Fresno Filmworks and the Fresno Art Museum have a lot in common this September. The museum will debut its first-ever "crowd-sourced" exhibit, #DowntownVisions, on Sept. 27. The exhibit's goal of [...] Continue Reading
“Art films” feel elusive, but yet remain familiar
Imagine a feature film made by what I call an "art filmmaker" -- for example, Maya Deren, whose celebrated Meshes of the Afternoon runs about 15 minutes and feels as much like a modernist poem as a [...] Continue Reading
Volunteers of the Month: Joan and Brijesh Sharma
August 2013 Volunteers of the Month: Joan and Brijesh Sharma Occupations: Joan is a professor in the Department of Art and Design at Fresno State. Brijesh is a tour operator specializing in private [...] Continue Reading
On classics, swedes, and the independent theater experience
In the Central Valley, the independent movie screen is still rolling. But all of these establishments, including the historic Tower Theatre, face the harsh realities of the times: more dependence on [...] Continue Reading
Good Films: Animated movies
Our "Good Films You May Have Missed" series calls attention to movies new and old that are all Filmworks worthy. Titles are available (or soon will be) from Netflix and other streaming [...] Continue Reading
Gibney whistles cold realities and human stories
"The transparency radical became a secret keeper instead of a secret leaker," says Alex Gibney to Collider.com, describing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. "And that, I think, is a big [...] Continue Reading
Documenting the Data Wars
This article originally appeared in the August 2013 issue of the Community Alliance newspaper. In a digital world where exposing sensitive details is often commonplace and instant, what happens when [...] Continue Reading
Volunteer of the Month: Jon Veinberg
July 2013 Volunteer of the Month: Jon Veinberg Occupation: Jon is a retired mental health therapist at Families First, a poet, and an occasional teacher. What are your hobbies? "I love the Tower [...] Continue Reading