Catch the latest eco-processed Super 8 cinematic wonder by EPFC 2018 LA AIR artist Nesanet Teshager Abegaze, screening Saturday, August 22 at 10 AM as part of the the 2020 BlackStar Film Festival. Go, Nes! https://www.blackstarfest.org/2020festival/

From 2020 BlackStar Film Festival program:

Afrikan Space Program Forever – Dir. Nesanet Teshager Abegaze

Short Documentary, United States, 2020, 6 min.

World Premiere

The Ras G music festival was held in Leimert Park on August 10, 2019 as a loving tribute to community champion, musical genius, and visionary Gregory Shroter — aka Ras G. The Super 8 film was eco-processed by hand with flowers, coffee, and berbere at the Echo Park Film Center by the Director.

We’re embarking on an exciting community filmmaking project and you’re invited!

The Sound We See:
A South Vancouver
Community Film Project 

Calling all South Vancouver residents and stakeholders!
Join us for The Sound We See: A South Vancouver Community Film Project!

Working collaboratively with support from project facilitators and partner organizations, participants will create a 24-minute film spanning 24 hours in South Vancouver in which each hour of the day is condensed into 1 minute on screen.

Through discussions, screenings and hands-on film/video skills-building workshops, participants will plan, film, process (using traditional and eco-friendly chemistry created from local plants, fruit and flowers), edit, score (in conjunction with local musicians), and exhibit The Sound We See: A South Vancouver Community Symphony. 

Find out more at the fun orientation session on August 8, 1 – 5 pm, where we’ll show some examples from past experience, discuss local history, landmarks and issues, and start learning about Super 8 camera mechanics and hand processing. All ages welcome! No prior filmmaking experience necessary!

Every Saturday afternoon in August, 1 – 5 pm, we’ll host free Super 8 cinematography, film processing and editing sessions at the EPFC North Fieldhouse in Moberly Park, sharing and discussing the footage as our film comes together.

Saturday nights at 8 pm, we’ll show previous Sound We See films from around the world… The Sound We See: South Vancouver will be #21 in this renowned international series!

For more information, write us at:  info@echoparkfilmcenter.org

Project made possible in part by the City of Vancouver Neighbourhood Matching Grant and Cineworks.

The EPFC retail shop reopens July 11 with equipment rentals/telecine services resuming 12 – 5 pm Saturday and Sunday BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. Drop us a line at info@echoparkfilmcenter.org to set a time and we can meet you curbside. Payment accepted by PayPal or Venmo. We’re excited to see you again!

Screening: The Sound We See: Covid Quarantine
Friday, May 1 at the EPFC North Window Cine, Salsbury Drive between Grant and Graveley, Vancouver
8 pm – 10 pm (30 minute film will play 4 times over the 2-hour period)

Celebrate International Workers Day with us as we premiere the newest addition to The Sound We See project at the EPFC North Window Cine on Friday, May 1st at 8 pm. Filmed by Echo Park Film Center Co-op members past and present all over the world, this collaborative exquisite corpse film captures life in quarantine. The film will have a concurrent “live” premiere at 8 pm May 1 on Youtube for those of you who would prefer to tune in from home. Viewable from the street between 8 and 10 pm, the event is free and all-ages. Top window, Salsbury Drive between Grant Street and Graveley Street, Vancouver, BC. Free event! Everyone welcome!

It’s really feeling like spring these days at EPFC North… pretty little plants are poking their way through the soil in the garden, the birds are singing and building new houses in the trees, and the sun and the clouds are playing tag way up in the blue sky. Come on by the Fieldhouse this weekend–March 14 and 15– to make a little 16mm movie about the beauty of this fleeting time, explore the zen beauty of Direct Animation  and welcome a dear friend for a first-time visit to Vancouver! All events are FREE and ALL-AGES!

Workshop: Intro to 16mm
Saturday, March 14
1 pm – 5 pm
Spend some time with a Bolex Camera and see the world in a whole new way. Free event! Everyone welcome!

Workshop: Let’s Animate, Part 1
Sunday, March 15
1 pm – 5 pm
Join us for Part 1 of a very special Direct Animation workshop with visiting artist, wonderful friend and fabulous filmmaker Miko Revereza. Free event! Everyone welcome!

Screening: Dinner and a Movie with visiting artist Miko Revereza
Sunday, March 15
5 – 7 pm
Tasty images. Tasty food. Tonight’s edition features the work of visiting artist Miko Revereza. Free event! Everyone welcome!