


DECEMBER - NOVEMBER - OCTOBER - SEPTEMBER - AUGUST
JULY
- JUNE - MAY - APRIL - MARCH - FEBRUARY - JANUARY

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2 EVENTS DECEMBER 2014

Pedro Ferreira (Artist-in-Residence at Images Festival) presents

off to Portugalia!
Going-Home Party for Pedro!
Special screenings of Pedro's video doc in-progress,
My Friend Martin: The Short Story of CineCycle, and
Maya Deren's Meshes of the Afternoon on 16mm!
MP3 party - bring your music - you're the DJ!
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Sunday, December 21, 7pm, free!

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Pleasure Dome presents

Johnny Minotaur with MM. Serra
MM. Serra in person from New York City! where
she is Director of New York Film-Makers’ Cooperative,
introducing Johnny Minotaur
(Charles Henri Ford, USA, 1971, 16mm, 80 min.)
Facebook

Saturday, December 13, 7:30pm, $8 (unclassified)

Pleasure Dome's 25th Anniversary Party
10pm, free!

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5 EVENTS NOVEMBER 2014

Pleasure Dome presents

Recent Works from Collectif Jeune Cinéma
Curated by Filipe Afonso, in person from Paris!
Recent international videos by Anna Marziano, Doplgenger,
Alice Colomer, Neozoon, Gheith Al-Amine, Théodora Barat,
Michael Robinson, Les Ballets Russes, Shambhavi Kaul,
Thibault Le Texier, and a 16mm film by Silvia das Fadas.
Total running time 87 minutes. Facebook

Friday, November 28, 7:30pm, $8 (unclassified)

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CineCycle presents its Autumn 2014

Toronto Open Screening
Bring your films or videos to show!
or just come to watch!
35mm, 16mm, 8mm, super 8 film,
VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, Quicktime.
Max 10 min. 1st come, 1st shown.
Premiere of 2 new films by John Porter!
Facebook

Sunday, November 23, 7:30pm, $pwyc (unclassified)
Sign-up begins at 7pm.

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The Images Festival presents

Fragments:
Space/Time, Identity and Memory

2014 Artist-in-Residence at Images Festival,
Pedro Ferreira in person from Poland!
with his new videos, super 8 and 8mm films!
Total running time 70 minutes.

Wednesday, November 19, 8pm,
pwyc / $5 suggested
(unclassified)

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Flood Tide (Todd Chandler, USA, 70 min.)
Original score by Dark Dark Dark, plus
shorts by Todd Chandler with live scores by
Todd Chandler and Marshall LaCount in person!
(Dark Dark Dark, XXXPRSNXXX). Facebook

Tuesday, November 18, 8pm, (unclassified)
$5-10
sliding scale, no one turned away!

vers(ing)
videos by Sandra Gregson and Barbara Sternberg
Facebook

Saturday, November 15, 7:30pm, free! (unclassified)

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4 EVENTS OCTOBER 2014

CineCycle presents its "Sounds & Silents" screening series

Nosferatu on 16mm!
(F. W. Murnau, Germany, 1922, 94 minutes)
the silent Expressionist horror classic film with a
live soundtrack by the Birth of Troubling Forms!
Facebook

Sunday, October 26, 8pm, $10 (classified)

Spoony Toons presents

Halloween Cartoon Specials plus
John Carpenter's The Thing
Audience choice! Open cereal bar!
Cocktails and drinks! Facebook

Friday, October 24, 8:30pm-1am, $10 (adults only)

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Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) presents

Found Found Found:
Films and Videos by Dirk de Bruyn
LIFT's Artist-in-Residence this month,
in person from Australia! with his
early 16mm films and new videos.
Total run time 70 min. Facebook

Wednesday, October 22, 8pm, $8 (unclassified)

The 9th Nuit Blanche
Free all-night art installations and events
in 150 varied locations, indoors & outdoors. No super 8.

Saturday-Sunday, October 4-5, 7pm-7am, free!

INCLUDING

CineCycle presents Scopitones
Short, 1960s music films on 16mm!
Outdoors! 8pm-4am
(unclassified)
Courtyard, 401 Richmond St. W., Toronto

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4 EVENTS SEPTEMBER 2014

Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) presents

Film as Fabric, Lace and Thread
a new 16mm experimental film performance by
Mary Stark in person from Manchester, UK!
LIFT's Artist-in-Residence this month,
with 35mm, 16mm, super 8, sound, sculpture,
live action, spoken word, a Talk, and more!
Facebook | Mary’s LIFT Residency Blog

Wednesday, September 24, 8pm, $8 (unclassified)

also, not at CineCycle,
Mary Stark Workshop: Film and Object and Light
Sunday, September 21, 10am-6pm, $75
at LIFT, 1137 Dupont St. (at Gladstone Ave.)

The Dept. of Geography at the University of Toronto
and Pleasure Dome present

Liquid Traces
by Charles Heller and Lorenzo Pezzani.
Lorenzo Pezzani of Forensic Architecture
in person from London, UK! Screening and Talk.
Facebook

Tuesday, September 23, 7:30pm, $8

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Pleasure Dome Artists Film Exhibition Group of Ontario presents

A Pact with the Process: 20 Years of Film Farm
Works from Philip Hoffman’s Independent Imaging Retreat,
or "Film Farm,” celebrating it’s 20th anniversary this year!
16mm films and videos by Leslie Supnet, Carolynne Hew,
Helen Hill, Deirdre Logue, Maria Magnusson, Matt Soar,
Lisa Marr, Eve Heller, Lyndsay Bloom, Carolyn Monnet,
Becka Barker, Lillah Halla, John Greyson, Chris Chong,
Maïa Cybelle Carpenter, Jennifer Reeves, Eva Kolcze.
Philip Hoffman in person! plus Matt Soar from Montreal,
Jennifer Reeves from New York, John Greyson, Eva Kolcze,
Carolynne Hew from Toronto, and many more Film Farmers!

