[Frameworks] cinematheque sells... gravity spells...

[Steve Polta]

Ladies & Gentlemen...

July 2014 has seen the San Francisco Bay Area blazing with* GRAVITY SPELLS*,
a series of live sound/cinema collaborations, curated by filmmaker/sound
artist *John Davis* <http://www.noiseforlight.com/index.html> and presented
at the *Kala Art Institute* in Berkeley CA, supported by San Francisco
Cinematheque. For complete info check out: www.sfcinematheque.org.

This series of screenings is accompanied by a limited edition *DVD/LP*
combo package—now on sale
<http://www.sfcinematheque.org/product/merchandise/gravity-spells-bay-area-new-music-and-expanded-cinema-art/>—featuring
*NEW FILMS* by *Craig Baldwin*, *Paul Clipson*, *Kerry Laitala* and *Lawrence
Jordan*. These films—commissioned especially for this project—are
accompanied by soundtracks (also commissioned) by *Ashley Bellouin/Ben
Bracken*, *John Davis*, *Maggi Payne *and *Tashi Wada*. Soundtracks are on
vinyl LP. Films are on DVD. The publication includes a 50-page booklet of
writing and images bound in a hand-made letterpress cover. Full details
below.

Created in an edition of 100, these incredible sets are available for
a *limited
time *from *San Francisco Cinematheque. *The curious are encouraged to
check it out at our online store
<http://www.sfcinematheque.org/product/merchandise/gravity-spells-bay-area-new-music-and-expanded-cinema-art/>:
http://www.sfcinematheque.org/product/merchandise/gravity-spells-bay-area-new-music-and-expanded-cinema-art/

*THANKS!*

Steve Polta
Artistic Director
San Francisco Cinematheque


*THE FULL DETAILS:*
*Gravity Spells: *Produced by Bay Area filmmaker and sound artist *John
Davis*, in conjunction with a fellowship and residency at the *Kala Art
Institute *in Berkeley CA, this edition consists of 100 hand-silkscreened
gatefold LPs with four silkscreened DVD covers of original film and music,
a 50 page booklet of writing and images bound in a hand letterpressed
cover. The project was conceived to publicly showcase emerging and
established strains of expanded cinema and music collaboration in the San
Francisco BayArea, as well as to create a physical document that captured
that energy.

Although commissioned as pairs (Craig Baldwin with Maggi Payne; Paul
Clipson with Tashi Wada; Lawrence Jordan with John Davis; Kerry Laitala
with Ashley Bellouin & Ben Bracken), the edition is designed so the works
can be experienced interchangeably. This encourages a matrix of
possibilities, but also emphasizes the element of chance tied directly to
live cinema and music performance (dropping the needle on the record and
hitting “Play” on the DVD player will always result in a different event).
Music Mastered by James Plotkin.
*Works included...*
*Craig Baldwin:* *Time Bomb* (16mm film on DVD)
*Ashley Bellouin & Ben Bracken: **After Image* (Music)
*Paul Clipson: **Trajections* (16mm film on DVD)
*John Davis: **Strategy of Belief* (Music)
*Lawrence Jordan:** Driving Demons* (16mm film on DVD)
*Kerry Laitala: **Solar Furnace* (16mm film projector performance on DVD)
*Maggi Payne: **Black Ice/Static* (Music)
*Tashi Wada: **Duet Takes: 1. Duet (Take 2), 2. Duet (Take 4)* (Music)
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