Dominic Angerame
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Dominic Angerame is an American experimental film
maker, who has directed more than 35 films since 1969, and has presented films in film festivals worldwide. Angerame presented his "City Symphony Series" along with Pixiescope, Waifen Maiden, Consume, and Anaconda Targets at the Havana Film Festival
in 2006. This was the festival's first presentation of experimental cinema in the festival's 28 years. He was the subject of two Cine Probe series at the Museum of Modern Art
in New York City
, 1993 and 1998.
His series of films Battle Stations - A Navel Adventure (2002), Pixiescope (2003), The Waifen Maiden (2003), and Consume (2003) were screened at international film festivals, including Turin Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival, and at the San Francisco Cinematheque
at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
in San Francisco.
Angerame teaches filmmaking and cinema studies at the San Francisco Art Institute
as a visiting artist. He has taught film production and cinema studies at the University of California, Berkeley
Extension, New College of California
, and has been a guest lecturer and visiting artist at Stanford University
, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
, and others. Angerame has also previously taught cinema studies at the Academy of Art University
in San Francisco.
Since 1980, Angerame has been executive director of Canyon Cinema
. Under his leadership, Canyon Cinema has become one of the largest distributors of avant garde and experimental films. Canyon Cinema preserves, promotes, and distributes independent films.
Experimental film
Experimental film or experimental cinema is a type of cinema. Experimental film is an artistic practice relieving both of visual arts and cinema. Its origins can be found in European avant-garde movements of the twenties. Experimental cinema has built its history through the texts of theoreticians...
maker, who has directed more than 35 films since 1969, and has presented films in film festivals worldwide. Angerame presented his "City Symphony Series" along with Pixiescope, Waifen Maiden, Consume, and Anaconda Targets at the Havana Film Festival
Havana Film Festival
The Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Spanish-language filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana, and in English as Festival of New Latinamerican Cinema of La Havana.The festival takes place...
in 2006. This was the festival's first presentation of experimental cinema in the festival's 28 years. He was the subject of two Cine Probe series at the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
in New York City
New York City
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, 1993 and 1998.
His series of films Battle Stations - A Navel Adventure (2002), Pixiescope (2003), The Waifen Maiden (2003), and Consume (2003) were screened at international film festivals, including Turin Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival, and at the San Francisco Cinematheque
San Francisco Cinematheque
San Francisco Cinematheque is a film society founded in 1961 by a group of filmmakers, including Bruce Baillie and Chick Strand. Working with other groups like Canyon Cinema, the SF Cinematheque has shown experimental film and video in cooperation with venues such as San Francisco Art Institute,...
at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is a multi-disiplinary contemporary arts center in San Francisco, California, United States. Located in Yerba Buena Gardens, YBCA features visual art, performance, and film/video that celebrates local, national, and international artists and the Bay Area's diverse...
in San Francisco.
Angerame teaches filmmaking and cinema studies at the San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute is a school of higher education in contemporary art with the main campus in the Russian Hill district of San Francisco, California. Its graduate center is in the Dogpatch neighborhood. The private, non-profit institution is accredited by WASC and is a member of the...
as a visiting artist. He has taught film production and cinema studies at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
Extension, New College of California
New College of California
New College of California was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1971 by former Gonzaga University President, Father John Leary. After 37 years, it ceased operations in early 2008....
, and has been a guest lecturer and visiting artist at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is one of America's largest accredited independent schools of art and design, located in the Loop in Chicago, Illinois. It is associated with the museum of the same name, and "The Art Institute of Chicago" or "Chicago Art Institute" often refers to either...
, and others. Angerame has also previously taught cinema studies at the Academy of Art University
Academy of Art University
The Academy of Art University , a for-profit university owned by the Stephens Institute, was founded in San Francisco, California in 1929 by Richard S. Stephens...
in San Francisco.
Since 1980, Angerame has been executive director of Canyon Cinema
Canyon Cinema
Canyon Cinema is a San Francisco based filmmakers' cooperative specializing in the distribution of avant-garde and experimental film. The organization was instigated in about 1960 by Bruce Baillie as an exhibition outlet for independent film, and was formally established as a non-profit...
. Under his leadership, Canyon Cinema has become one of the largest distributors of avant garde and experimental films. Canyon Cinema preserves, promotes, and distributes independent films.
Selected filmography
- Anaconda Targets (2004)
- Art Institutionalized (1980)
- Battle Stations - A Navel Adventure (2001)
- Consume (2003)
- Continuum (1987)
- Deconstruction Sight (1990)
- Delaware Park (1969–73)
- Demonstration (1968–74)
- El Train Film (1976)
- A Film (1979)
- Flush It! (1969)
- Freedom's Skyway (1980)
- Hit the Turnpike (1984)
- Honeymoon in Reno (1983)
- I'd Rather Be In Paris (1982)
- In the Course of Human Events (1997)
- Line of Fire (1997)
- The Mystery of Life (As Discovered in Los Angeles) (1982)
- Neptunian Space Angel (1977)
- Phone/Film Portraits (1985)
- Pixiescope (2003)
- Premonition (1995)
- Putzo (1972)
- Sambhoga-Kaya (1982)
- Scratches, Inc. (1975)
- 10 x 17 (1971)
- A Ticket Home (1982)
- Voyeuristic Tendencies (1984)
- Waifen Maiden (2003)