Facebook

Saturday, September 20, 7:30pm, $8 (unclassified)

due to rain forecast, now indoors at CineCycle

Spoony Toons presents its monthly

Saturday Morning Cartoons
from the 80s & 90s -- on a Sunday
This month: superheroes! Audience choice!
Open cereal bar! Cocktails and drinks! Facebook

Sunday, September 7, 12pm-2:30pm, $10 (adults only)

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2 EVENTS AUGUST 2014

Toronto VeloReel Bicycle Film Festival and CineCycle present

Bike-In Film Fest & Outdoor Screening!
16mm bicycling films from CineCycle's collection.
Facebook

Friday, August 22, 9:30pm-Midnight, free!
(unclassified)

1 Fraser Ave., Toronto
(2 blocks south of King St. W., 2 east of Dufferin)

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Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) presents

The Mechanical Paradise:
The Films of Steven Woloshen

in person from Montréal! with his
hand-made, animated and experimental
16mm & 35mm films, and videos, 1982-2013.
Total running time: 54 minutes. Facebook

Friday, August 15, 8pm, $8 (unclassified)

CineCycle, behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto

Steven Woloshen's Hands-on Workshop, Master Class
Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17 respectively,
at LIFT, 1137 Dupont Street Toronto.

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5 EVENTS JULY 2014

The Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS) presents its 10th annual

TAIS Showcase 2014 and Robot Anijam
Recent short videos by TAIS members Benjamin Edelberg,
Signe Baumane, Yuval Nathan, Coke Rioboo, Alisi Telengut,
Edmunds Jansons, Gerry Lagendyk, Augusto Bicalho Roque,
Iriz Pääbo, Patrick Jenkins, Rhayne Vermette, Claire Bennett,
Samay Cajas, Jaime Ekkens, Mikko Mällinen, Sharron Mirsky,
Tanya Read, George Ungar, Caroline Blais, Lynn Dana Wilton.
Many of the artists in person! Facebook

Thursday, July 24, 7:30pm, $10 (unclassified)
BBQ at 6pm!

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Pleasure Dome presents

Site/Sight/Cite: The Cinema of Nancy Holt
American artist who died this past January.
Videos of three 16mm films, 1971-2011.
Total running time: 54 minutes.
Facebook

Saturday, July 19, 8:30pm, $8 (unclassified)

Outdoors in the Courtyard, 401 Richmond St. W., but due to rain,
now at CineCycle, behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto

CineCycle presents its "Sounds & Silents" screening series

The Short Films of Man Ray on 16mm
Films, 1923-1929, by Man Ray and René Clair,
with live soundtracks by Red Lantern!
(David Lee, William Davison, Bob Vespaziani,
Tena Palmer and Arthur Bull). Facebook

Sunday, July 13, 8pm, $10 (classified)

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Pleasure Dome presents

A Public Conversation on
Diverse Media Exhibition
Saturday, July 5, 5pm, free!

BBQ - 6:30pm, free!

Annual Open Screening
Bring your latest experimental films or videos to show
(finished or unfinished, found or stolen), before 8pm,
or just come to watch!
16mm, super 8, VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, Quicktime, Mp3
Maximum 10 minutes. First come, first shown.
Saturday, July 5, 8pm, free! (unclassified)
Facebook

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5 EVENTS JUNE, 2014

Spoony Toons: CanCon Edition
Monthly nostalgic 80's and 90's cartoons.
Canadian-made The Raccoons, Inspector Gadget,
My Pet Monster, Beetlejuice, Tin Tin, Stickin' Around.
Open cereal bar! Facebook

Sunday, June 29, 12pm-2:30pm, $10 (adults only)

Nuts & Volts presents

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An electronic buffet of sound, video, performance
with Wizard Of, i + i, SpookyFish, RH +/-, ghettocyb.org,
Distraksjon, CJ Austin, dAeve Fellows, Christina Kozak.
Celebrating Martin Walder's birthday! Facebook

Saturday, June 28, 10pm, $10 (adults only)

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Dead Beat Productions and Chart Attack present

Untold Noise
3 Music Documentary Shorts!
Untold Noise, This is Now Here,
and We Are the Heart of This Town,
plus DJ Locke 'n' Lindsay! Free beer!
Facebook

Thursday, June 26, 8:30pm, $pwyc (unclassified)

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Rockford Peach presents

The Peach Party
Bands. Booze. Babes. Shop.
Facebook

Sunday, June 22, 4pm-9pm

Queerean Town presents

Queer(ean) Seen
Toronto Queer Korean Video Screening
Facebook

Saturday, June 14, 6:30pm (unclassified)
tickets by donation

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3 EVENTS MAY, 2014

3rd Annual Toronto Korean Film Festival
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May 27-31, $5 / $7 each (classified)

May 27-29 at CineCycle, then May 30-31 at
Jackman Hall, AGO, 317 Dundas St. W., Toronto

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Spoony Toons
Nostalgic 80's and 90's cartoons.
Open cereal bar! Facebook

Sunday, May 25, 12pm-2:30pm, $10

CineCycle presents its "Sounds & Silents" screening series

L’Âge d’Or / The Golden Age
(Luis Buñuel, France, 1930, 16mm, 63 min.)
with live soundtrack by Red Lantern!
(Arthur Bull, David Lee, Tena Palmer, Bob Vespaziani)
plus related short films, all on 16mm! Facebook

Sunday, May 11, 8pm, $10 (classified)

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4 EVENTS APRIL, 2014

Images Festival at CineCycle!
APRIL 11-18

27th Images Festival of Media Art (April 10-19) presents
2 events (1 recurring) April 11-18 at CineCycle

Post-Screening Lounge
Cash bar, DJs, food!
April 11-18, 11pm-2am, free!

