Rick Prelinger
Lost Landscapes 02024 Streets, People and Play: The Drama of Daily Life
2 special screenings of a new LOST LANDSCAPES film by Rick Prelinger will be on Monday 12/9/24 and Tuesday 12/10/24 at the Herbst Theater. Long Now Members can reserve a pair of tickets on either night!
This year’s LOST LANDSCAPES OF SAN FRANCISCO (the 19th!) casts an archival gaze on the lives of San Franciscan’s and Bay residents. Drawn from over 400 newly scanned archival films, this year’s film revels in the textures and activities of everyday life, labor and celebration, replaying known and unknown historical moments, daylighting lost and found infrastructures, revealing the scars of settlement and pointing to more hopeful futures. Highlights will include intimate views of the Mission District, recently discovered BART films, coverage of Western Addition redevelopment and displacement, and much more.
Upcoming Talks
Long Now Talks are made possible by David and Abby Rumsey, Kim Polese, The Kaphan Foundation, Garrett Gruener, Scorpio Rising Fund, Peter Baumann, Brian Eno, Greg Stikeleather, Cameo Wood, Ping Fu, Peter Schwartz, Lawrence Wilkinson, Ken and Maddy Dychtwald, Future Ventures, Ken and Jackie Broad, AtoB, WHH Foundation, Stewart Brand and Ryan Phelan, Jackson Square Partners Foundation, and The Long Now Members. We would also like to recognize George Cowan (01920 - 02012) for being the first to sponsor this series.
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