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Bio:
California born filmmaker, Alfonso Alvarez, has worked with many of the local Experimental filmmakers in the San Francisco Bay Area for nearly 20 years. Several of his films are recognized as part of the body of work by contemporary Bay Area experimental filmmakers. His films draw the viewer's attention by his outstanding use of colour and highly charged sound tracks. His work has screened in bars, gallerys and backyard bar-b-q’s the world over. Screenings abroad include, shows in The New York, Ann Arbor, Chicago, Austin and Denver Film Festivals. Internationally, he has screened in Mexico City, Tokyo, Singapore, Edinburgh and Paris.
Filmography/Awards Info:
Film For... 1989, 6min, 16mm, color/so
Memory Eye, 1989, 5:30min, 16mm, color/so
No Outlet, 1990, 6:30min, 16mm, color/B&W/so
Quixote Dreams, 1991, 10min, 16mm, color/so
un chien untitled, 1992, 5:30min, 16mm, color/B&W/so
La Reina, 1993, 10 m, 16mm, color/so
My Good Eye, 1995, 4min, 16mm, color/so
Flip-Film, 1999, 65sec, 16mm, B&W/so
Calling All Cars, 2001, 4:30min, 16mm, Color/So
Down On The Farm, 2003, 6:30 min, 16mm, Color/so
Nightsoil, 2002, 15m, multiple projection 16mm, color/ hand toned B&W, live sound
All of the films by Alfonso Alvarez are also available for rental or purchase through Canyon Cinema. Canyon Cinema is located at:
145 Ninth Street, Suite 260, San Francisco, CA 94103 phone/fax: 415-626-2255
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Calling All Cars
directed by Alfonso Alvarez
USA, Experimental,
2002,
16mm,
Color,
00:04:30
A day in the life of a rookie lawman. He has never had to fire his weapon, respects his superiors, and is always ready for any emergency – day or night. Looping, layered images and sound move back and forth a... more info
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Down On The Farm
directed by Alfonso Alvarez
USA, Experimental,
2003,
16mm,
Color,
Optical,
00:06:30
Amid the rolling flatlands west of Toronto, Canada, there is a place they call the Film Farm. Here in a rustic old Mennonite barn, filmmaking pilgrims make hand-crafted films every summer. This short work is ... more info
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Flip Film
directed by Alfonso Alvarez
USA, Animation,
1999,
16mm,
B&W,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:01:05
Made in collaboration with, Photographer Ellen Ugelstad.
This trip through the urban landscape is a staccato peek at San Francisco from the inside of a bus. An animated flip book in the tradition of Biograph... more info
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| Screening History |
| Flip Film |
| Venue/Organization |
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Date |
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| Images and Views of the Alternative Cinema | Nicosia | Cyprus | 2006-06-21 | Event Details |
| Living Arts of Tulsa | Tulsa | USA | 2006-03-19 | Event Details |
| The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts | Lubbock | USA | 2006-02-11 | Event Details |
| Out North | Anchorage | USA | 2006-01-15 | Event Details |
| Project 304 | Bangkok | Thailand | 2005-12-23 | Event Details |
| The Substation | Singapore | Singapore | 2005-12-20 | Event Details |
| Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona - Alternativa | Barcelona | Spain | 2005-11-13 | Event Details |
| Central Cinema | Seattle | USA | 2005-11-09 | Event Details |
| Ovarvideo | Ovar | Portugal | 2005-10-27 | Event Details |
| The State Theater | Springfield | USA | 2005-10-21 | Event Details |
| Ithaca College | Ithaca | USA | 2005-10-17 | Event Details |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | Houston | USA | 2005-10-02 | Event Details |
| St. Balbach Volxkino | Wien | Austria | 2005-08-25 | Event Details |
| Phoenix Art Museum | Phoenix | USA | 2005-08-21 | Event Details |
| Dallas Video Festival | Dallas | USA | 2005-08-03 | Event Details |
| Dallas Video Festival | Dallas | USA | 2005-08-03 | Event Details |
| Urban 15 | San Antonio | USA | 2005-07-22 | Event Details |
| Programa de Media electronica | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 2005-07-19 | Event Details |
| Revelation Perth International Film Festival | Fremantle, WA | Australia | 2005-07-10 | Event Details |
| CRASH: Audiovisual Alternative Art | Mexico City | Mexico | 2005-06-23 | Event Details |
| MediaArtLab | Moscow | Russian Federation | 2005-06-23 | Event Details |
| Transat Video, Garsouille | Caen Cedex 1 | France | 2005-06-07 | Event Details |
| Angelika Films/Harvard indie film group | New York | USA | 2005-05-25 | Event Details |
| Oxbow School, The | Napa | USA | 2005-05-07 | Event Details |
| MUU - Producoes Culturais, Lda | Sao Miguel - Acores | Portugal | 2005-05-01 | Event Details |
| Copia | Napa | USA | 2005-03-25 | Event Details |
| 111 Minna Gallery | San Francisco | USA | 2005-03-21 | Event Details |
| Cleveland Film Society | Cleveland | USA | 2005-03-20 | Event Details |
| Gadabout Travelling Film Festival, the | New Paltz | USA | 2005-03-18 | Event Details |
| Y Galerii | Tartu | Estonia | 2005-03-17 | Event Details |