Kate Ewald's Birthday Celebration!
April 13, 12:01am (Saturday night)

PLUS

Annual Open Screening
Bring your short film or video (max 10 min.)
to share with your fellow festival goers.
16mm, 35mm, super 8, VHS, DVD, Quicktime.
First come, first screened! Signup starts 10pm.
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Tuesday, April 15, 10pm, free! (classified)

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Wavelength Music Series presents

Picastro
Record Release for “You” (Static Clang).
Live Performance with CineCycle 16mm Films!
at 10:30pm, preceded by two opening acts:
8:30pm - Magali Meagher (The Phonemes).
9:30pm - Paul Schedlich Record Release.
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Wednesday, April 9, 8:30pm, $12, all ages!

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Spoony Toons
Nostalgic 80's and 90's cartoons.
Open cereal bar!

Sunday, April 6, Noon, $7

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7 EVENTS MARCH, 2014

The International Campaign Against War on the People of India
(ICAWPI) - Toronto Chapter presents

Red Ant Dream (Sanjay Kak, India, video, 120 minutes)
documentary on the revolutionary Maoist movement in India.
Sanjay Kak in person for a Q&A!

Saturday, March 22, 2pm

Pleasure Dome presents

A Tribute to
Anne Charlotte Robertson, Film Diarist, 1949-2012
Guest curated by Toni Treadway, in person from USA!
Digital copies of Robertson's super 8 films, 1981-2001.
Total running time: 90 minutes.

Saturday, March 22, 8:15pm, $8 (unclassified)
NEW START TIME!

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88 Days Of Fortune presents its

UHURU: a Night of Celebration
Art exhibition by Malcolm Yarde, Zahra Siddiqui, Thomarya F,
Camille Lauren, Jah Grey, Amber Williams-King, Yanick Hunter,
and performances by Mawe Bahari and Jabu, Abigail Ghide,
David Delisca, Tristin Chanel, Zakiyya Thurston, Tyler Nelson,
and live art by Camille Lauren, and a
dance party with DJs Kirsten Aza, Sun Sun, El Machetero.
Facebook

Friday, March 14, 7:30pm-3am, $5

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Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) presents

The Hand, the Eye and the Mouth:
Films by Anja Dornieden and
Juan David González Monroy
LIFT's Artists-in-Residence in person from Berlin!
with their 35mm film and their new 16mm
triple-projection film performance!
Facebook

Tuesday, March 11, 8pm, $8 (unclassified)

DJ Ristich presents

Jamar Burnette's Birthday Party
Performances by Jamar Burnette,
Sage Harris, Yung-Flex and JG.

Saturday, March 8, 9pm, $12, all ages!

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Pleasure Dome presents

Stemple Pass by James Benning
(USA, 2012, video, 120 minutes)
Canadian premiere! Facebook

Friday, March 7, 7:30pm, $8 (unclassified)

Damage Control:
The Films of Adam Paradis & JB Mabe
in person from Chicago!
Touring the USA and Canada with their
Super 8, 16mm & 35mm films and film performance!
Facebook

Sunday, March 2, 7pm, $5 (unclassified)

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7 EVENTS FEBRUARY, 2014

Pleasure Dome presents

The Blazing Familiar:
Recent Film & Video from Chicago
Videos, 2003-2013, by Andrew Mausert-Mooney,
Marianna Milhorat, Kent Lambert, Buki Bodunrin, Basma AlSharif,
16mm films, 2011 & 2012, by Deborah Stratman and Lyra Hill,
and a 2007 super 8 film by Karen Johannesen.
Total running time: 68 minutes.
Facebook

Friday, February 28, 7:30pm, $8 (unclassified)

York University's Graduate Department of Film presents

My Prairie Home:
A Documentary Musical Featuring Rae Spoon
(Chelsea McMullan, Canada, 2013, video, 77 minutes)
followed by a Q&A with Rae Spoon and
cinematographer Maya Bankovic.
Facebook

Wednesday, February 26, 8pm, free! (unclassified)

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Vector Game + Art Convergence Festival (Feb 19-23) presents

Code in Motion
Early computer animations on 16mm film and digital,
1951-1976, by Stan Vanderbeek & Kenneth Knowlton,
Lillian Schwartz, Pierre Hébert, Peter Foldès, John Stehura,
Mary Ellen Bute, Norman McLaren & Evelyn Lambart,
John Whitney Sr., James Whitney, Robert Abel & Ass.
Total running time: 93 min. Guest-curated by Clint Enns.
Facebook

Wednesday, February 19, 7pm, $5 (unclassified)

CineCycle presents its "From the Vault" screening #10,
a Valentine's / Family Day screening

My Sister My Love
(Vilgot Sjöman, Sweden, 1966, 16mm, 97 min.)
plus surprise 16mm shorts! Facebook

Sunday, February 16, 7:30pm, $5 (classified)

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Trash Compactor presents

Hollywood Babylon
(Van Guylder, USA, 1972, 35mm, 80 min.)
preceded by Fireworks
(Kenneth Anger, USA, 1947, 16mm, 14 min.)
Original Hollywood Babylon poster and books
on display by archivist Michael Greenwood.
Facebook

Thursday, February 6, 8pm, $8 (adults only)
Naked people free!

Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) presents

Asleep in the Sun: Films by Pablo Marìn
LIFT's Artist-in-Residence in person from Buenos Aires!
with his recent 16mm and super 8 silent films.
Total running time: 46 minutes. Facebook

Tuesday, February 4, 8pm, $8 (unclassified)

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CineCycle presents its Winter 2014

Toronto Open Screening
Bring your films or videos to show, or just come to watch!
35mm, 16mm, 8mm, super 8 film,
VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, Quicktime, AVI,
or bring your own projector for other formats.
Maximum 10 minutes. First come, first shown.
Facebook

Sunday, February 2, 7:30pm, $pwyc (unclassified)
Sign-up begins at 7pm.

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3 EVENTS JANUARY, 2014

Art Zoo Studio presents the premiere of

Cold Iron Is A Titanic Comedy
(Wesley Rickert, 2013, video, 70 min.)
an absurdist kabuki opera film narrative.
Plus recent short videos by Toronto artists
Istvan Kantor, Chris Boni, Wallace D. Robinson.
Introduction by Istvan Kantor. Facebook

Thursday, January 23, 8pm, $10

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York University Department of Film, Faculty of Fine Arts presents

Depth of Field: The New Frontier
A panel discussion on online distribution media, with
panelists Jill Golick, Stephanie Ouaknine, Carly McGowan,
and moderators Erik Anderson and Alex McKinnon.

Thursday, January 16, 8pm, free! all welcome

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Whippersnapper Working Collective presents

Sidewalk Screening Video Art Party
Celebrating Whippersnapper Gallery's current
video exhibition Sidewalk Screening (to Feb 1).
A dance party with music by DJ Myth Paradise and
the exhibition's videos, artists and curators.
Viewing booths. Projected GIF animations.
Viewer’s Choice Award winners announced!
Facebook

Saturday, January 11, 9pm - 2am, free!

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45 EVENTS IN 2013


2008-2011 > 2012 \/ 2014 > 2015 > Upcoming Events

3 EVENTS DECEMBER, 2013

A rare live performance by

Sheila Gostick
Sad Singer & Comedy Legend
scaring squares for 35 years!
The well-dressed truth Toronto tries to silence!

Wednesday, December 18, 8:30pm, $10

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CineCycle presents its "From the Vault" screening #9

Brazil (Terry Gilliam, UK, 1985, 132 min.)
on 35mm! plus 16mm shorts!

Sunday, December 15, 8pm, $5 (classified)

Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents

Re-visioning Cultural Encounters
16mm films, 1970-1993, by Garine Torossian,
Chick Strand, Mike Hoolboom & Steve Sanguedolce,
and videos, 1980 & 2010, by Jonathan Schwartz,
Timothy Asch, Linda Connor & Patsy Asch.
Total running time: 84 minutes.
Facebook

Friday, December 6, 7:30pm, $8 (unclassified)

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3 EVENTS NOVEMBER, 2013

Toronto Korean Film Festival presents

ReCycle at CineCycle
Korean Underground Cinema
First-ever showcase in Toronto of
recent videos, including premieres!
Gye-joong Kim, SoJin Chun, Bansuk Lee, Jae Woo Park,
Louis Yeum, Heejoo Yoon, Randy Hanbyul Lee, Eric Park.
All filmmakers in person! (except Eric Park)
Total running time: 54 minutes. Facebook

Saturday, November 30, 7:30pm, $5 (unclassified)

CineCycle presents its "From the Vault" screening #8

Sorcerer (William Friedkin, USA, 1977, 121 min.)
on 16mm! plus 16mm shorts!
Facebook

Sunday, November 24, 7pm, $5 (classified)

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CineCycle presents its Autumn 2013

Toronto Open Screening
Bring your films or videos to show, or just come to watch!
35mm, 16mm, 8mm, super 8 film, VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, Quicktime.
Maximum 10 minutes. First come, first shown.
Videos by James Gillespie, John Creson + Adam Rosen,
Tom Mitchell, Clint Enns, Leslie Supnet + Daniel Valle,
Brian Random, Laurie Kwasnik and Nick Kovats,
super 8 films by John Porter, David Hinton and Rob Cruickshank,
35mm films by Debora Puricelli and Dan Browne, and
16mm films by Dan Browne and Martin Heath.

Monday, November 4, 8:30pm, $pwyc (unclassified)
Sign-up begins at 8pm.

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6 EVENTS OCTOBER, 2013

Mercer Union Gallery and York University Department of Film present

Geoffrey Farmer Carte Blanche Film Screening
Seven 16mm films,1958-1973, by Stan Vanderbeek,
Arthur Lipsett and Bruce Conner with affinities to
Geoffrey Farmer’s exhibit at Mercer Union,
Nov 1 - Jan 11. Total running time: 63 min.
Facebook

Tuesday, October 29, 8pm, free! (unclassified)

CineCycle presents

Vampyr
(Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1932, Germany, 16mm, 73 minutes)
with a live score! by
Alan Bloor, Branko Dzinovic, Michael Lynn, Ambrose Pottie.
plus a related 16mm short! Facebook

Sunday, October 27, 8pm, $10 (classified)

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Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) presents

Early Signs of Decay
Recent 16mm films by Steve Cossman
and members of his collective, DecayNY:
Josh Lewis and Kenneth Zoran Curwood.
Steve Cossman in person from Brooklyn!
LIFT's Artist-in-Residence, and the founder of
Mono No Aware Festival (Dec 6 & 7, 2013).
Total running time: 48 minutes. Facebook

Thursday, October 24, 8pm, $8 (unclassified)

Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) presents

I Began to Wish: Films by Julie Murray
LIFT's Artist-in-Residence
in person from USA! with her 16mm films,
1979-2003, plus a work-in-progress. Facebook

Thursday, October 17, 8pm, $5 (unclassified)

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The 8th Nuit Blanche
Free all-night art installations and events
in 150 varied locations, indoors & outdoors. No super 8.

Saturday-Sunday, October 5-6, 7pm-7am, free!

INCLUDING

CineCycle presents Scopitones
Short, 1960s music films on 16mm!
Outdoors! 8pm-4am
(unclassified)
Courtyard, 401 Richmond St. W., Toronto

Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents

Special Effect
A live video performance by
Peter Burr, in person from Brooklyn!
Facebook

Thursday, October 3, 7:30pm, $8 (unclassified)

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2 EVENTS SEPTEMBER, 2013

FADO Performance Art Centre presents its

Publication Launch
Missing Associates: Lily Eng and Peter Dudar
Performance Art and Experimental Dance

Event starts with a short conversation among
Coman Poon, Lily Eng and Peter Dudar,
followed by projected images, light refreshments.
Limited number of signed DVDs on sale.

Friday, September 6, 7pm, free!

Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)
and Process Reversal Collective present

Frenkel Defects, Edition 1
16mm films from the Process Reversal Collective
and other international artist-run film groups. Films by
Kevin Rice, Sarah Biagini, Andrew Busti, Philippe Leonard,
Nicolas Rey, Robert Schaller, Chris Gehman, Taylor Dunne.
Curated by Kevin Rice, after Russian physicist Yakov Frenkel.
Kevin Rice and Sarah Biagini in person from the USA!
Total running time: 55 minutes. Facebook

Tuesday, September 3, 8pm, $5

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AUGUST 30, 2013

Zephyr
A live performance!
Projections of 16mm film loops by
Sylvain Chaussée, with live music by Adrian Cook.
Facebook

Friday, August 30, 9pm, pwyc ($5 suggested)

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6 EVENTS JULY, 2013

Travel Culture Magazine presents

Sonchy’s Silk Road Adventure
Central Asian videos, performances, art, food & prizes,
partly to assist Tajikistan and Afghanistan NGOs,
July 26 & 27 at Innis Town Hall, and

Sunday, July 28, 11:30am-6:30pm at CineCycle
Globe Trekkers: Silk Road - 12pm,
Boxing Girls of Kabul - 4pm,
Buzkashi Boys - 5pm.

$10/7 per show, $15/12 per Day Pass

dandyhorse #10 Launch Party
Launch of issue #10, The Safety Issue,
of Toronto's urban cycling magazine!
Safety Dance w/ DJ JonathanG Goldsbie!
Prizes - a new Linus bike, a Bern Helmet!
Facebook

Saturday, July 27, 9pm, $10 includes magazine.
Free to subscribers, contributors, sponsors!

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SITC presents

Sonoran Desert Noise Assault
Noise, ambient industrial, post-punk and throb
with Toronto bands
Marshstepper, Mass Horns, Whartitz and Opiate.
Facebook

Tuesday, July 23, 9pm, $10, all ages!

CineCycle presents

The Adventures of Prince Achmed
(Lotte Reiniger, Germany, 1926, 87 min.)
Rare 16mm print with live score by Odradek!
plus a short documentary on Lotte Reiniger.
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Sunday, July 21, 8pm, $10 (classified)

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Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents its

Annual Open Screening
Bring your latest experimental films or videos to show
(finished or unfinished, found or stolen), before 8pm,
or just come to watch!
16mm, super 8, VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, Quicktime.
Maximum 10 minutes. First come, first shown.

Saturday, July 20, 9pm, $pwyc (unclassified)

The Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival presents

SQUAT: A Super Secret Back-Alley Musical
A musical comedy with the Watch the Elbow Company,
by Leora Smith, Eyal Rosenblum, Jacob Ulrich.
Show length: 75 minutes. Warnings: mature language,
gunshots, smoking, audience participation.

Thursdays-Saturdays, July 4-6 and 11-13, 8pm,
plus 2pm, Saturdays, July 6 & 13.
$10 advance / $15 at door.

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6 EVENTS JUNE, 2013

CineCycle presents its "From the Vault" screening #7,
a Pride Week screening of

Outrageous! (Richard Benner, Canada, 1977, 100 min.)
made-in-Toronto cult comedy classic on 35mm!
plus 16mm shorts! Facebook

Sunday, June 23, 8pm, $5 (classified)

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Theatre Caravel presents its quarterly series

15th Sea Change - A Night of New Performance
New work by Toronto artists of different disciplines,
Refreshments & complimentary homemade snacks!

Saturday, June 22, 8pm, $7

Seating is limited and spaces fill up quickly!
so RSVP now: info at theatrecaravel dot com

Graphic Poetics presents

Why Birds and Wolves Don't Trade Stones
A Graphic Novel Launch!
Live spoken word by Lishai with
projected images by David Brame.

ASL interpretation, accessible. Facebook

Saturday, June 15, 8pm - 10pm, $5-$10

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Sonchy’s Adventures’ Media Department presents

"Sonchy's Silk Road Adventure" Preview
Buzkashi (Najeeb Mirza, Canada, 2012, video, 81 min.)
Plus Central Asian food, drink & raffle prizes!
All proceeds go to assist the facilitation of
post-secondary education in Tajikistan.
Preview for a 2-day event in July, Toronto.

Thursday, June 6, 8pm, $4,
free to travel media & bloggers!

Limited seating! First come, first served!
Reservations: Event Brite or info at sonchyadv dot com

The Summer Institute in Film at York University, SAVAC,
and Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group present

Cinema of Prayoga:
Indian Experimental Film and Video 1913-2006

2 different programmes of rarely-screened radical videos!
Intro and Q&A by Amrit Gangar, in person from Mumbai!
Total running time: 140 minutes each night.