| Project 101 | Paris | France | 2005-03-16 | Event Details |
| Nanaimo Film School | Nanaimo | Canada | 2005-02-26 | Event Details |
| Subterranean Cinema Nacogdoches | Nacogdoches | USA | 2005-02-26 | Event Details |
| Real Art Ways | Hartford | USA | 2005-02-25 | Event Details |
| Olympia Film Society | Olympia | USA | 2005-02-11 | Event Details |
| Subterranean Cinema | Jacksonville | USA | 2005-02-08 | Event Details |
| Miami Beach Cinematheque | Miami Beach | USA | 2005-01-21 | Event Details |
| Alabama Filmmakers Co-op | Huntsville | USA | 2003-12-11 | Event Details |
| Rio Theatre | Santa Cruz | USA | 2003-01-05 | Event Details |
| CD Mexico | Mexico | 2002-08-26 | Event Details |
| New Orleans Video Access Center -NOVAC | New Orleans | USA | 2002-08-25 | Event Details |
| Local 7 (DIY Revolution) | Farmingdale | USA | 2002-08-15 | Event Details |
| El Rio Outdoor Cinema | San Francisco | USA | 2002-08-06 | Event Details |
| Urban 15 | San Antonio | USA | 2002-07-20 | Event Details |
| Firestation #3 | Houston | USA | 2002-04-26 | Event Details |
| Strange Brew Coffeehouse | Springfield | USA | 2002-04-12 | Event Details |
| Monkey Show, The | Phoenix | USA | 2002-01-26 | Event Details |
| Monkey Show, The | Phoenix | USA | 2002-01-25 | Event Details |
| Monkey Show, The | Phoenix | USA | 2002-01-19 | Event Details |
| Monkey Show, The | Phoenix | USA | 2002-01-18 | Event Details |
| PAC Multimedia Microcinema | Skopje | Macedonia | 2001-12-06 | Event Details |
| VIDEO SPACE - Metro Arts | Brisbane, Queensland | Australia | 2001-11-15 | Event Details |
| PAC Multimedia Microcinema | Skopje | Macedonia | 2001-11-01 | Event Details |
| La Enana Maron | Madrid | Spain | 2001-10-12 | Event Details |
| PAC Multimedia Microcinema | Skopje | Macedonia | 2001-10-04 | Event Details |
| CD Mexico | Mexico | 2001-09-09 | Event Details |
| Georgetown Film Festival | Washington | USA | 2001-08-09 | Event Details |
| Zero Room | Monterrey | Mexico | 2001-08-03 | Event Details |
| MUFF | South Yarra | Australia | 2001-07-11 | Event Details |
| PAC Multimedia Microcinema | Skopje | Macedonia | 2001-07-05 | Event Details |
| The Blinding Light!! Cinema | Vancouver | Canada | 2001-07-04 | Event Details |
| Het Wilde Weten | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 2001-06-10 | Event Details |
| Studio 21 Film Festival | Fukuoka | Japan | 2001-06-09 | Event Details |
| San Antonio Underground Film Festival | San Antonio | USA | 2001-06-08 | Event Details |
| CRASH: Audiovisual Alternative Art | Mexico City | Mexico | 2001-05-26 | Event Details |
| CRASH: Audiovisual Alternative Art | Mexico City | Mexico | 2001-05-22 | Event Details |
| CRASH: Audiovisual Alternative Art | Mexico City | Mexico | 2001-05-19 | Event Details |
| CRASH: Audiovisual Alternative Art | Mexico City | Mexico | 2001-05-18 | Event Details |
| CRASH: Audiovisual Alternative Art | Mexico City | Mexico | 2001-05-16 | Event Details |
| CRASH: Audiovisual Alternative Art | Mexico City | Mexico | 2001-05-13 | Event Details |
| Speakeasy Café | Seattle | USA | 2001-04-25 | Event Details |
| The Video Underground | Jamaica Plain | USA | 2001-04-24 | Event Details |
| Washington Psychotronic Film Society | Washington | USA | 2001-04-24 | Event Details |
| Personal Vision | Kobe | Japan | 2001-04-23 | Event Details |
| minicine | Shreveport | USA | 2001-04-21 | Event Details |
| Bellevue Art Museum | Bellevue | USA | 2001-04-19 | Event Details |
| Transat Video, Garsouille | Caen Cedex 1 | France | 2001-04-18 | Event Details |
| Newport Beach Film Festival | Newport Beach | USA | 2001-04-03 | Event Details |
| Bellevue Art Museum | Bellevue | USA | 2001-03-30 | Event Details |
| PlanetArt | Enschede | Netherlands | 2001-03-17 | Event Details |
| The Substation | Singapore | Singapore | 2001-02-20 | Event Details |
| Speakeasy Café | Seattle | USA | 2000-06-29 | Event Details |
| Bumbershoot Arts Festival | Seattle | USA | 1999-09-04 | Event Details |
| Speakeasy Café | Seattle | USA | 1999-07-29 | Event Details |
| Calling All Cars |
| Venue/Organization |
City |
Country |
Date |
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| Chillin Productions | San Francisco | USA | 2005-04-16 | Event Details |
| La Enana Maron | Madrid | Spain | 2004-12-10 | Event Details |
| La Enana Maron | Madrid | Spain | 2003-10-24 | Event Details |
| La Enana Maron | Madrid | Spain | 2003-10-18 | Event Details |
| La Enana Maron | Madrid | Spain | 2003-10-09 | Event Details |
| La Enana Maron | Madrid | Spain | 2003-10-05 | Event Details |
| La Enana Maron | Madrid | Spain | 2003-10-02 | Event Details |
| Red Eye Theater | Minneapolis | USA | 2003-02-21 | Event Details |
| Mad River Microcinema | Billings | USA | 2002-11-22 | Event Details |
| VideoMarathon | Chisinau | Moldova | 2002-11-21 | Event Details |
| Mad River Microcinema | Billings | USA | 2002-11-10 | Event Details |
| Mad River Microcinema | Billings | USA | 2002-11-08 | Event Details |
| 111 Minna Gallery | San Francisco | USA | 2002-07-30 | Event Details |
| Firestation #3 | Houston | USA | 2002-07-26 | Event Details |
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