Tuesday & Wednesday, June 4 & 5, 7:30pm, free!
(unclassified)

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4 EVENTS MAY, 2013

Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) and
Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group present

Intertidal
A Film Performance by Alex MacKenzie
in person from Vancouver!

Expanded cinema with two 16mm projectors!
His two most recent works, 2011/12, total 80 min.

Friday, May 31, 7:30pm, $8 (unclassified)

CineCycle presents its "From the Vault" Screening #6

Leo the Last (John Boorman, UK, 1970, 104 min.)
on 16mm! plus 16mm shorts! including
one by Wladyslaw Starewicz. Facebook

Sunday, May 26, 8pm - NEW TIME!, $5 (classified)

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The Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS) presents

TAIS Animation Showcase 2013
Recent shorts & installations by TAIS members.
A 35mm film by Madi Piller, and videos by Evan DeRushie,
Osman Cerfon & Gregory Duroy, Mike Maryniuk & John Scoles,
Aaron Long, Brandon Blommaert, Elise Simard, Esmunds Janson,
Siamak Haseli, Max Swiecki, Pasquale LaMontagna & Astra Burka,
Tess Martin, Jennifer Linton, Juan Camilo Gonzalez, Leslie Supnet,
Jeff Tran, Haiyang Wang, Iriz Paabo, Janice Schulman & Allan Kane.
Many of the artists in person!

Saturday, May 11, 7pm, $10 (unclassified)

 

CineCycle presents its "From the Vault" Screening #5

Teorema / Theorem
(Pier Paolo Passolini, Italy, 1968, 99 minutes)
on 16mm! Italian with English subtitles.
+ surprise 16mm shorts! Facebook

Sunday, May 5, 7pm, $5 (classified)

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6 EVENTS APRIL, 2013

SHITFUN : IX : TVOD
Noisy dance music / dancey noise music.
Live performances by MANDELBRUT, S?RIN,
VIERANCE and AVANT KOOL, and DJs ?†N?,
JUBAL BROWN and GHETTOCYB.ORG.

Saturday, April 27, 10pm-4am

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Images Festival at CineCycle!
APRIL 12-19, 2013

26th Images Festival of Media Art (April 11-20) presents
4 events (1 recurring), April 12-19, at CineCycle

Post-Screening Lounge
Cash bar, DJs, food!
April 12-19, 11pm-2am, free!

PLUS, co-presented by Wavelengths

Scoring CineCycle
16mm films from CineCycle's collection,
accompanied by 3 Toronto bands, live!
Del Bel, Eucalyptus, Lina Allemano Four.
Tuesday, April 16, 9pm, $15 (classified)
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PLUS

Dusty Stacks of Mom: The Poster Project
(Jodie Mack, USA, 2013, video, 42 minutes)
experimental animated musical documentary
with live performance by Jodie Mack!
Friday, April 19, 10:30pm, $pwyc (classified)
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FOLLOWED BY

Annual Open Screening
Bring your short film or video (max 10 min.)
to share with your fellow festival goers.
16mm, 35mm, super 8, video (DVD, Quicktime).
First come, first screened! Signup starts 11pm.
Friday, April 19, 11:30pm, free! (classified)

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Theatre Caravel presents its quarterly series

14th Sea Change - A Night of New Performance
New work by Toronto artists of different disciplines,
Haley McGee, Andrew Gaboury, Joel Battle,
and The Templeton Philharmonic.
Refreshments & complimentary homemade snacks!

Friday, April 5, 8pm, $7

Seating is limited and spaces fill up quickly!
so RSVP now: info at theatrecaravel dot com

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4 EVENTS MARCH, 2013

The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) presents

Dirty Handed Cinema: Richard Tuohy
in person from Australia! with his recent
hand-processed, hand-printed, 16mm films,
from his Artist Film Workshop initiative, and
his artist-run Nanolab, small-gauge film lab.

Wednesday, March 27, 8pm, $8 (unclassified

Richard Tuohy’s Workshop:
Experimental Colour Processing

Sat & Sun, April 7 & 8, 11am-5pm, $85

at LIFT, 1137 Dupont St., Toronto

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CineCycle presents its "From the Vault" screening #4

Adieu Philippine
(Jacques Rozier, France, 1962, 106 minutes)
rare 16mm print! plus surprise 16mm shorts!
Facebook

Sunday, March 17, 7pm, $5 (unclassified)

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Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents

It’s Going Through You Like an X-ray
Videos by Jesse McLean
in person from Chicago!

Friday, March 15, 7:30pm, $8 (unclassified)

CineCycle presents its "From the Vault" screening #3

Yo Yo (Pierre Étaix, France, 1965, 92 minutes)
"The French Buster Keaton", rare 16mm print!
plus 16mm shorts including Roman Polanski's
and a Russian Scopitone! Facebook

Sunday, March 3, 7pm, $5 (classified)

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2 EVENTS FEBRUARY, 2013

CineCycle presents its "From the Vault" screening #2
(a post-Valentine's Day screening)

Martyrs of Love / Mucedníci lásky
(Jan Nemec, Czechoslovakia, 1967, 73 min.)
Rare 16mm print! Not available on DVD!
English subtitles (minimal dialogue),
plus Valentine's Day shorts!
Facebook

Sunday, February 17, 7pm, $5 / pwyc (classified)

Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents

Moving Shadows: Sami van Ingen in Person!
from Finland with recent 35mm films by himself,
Richard Reeves, John Price, Peter Miller, Bill Morrison,
Peter Tscherkassky, and a 16mm film by John Kneller.
Total running time: 77 minutes.
Preceded by the launch of van Ingen’s book Moving Shadows
- Experimental Film Practices in a Landscape of Change
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Saturday, February 16, $8 (unclassified)
Book Launch - 7pm, Screening - 8pm

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2 EVENTS JANUARY, 2013

Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents

The Colors that Combine
to Make White are Important
(Barry Doupé, 2012, video, 119 minutes)
Barry Doupé in person from Vancouver!
DIM Cinema program description.

Friday, January 18, 7:30pm, $8 (unclassified)

Selected Stories of Ekrem and Scott
16mm films and videos, 2006-2012, by
Scott Puccio & Ekrem Serdar, in person!
from Buffalo, New York and Austin, Texas!

including an expanded cinema performance
with live music! Program length: 41 min.

Friday, January 4, 8pm, $5 (unclassified)

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CineCycle, behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto 416-971-4273


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3 EVENTS IN DECEMBER, 2012

Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents

Ready for Extinction
A super 8 film by Leslie Supnet,
and videos by Bruce Connor, Amie Siegel,
Aaron Oldenburg, Laura Kraning, Mél Hogan.

Friday, December 21, 7pm, $8

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Private screening for the cast & crew, family & friends of

Tehokkenhén:tons / Close to Death
(Brandi Boulet, 2012, video, 18 minutes)
Made in Toronto.

Thursday, December 13, 8pm, free!

Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents

Magic Kingdoms / Vacation Lands
videos by Martin Arnold, Persijn Broersen & Margit Lukács,
Elin Magnusson, Joshua Thorson, Pilvi Takala, Elodie Pong.

Friday, December 7, 7pm, $8

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NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Dance Collection Danse,
Canada's archives & publisher of theatrical dance history,
launching its new website & podcast, presents

The 'Speakeasy' Ball
A 1920s speakeasy with dance & music performances
by Catalina Fellay, Meredith J. Thompson and Erin Stone.
Food, drink, prizes! Pro photographer & costumes available!
Handmade merch on sale - art, zines, etc. Browse, sell, swap!
Password: "Bee's Knees". Facebook

Thursday, November 22, 8pm-12am,
$25, includes food and one drink
Tickets here or at door. RSVP: dcdspeakeasy at gmail dot com

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4 EVENTS IN OCTOBER, 2012

CineCycle presents its "From the Vault" screening #1

Halloween Screening
Classic 16mm films from the CineCycle vault:
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(Rouben Mamoulian, USA, 1931, 96 min.)
preceded by
The Mascot (Puppet Love / The Devil's Ball)
(Ladislaw Starewicz, France, 1933, 20min.)
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Sunday, October 28, 7pm, $5 / pwyc (unclassified)

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The Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS) presents

The Better Sex of Animation:
Films by Signe Baumane
in person from New York City!
screening her award winning animated videos
and excerpts from her upcoming feature video.

Saturday, October 20, 7pm (unclassified)

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Saberfrog
(Curt Markham, USA, 2009, 91 min.)
Feature-length guerrilla comedy of a
road trip from Connecticut to Canada.
Curt Markham in person from the USA!

Saturday, October 13, 8pm, $pwyc

Good for Her presents

Bike Smut 6 - Turning TriXXX
Erotic Bicycle Film Festival

Touring program of DIY bike porn.
Short videos, live performances.

Thursday, October 11, 8:30pm, $12 (adults only)

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3 EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER, 2012

The 7th Nuit Blanche
Free all-night art installations and events
in 150 varied locations, indoors & outdoors. No super 8.

Saturday-Sunday, September 29-30, 7pm-7am, free!

INCLUDING

CineCycle presents Scopitones
Short, music films from the 1960s
on 16mm! Outdoors! 8pm-4am (unclassified)
Courtyard, 401 Richmond St. W., Toronto

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Making Connections
Untapping Emerging Talent in Toronto's Special Needs Community
4 short  videos starring actors with special needs,
by Rocco Barriuso, Gerald Patrick Fantone,
Lizz A. Hodgson and Kire Paputts,
followed by a Q&A and drinks.
Actors and directors in attendance!
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Friday, September 28, 9:30pm, free!

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Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents

Deep State (2012, 45 minutes)
Karen Mirza & Brad Butler in person from UK!
with the Canadian premiere of their video.
The artists are in Toronto Sept. 12 - Oct. 14
for their events, workshops and an exhibition
presented by SAVAC and the Blackwood Gallery.
Opening Wednesday, September 19, 5-9 pm
www.savac.net

Tuesday, September 25, 7pm, $8

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AUGUST 11, 2012

Pleasure Dome's

Annual Open Screening Under the Stars
Bring your films or videos to show, or just come to watch.
16mm, super 8, VHS, DVD, mini-DV.
Max 10 minutes. First come, first shown.

Saturday, August 11, 9pm, $pwyc

Outdoors in the Courtyard, 401 Richmond St. W., Toronto

Due to rain, held at CineCycle

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3 EVENTS IN JULY, 2012

The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)
Jorge Lozano and and e-fagia present

Acting Out: Video Screening and Talk
Kika Nicolela in person from Brazil!
LIFT's current artist-in-residence with
her recent videos, a talk and Q&A.
Introduction by Jorge Lozano.

Thursday, July 26, 8pm, free! (unclassified)

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The Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS)
presents its Retrospective and Workshop

Remembering Helen Hill
A Mentorship Residency with Amy Lockhart.
A Helen Hill retrospective including the Toronto premiere
of The Florestine Collection (2011) - Helen Hill's last film!
(completed by her husband Paul Gailiunas). All on 16mm!
Plus premieres of commissioned videos by local artists
Zoe Gordon, Claire Bennett, Kerri Flannigan, Roy Mitchell
and Leslie Supnet, and an installation by Andrew Lennox.
Some artists in person! Facebook

Sunday, July 22, 8pm, $pwyc (unclassified)

Animation Workshop by Amy Lockhart
For children and adults! 16mm film!
All materials & refreshments provided!
3pm-5pm, free!

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Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents

Me and My Brother
(Robert Frank, USA, 1969, 16mm, 91 min.)

Saturday, July 21, 9pm, $8 (unclassified)

Outdoors! Courtyard, 401 Richmond St. W., Toronto

Rain location: CineCycle

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7 EVENTS IN JUNE, 2012

88 Days Of Fortune presents its

3 Year Anniversary Party
Thee Satisfaction, Les Femme Fatales,
Ayo Leilani, Abstract Random, Bizzarh,
Neverland, Purple Hearts and others!
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Thursday, June 28, 10pm, $12 advance / $18 door

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Theatre Caravel presents its quarterly series

12th Sea Change - A Night of New Performance
New work by Toronto artists of different disciplines:
Kay'la Fraser, Dave Borins, Nicole Ratjen, Teodoro Dragonieri.
Snacks and refreshments!

Saturday, June 23, 8pm, $7 advance, $10 at door

Admission by guest list only, and spaces fill up quick!
RSVP: info at theatrecaravel dot com

Theatre Bassaris presents its

Season Opening Party

Thursday, June 21

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A Toronto Bike Film Fest and CineCycle present

Bicycling Films - Outdoors!
16mm shorts from CineCycle's collection.

Wednesday, June 20, 9:30pm-Midnight, free!

7 Fraser Ave., Toronto
(south off King St. W., east of Dufferin)

Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group and MoCCA present

The Beauty Is Relentless;
The Short Movies of Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby

Videos, and a book launch.

Friday, June 15, 8pm, $10 w/ book (unclassified)

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Almost Not Quite Collective presents

GET IT | GOT IT | GOOD
Premiere of a video by Vivek Shraya,
Q&A moderated by Farzana Doctor.
DJs Leila P (Gayfinity), Zehra, VS, Mama Knows.
Installation by Jes Sachse.
For Queers and our closest. Wheelchair-accessible.

Saturday, June 9, 8:30pm, $5-10 (unclassified)
(No entry during video screening, 9-10pm.)

Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group
and The Power Plant present

James Richards in Person!
7pm - Recent Videos by James Richards.
9pm - Videos by Duncan Campbell,
Stuart Marshall, Anne McGuire,
and others, curated by James Richards.

Saturday, June 2, 7pm, $8 (unclassified)

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2 EVENTS IN MAY, 2012

The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)
and The Goethe-Institut Toronto present

Dagie Brundert: Artist-in-Residence
In person from Berlin with her super 8 films!
ending her month-long residency at LIFT.

Thursday, May 31, 7:30pm, $5 (unclassified)

The Arts Network for Children and Youth and
The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean present

National Youth Arts Week
Toronto Launch Party
Performances, music, films.
MC: TV host Nicole Stamp.

Tuesday, May 1, 7:30-11:30pm (unclassified)
$pwyc
(suggested donation $5)

Contact: Robin Sutherland (416) 536-6504
robin (at) artsnetwork (dot) ca

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5 EVENTS IN MARCH, 2012

Daps, Pleasence + Buzz present

Odonis Odonis Record Release Party
Odonis Odonis' Hollandaze - on CD and vinyl!
Live music by Silver Dapple, from Montreal!
Odonis Odonis, Hut, Rituals and Hellaluya.
LCBO licensed - 19+.

Friday, March 30, 9pm, $5, $10 w/ CD, $15 w/ vinyl

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Theatre Caravel presents its quarterly series

11th Sea Change - A Night of New Performance
New work by Toronto artists of different disciplines:
The Awesome Collossum, Tony Ho,
Peter McLaren, Simon Rainville.
Snacks and refreshments!

Friday, March 16, 8pm, $7 advance, $10 at door

Admission by guest list only, and spaces fill up quick!
RSVP: info at theatrecaravel dot com

The Shinsedai Cinema Festival (July 12-15) presents

Sneak Peek Screening & Party
Screening of Quirky Guys and Gals
(Japan, 2011, 90 min., DVD, English subtitles,
Mipo Oh, Yosuke Fujita, Gen Sekiguchi,
Masaya Kakehi, Tomoko Matsunashi).
Followed by DJ Brandon Hocura at 10pm.
Announcement of 2012 festival opening film.
Raffle of many great prizes to benefit the
Niji-Iro 'Rainbow' Cinema Support Project.

Saturday, March 10, 7pm, $10 (adults only)

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TEGAN&HOLLY present their official launch party!
and first event in their 3-part #SEQUELSERIES:

Grease 2 Movie Night & Dance Party
(Patricia Birch, USA, 1982, 115 minutes) plus
The Space Dusters' debut performance!
then The Lazy DJ w/ 1950s-80s music.

Friday, March 9, 8:30pm, $7 / $5 advance (adults only)

Pleasure Dome Artists' Film Exhibition Group presents

George Kuchar Memorial Screening
His last Video Diaries - 7pm.
Tummy Ache Times, Hotspell and
The Butchered Beefcake. (2010-2011)
The Devil's Cleavage - 9pm
(George Kuchar, USA, 1973, 122 min.)
recently restored 16mm print!

Saturday, March 3, $8 each / $12 both (unclassified)

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CineCycle, behind 129 Spadina Ave., Toronto 416-971-4273

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